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Criticising Pyongyang's human rights record would only aggravate the "already tense situation" on the Korean peninsula, "like pouring oil over burning fire", a North Korean foreign ministry spokesperson said, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MgWMqS

Australia's eastern coast has been hit by a record-breaking heatwave, which has moved in from the west of the country, exacerbating hundreds of devastating fires in its path. Sydney was shrouded in toxic smoke as blazes flared to its north, south and west, some just 130 kilometres (80 miles) from Australia's largest city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/390uSsO

President Donald Trump has escaped the chill of Washington and his impeachment to celebrate Christmas and New Year's in sunny Florida with family and friends. Trump, who flew to his private Palm Beach resort late Friday, has been looking forward to a trial in the friendlier Republican-controlled Senate and is riled up about the delay in his impeachment trial. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36Yeszv

The US sanctions against companies building a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany , which are opposed by the European Union, were included in a sprawling defence spending bill Trump signed at a ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, an air force installation outside Washington, DC. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PKmHcC

Hundreds of migrants waited for weeks for a chance to request asylum in the United States, enduring cold nights and long days of uncertainty. Last week, there were still about 1,400 migrants camping not far from the Rio Grande. Now only 700 remain after they grew tired of the near-freezing temperatures and seemingly fruitless quest to be heard by US officials. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/35K0ukl

Introduced to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi, the House Bill (HR 5517) affirms the friendship between the two largest democracies of the world and honours the legacies and contributions of Gandhi and King. Among other things, the bill proposes establishing a Gandhi-King Development Foundation, which will be created by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Indian laws. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q5RbF4

President Donald Trump has signed off nearly USD 1.4 trillion in spending that will keep the government funded through September 30, dodging the possibility of a shutdown ahead of what's expected to be a contentious election season. White House deputy press secretary said Trump signed the legislation on Friday aboard Air Force One as he travelled to his Mar-a-Lago resort. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PGMfr3