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ISIS behind suicide blast that killed 44 in Pakistan

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Daredevil, known for high-rise stunts, dies after falling from Hong Kong skyscraper

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$60 million refund sought by PAC hint at Trump money woes as legal fees soar

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China: US aid to Taiwan won't stop reunifiction bid

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43 dead, 200 wounded in suicide bombing at rally by Shehbaz Shah's ally

At least 43 people were killed and 200-odd wounded in a suspected suicide attack on Sunday targeting a workers' convention of the right-wing Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), an ally of Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's PML-N, in the northwestern tribal district of Bajaur, bordering Afghanistan. Sharif condemned the blast, saying it was a travesty that terrorists had targeted those who advocated the cause of Islam, the Quran and Pakistan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/boO48LZ

Zelenskyy says 'war' coming to Russia after Moscow drone attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Sunday that "war" was coming to Russia after three Ukrainian drones were downed over Moscow. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZqW5DBd

Indian-origin Hirsh Vardhan Singh announces 2024 US presidential bid

Hirsh Vardhan Singh, an Indian-American engineer, has announced his bid for the White House, becoming the third person of Indian descent after Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy to join the crowded Republican field of candidates vying to become US President in 2024. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nz2Bs5C

Eight dead, 10 hospitalised after 'hurricane' in Russia

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Europe's night trains make bumpy comeback

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Judge throws out Trump defamation lawsuit against CNN

A federal judge has dismissed a $475 million defamation lawsuit that Donald Trump filed against CNN for describing his claim that the 2020 election was stolen as the "Big Lie."Trump, in the suit filed in a US District Court in Florida in October, had alleged that the use of the phrase by the cable television news network associated the former US president with tactics used by Adolf Hitler. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/zQ6URG4

US VP Harris embraces new attack role, draws fresh Republican fire

Vice President Kamala Harris has shown a punchy side during a tour of nearly a dozen US states in recent weeks, attacking Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for backing "revisionist history" about slavery, telling Iowa healthcare workers to rebel against the state's new restrictive abortion laws and rallying Latinos in Chicago to fight "extremist" Republicans. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/XoDtOSz

Shooting in Seattle parking lot injures 5 people

A shooting in a Seattle parking lot Friday night wounded five people, including two who were in critical condition, the city's police chief said. The Seattle Police Department responded to a reported shooting around 9 p.m. in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/soGXuJi

Chopper crash pauses Australia-US military exercise, four missing

Australia paused a major military exercise with the United States on Saturday, after a defence helicopter taking part in the drills crashed into the Pacific leaving four aircrew missing. Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said the MRH-90 Taipan went down late Friday night in sub-tropical waters near Hamilton Island, Queensland. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/eGh20pB

The UFO congressional hearing was 'insulting' to US employees, a top Pentagon official says

A top Pentagon official has attacked this week's widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims “insulting” to employees who are investigating sightings and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official US government investigation. Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick's letter, published on his personal LinkedIn page and circulated Friday across social media, criticises much of the testimony from a retired Air Force intelligence officer that energised believers in extraterrestrial life and produced headlines around the world. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/nljh8zV

Joe Biden openly acknowledges 7th grandchild, the daughter of son Hunter and an Arkansas woman

Joe Biden has acknowledged his seventh grandchild for the first time. Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's son, fathered the child with Lunden Roberts in 2018. As part of a statement, Biden said that Hunter and Roberts are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter. Hunter Biden's paternity was established through DNA testing after Roberts sued for child support. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/BpJso6U

Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin

Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/AOXW1xG

Russian, Chinese officials join Kim Jong Un at North Korea military parade

Chinese and Russian officials stood shoulder to shoulder with Kim Jong Un as they reviewed North Korea's latest nuclear-capable missiles and new attack drones at a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korean state media showed on Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/JPxq895

Negative views of China rise over foreign policy: Pew survey

A survey by the Pew Research Center has revealed that international perceptions of China have soured due to its foreign policy decisions, with majorities in 15 of the 24 nations surveyed holding an unfavorable opinion of the country, particularly in Japan and Australia where 87% of people expressed discontent. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/waL6kjm

'Feels like a hot tub': 38°C in the ocean off Florida. Was it a world record?

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Biden orders US to share Russia war crimes evidence with ICC

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Trump accused of asking staffer to delete footage in classified documents case

Donald Trump asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into his possession of classified documents, according to an updated indictment unsealed Thursday that adds new charges against the former president and names an additional defendant. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/WVl4NXf

US intelligence report says China likely supplying tech for Russian military

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Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's president

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Sinead O’Connor, who topped charts with song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, dies

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Fed raises interest rates, leaves door open to another hike

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, citing still elevated inflation as a rationale for what is now the highest US central bank policy rate in 16 years.The rate hike, the Fed's 11th in its last 12 meetings, set the benchmark overnight interest rate in the 5.25%-5.50% range, and the accompanying policy statement left the door open to another increase. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/XO34Ajb

US President Biden's son Hunter set to plead guilty to tax charges

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is set to plead guilty on Wednesday to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes, part of a deal that allows him to avert conviction on a gun-related charge. The younger Biden did not pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018 despite owing more than $100,000, prosecutors allege. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/DFsjUa8

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will step down in 3 weeks and his son will succeed him

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Extreme weather in July ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Study

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North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

In its third round of launches since last week, North Korea fired the missiles just before midnight from an area near its capital, Pyongyang, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It said both missiles travelled around 400 kilometers (248 miles) before landing in waters off the Korean Peninsula's eastern coast. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/X3WxvNK

11 killed as roof collapses at a school in China

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Russia says 2 Ukrainian drones 'suppressed and crashed' in Moscow

Russia said on Monday it had "suppressed" two Ukrainian drones in Moscow, accusing Kyiv of launching a "terrorist act" on the Russian capital. "A Kyiv regime attempt to carry out a terrorist act using two drones on objects on the territory of the city of Moscow was stopped," Russia's defence ministry said. "Two Ukrainian drones were suppressed and crashed. There are no casualties." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/AzMfr8Y

'Air raid alert': Taiwan holds annual evacuation drill amid China tension

An "air raid alert", asking people to evacuate to safety immediately, was sent via text message. "When you receive the text message, please be aware of the wordings such as 'test' and 'drill' and stay calm," Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in a reminder to the public on Facebook about an hour before the exercise named Wan An, which means everlasting peace. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/r3E5NRQ

Netanyahu released from hospital ahead of key vote on legal overhaul

Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital over the weekend for an emergency pacemaker implantation. The procedure went smoothly and he said he planned to be out in time to vote for the first major piece of his government's legal overhaul. Protests against the overhaul have been intensifying while Netanyahu was undergoing treatment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/hHl7inX

US sends another submarine to S Korea, adding to show of force against North

The USS Annapolis arrived at a port on Jeju Island about a week after the USS Kentucky docked at the mainland port of Busan. The Kentucky was the first US nuclear-armed submarine to come to South Korea since the 1980s. North Korea reacted to its arrival by test-firing ballistic and cruise missiles in apparent demonstrations that it could make nuclear strikes against South Korea and deployed US naval vessels. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/oVZMgWe

Pak finance minister reacts to reports about running for caretaker PM post

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Russia’s Ukraine stand change raises G20 document hopes

The government is seeing some gains following Russia recalibrating its stance on the mention of the Ukraine conflict in the chair’s summary at two G20 ministerial meetings, but is keeping a wary eye on the outcome of subsequent talks in the lead up to the leader’s summit in about 50 days. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CZlIK5P

Israeli CEOs Ditch the C-Suite to lead anti-government protests

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Netanyahu undergoes pacemaker implantation surgery

Netanyahu, 73, got the pacemaker a week after he was hospitalised for dehydration and had a heart monitoring device implanted.The surgery took place early Sunday morning at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan.The Prime Minister's Office said the operation was completed successfully, that he was feeling good and that he was expected to be discharged Sunday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/TCo3k9a

Record heat swamps US emergency rooms

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Russian war correspondent killed in south Ukraine

A Russian war correspondent working for the state RIA Novosti news agency, Rostislav Zhuravlev, was killed in a Ukrainian strike in the southern Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday, the military announced. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/z905jmU

Greece facing longest heatwave on record while record highs hit US

Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking heatwave stretching across the southern United States was expected to expand in the coming days. Tens of millions of people in the northern hemisphere have been suffering through intense heat this summer as the world appears headed for its hottest July on record. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/DJyqRis

Imran Khan can be charged with treason in cypher case: Pak defence min

Defence minister Khawaja Asif has said that the Cypher gate can lead to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's treason trial and disqualification. The federal minister said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief used a “diplomatic cypher for political purposes and he could be charged with treason for using the classified document for vested interest”. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/jAxCh9V

Taiwan prepares for anti-invasion exercises, China sends warplanes toward island

China sent dozens of warplanes toward Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said Saturday, marking a forceful display days before the democracy plans to hold military exercises aimed at defending itself against a possible invasion. Taiwan is due to hold its annual Han Kuang exercise next week, during which its military will hold combat readiness drills for preventing an invasion. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/v7KiWJg

Charlie Chaplin’s daughter Josephine Chaplin passes away at 74

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In a first for US military, Biden picks female admiral to lead navy

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New report warns that tacit blasphemy law is operating in the UK

A new report by a UK think tank has warned that there is a tacit blasphemy law operating in the UK even though blasphemy is legal in Britain. Anti-blasphemy laws still exist in many countries, most notably in Pakistan where blasphemy can be punishable by death. However, blasphemy laws were abolished in England and Wales in 2008. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/1NHqk3A

White House: Ukraine using US cluster munitions on battlefield

Ukrainian forces have started to use cluster bombs provided by the United States for the first time in the past week or so, as they continue their counteroffensive against Russian forces. The cluster munitions, which can cause significant long-term harm, are designed to disperse hundreds of small explosive charges that can remain unexploded in the ground. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/SYTlNLk

'Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails'

Beijing-linked hackers compromised the email account of America's ambassador to China and the assistant secretary of State for East Asia in a recently-disclosed large-scale espionage operation. Hundreds of thousands of US government emails are thought to have been targeted. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/EXmWCVU

Russia and Ukraine threaten to target ships in Black Sea

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'Imran could be jailed for life if guilty of jeopardising national security'

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Ready to hold Pak election within stipulated time: Poll panel

As Pakistan slowly moved towards general elections, the country's top election body on Thursday announced that it was ready to hold polls within the stipulated constitutional period. The National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, would complete its five-year term on August 12 and would be dissolved, making it mandatory to organise elections within the next 60 days. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/MfYErBN