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Myanmar marks coup anniversary with eyes on junta election plan

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The military justified its power grab on February 1, 2020, with unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in the elections Suu Kyi's party won in a landslide. Western powers launched a fresh broadside of sanctions against the generals on the anniversary, but previous rounds have shown little sign of throwing the junta off course. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/kZ8f7rM via

Explainer: What's fuelling Pakistan's Taliban fire

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'US readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons'

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The United States is preparing to send more than $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine, which includes longer-range rockets and other munitions. The aid is expected to be announced as soon as this week and to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZSP2dkF via

Broken baby Jesus statues flood restorers ahead of feast day

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Burkina Faso says 28 killed in 2 attacks by armed assailants

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10 wounded in drive-by shooting in Florida: Police

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Teen killed, four others injured in shooting at Texas lounge

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Russia says documentary on PM Modi evidence of BBC waging information war on different fronts

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Moscow said the banned BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi is another evidence of the BBC waging an information war on different fronts and it turns out that the BBC is fighting even within the British establishment. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/fnsMXHG via

Vladimir Putin threatened to lob missile at me: Boris Johnson

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The apparent threat came in a phone call just ahead of the invasion on February 24, according to a new BBC documentary to be broadcast on Monday.Johnson and other Western leaders had been hurrying to Kyiv to show support for Ukraine and try to deter a Russian attack. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/WGCPTQZ via

End systematic persecution of minorities, India tells Pakistan

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New US ambassador to Russia heckled by pro-Kremlin protesters

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WHO maintains highest alert over Covid, but sees hope ahead

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that COVID-19 continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, its highest form of alert. The pandemic was likely in a "transition point" that continues to need careful management to "mitigate the potential negative consequences", the agency added in a statement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/OVSRTlD via

UAE prez's trip to Islamabad postponed due to 'bad weather conditions'

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Earthquake rocks China's northwestern Xinjiang region

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No injuries or major damage have been reported following the temblor that struck the Xinjiang region at 7:49 a.m., according to the official Xinhua News Agency. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/0uCKBS3 via

Imran Khan to contest all 33 parliamentary seats in upcoming bypolls

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On Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that bypolls to 33 seats of the National Assembly will held on March 16. Khan's party had quit the National Assembly, the lower house of Pakistan parliament, en masse following his ouster from power in April last in a parliamentary vote of no-confidence. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/n1StW6F via

Boris Johnson: Putin threatened to lob missile at me

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Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to personally target Boris Johnson with a missile attack just before ordering Russian forces into Ukraine, the former UK prime minister has claimed. Detailing the telephonic conversation, Johnson said, "He sort of threatened me at one point and said, 'Boris, I don't want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute', or something like that." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/vD8LPb7 via

Turkey's Erdogan says Finland may join Nato without Sweden

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US: Tweet from AP Stylebook appears to strain taste and diplomacy with France

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6.3 magnitude quake jolts several parts of Pakistan

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An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan on Sunday but so far there was no report of any loss to life or property. According to the Meteorological Department, the quake's depth was 150 km with the epicentre being in Tajikistan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/RpuwWJv via

Ashraf Ghani 'total fraud' who hampered peace talks with Taliban: Pompeo

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IMF spots breach of Rs 2tn in Pakistan budgetary estimates

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Ahead of its crucial talks with the cash-strapped Pakistan government, the IMF has found an over Rs 2,000 billion (Rs 2 trillion) breach in budgetary estimates for 2022-23 in its initial assessment that might result in escalating the budget deficit and primary deficit targets with a massive margin. Pakistan and IMF officials are scheduled to kick-start parleys from Tuesday for accomplishing the ninth review under the Extended Fund Facility. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/JfoLMYC via

Maldives President Solih wins party primary in re-election bid

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Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih won the presidential primary election of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Saturday, reported avas.mv. Solih faced off against the party's President and Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, and received 61 per cent of the votes cast. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/1RjwQkI via

Ukraine denies report it intends to get 24 jets from allies

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Ukraine's air force on Saturday denied a newspaper report saying it intended to get 24 fighter jets from allies, saying talks about potential deliveries were still continuing, a domestic media outlet said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/UluYPpm via

2 people hurt in 'terror attack' in Israel

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Two people were hurt in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack around Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday, a police spokesman told Israel's Army Radio, describing it as a "terrorist attack." The casualties were badly hurt, Israel's ambulance service said. The assailant "was neutralised", police said from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Olq1Iu5 via

Pope clarifies homosexuality and sin comments in note

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Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching that teaches that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YeS82bJ via

Protests sweep W Asia over Quran burning in Sweden, the Netherlands

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Biden names former Covid aide as new White House chief of staff

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US President Joe Biden on Friday named his former top Covid-19 aide Jeff Zients to White House chief of staff -- one of the most crucial positions in an administration gearing up for a likely re-election campaign. Zients replaces Ron Klain, who saw Biden through the first two years of his term in the post. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/wVD7j8i via

7 dead in shooting outside east Jerusalem synagogue

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A gunman killed seven people at an east Jerusalem synagogue on Friday, Israeli police said, in a dramatic escalation of violence that followed a deadly raid in the West Bank a day earlier. The shooting in the Neve Yaakov neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem came even as international calls for calm mounted after Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip traded missile fire earlier Friday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/i9vcKC1 via

North Korea slams US over decision to send tanks to Ukraine

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Azerbaijan evacuates Tehran embassy, blames Iran for attack

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IMF delegation to visit Pakistan next week for talks on 9th review: Official

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According to the statement released by the IMF, the international fund organization resident representative for Pakistan Esther Perez Ruiz said: "At the request of the authorities, an in-person Fund mission is scheduled to visit Islamabad [from] January 31 - February 9 to continue the discussions under the ninth EFF review." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/4B6ho3C via

More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather

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More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing. The coldest winter in 15 years, which has seen temperatures dip as low as -34 degrees Celsius, has hit Afghanistan in the middle of a severe economic crisis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/uFV3p5q via

Israel hits Gaza with airstrikes after rockets intercepted; 9 killed

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Israeli forces have killed nine Palestinians — including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman — in the deadliest single incident in the occupied West Bank in two decades, Palestinian officials said. The raid in the Jenin refugee camp and the rocket fire increases the risk of a major flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian fighting and casts a shadow on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected trip to the region next week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MAE7iP via

Boeing Co pleads not guilty in fraud case over 737Max crashes

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FBI raids secret Chinese police station in New York

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IMF team to visit Pakistan by January end for talks on 9th review: Official

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Egypt unveils tombs and sarcophagus in new excavation

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Egypt on Thursday unveiled dozens of new archaeological discoveries, including two ancient tombs, at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside of the capital Cairo.The artifacts, unearthed during a year-long excavation, were found beneath an ancient stone enclosure near the Saqqara pyramids and date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom, spanning from roughly 2500 B.C to 2100 B.C., Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/k2rjU3W via

Cash-strapped Pakistan's rupee plunges amid talks with IMF

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Cash-strapped Pakistan’s currency plunged Thursday against the dollar after the government indicated it was ready to comply with tough conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for the next tranche of its bailout package.Pakistan is seeking a crucial installment of $1.1 billion from the fund — part of its $6 billion bailout package — to avoid default. Talks with the IMF on reviving the bailout stalled in the past months. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZdSE6xy via

Russia says tank promises show direct and growing Western involvement in Ukraine

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Russia said on Thursday it saw the promised delivery of Western tanks to Ukraine as evidence of direct and growing US and European involvement in the conflict. The Kremlin was reacting for the first time to announcements by the United States and Germany on Wednesday that they would arm Ukraine with dozens of battle tanks in its fight against Russia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Jl8FOPa via

Russia launches wave of missiles at Ukraine after Kyiv secures tanks

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Russia launched a rush-hour barrage of missiles towards Ukraine on Thursday, the day after Kyiv secured Western pledges of dozens of modern battlefield tanks to try to push back the Russian invasion. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ZzLqCrX via

Islamic world worried about Taliban's interpretation of Islam: Report

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The Islamic world is worried about the Taliban's interpretation of Islam as it poses political challenges. The Taliban has enforced Sharia laws based on their own interpretation of Islam, according to Dubai-based media network Al Arabiya Post.Taliban leaders, however, insist that their policies are based on Islamic jurisprudence. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/wT4y0oN via

China: Covid deaths, cases down 70% since peak, when daily infections topped 7 million

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Man who killed three in Washington state shoots himself dead: Police

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A gunman who killed three people, in what US police said was a random attack, telephoned his mother and then shot himself dead Tuesday in the state of Washington. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/aKDwAlu via

Despite curbs, Britain importing oil from Russia via India: Report

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Suspect in shootings at Half Moon Bay farms was employee

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An agricultural worker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings at two mushroom farms that had employed him in Northern California and the massacre is believed to be a "workplace violence incident," officials said Tuesday as the state mourned its third mass killing in eight days. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/8zBNM0W via

7 killed in Texas highway crash, 1 in critical condition

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US: Tornado emergency issued near Houston, damage reported

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A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that caused damage east of Houston. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/lcVdfZQ via

New Zealand's Chris Hipkins set to be officially appointed prime minister

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New Zealand's Governor General will appoint Labour leader Chris Hipkins as prime minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, the government said following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/9AOs0Mu via

Rishi Sunak under pressure over BBC and party chairmen appointments

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Power fully restored across Pak a day after nationwide breakdown

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Power networks were fully restored across Pakistan as of Tuesday morning, Reuters quoted a senior government source. The restoration comes 24 hours after a nationwide breakdown left the country of 220 million people without electricity. The country's power system is a complex and delicate web, where problems can quickly cascade. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/ENb5zaS via

US confronts China with proof of companies aiding Putin’s Ukraine war

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The United States has evidence that some Chinese state-owned companies are providing assistance for Russia's war effort in Ukraine. The administration is reviewing the evidence to determine its significance. If the administration determined that Chinese companies were supporting the invasion, it would have troubling implications on US policy toward both Russia and China. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/JrxTPWs via

US citizen detained in Iran ends hunger strike

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Siamak Namazi, who has been detained since October 2015, said his strike marked the seventh anniversary of Washington's decision to exclude him from a prisoner release that saw five other Americans freed after the inking of a historic denuclearization deal with Iran. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/YRZNvrU via