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As migrant caravan moves north, Donald Trump struggles with what to do
Associated Press | October 24, 2018 5:57 AMThe Trump administration has not settled on a plan for what to do if a migrant caravan arrives at the southern border, despite threats by President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency or rescind aid from the countries whose people are journeying north.
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I am puzzled by US’ unprovoked moves, says Vladimir Putin
IANS | October 24, 2018 4:50 AMThe President of Russia met on Tuesday with the United States’ national security advisor on the second day of the latter’s visit to Moscow and told him that his government was puzzled by the US’ moves such as withdrawing from a Cold War-era nuclear arms control pact, which he said were hard to describe as friendly.
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US revokes visas for Saudis involved in Jamal Khashoggi killing
AFP | October 24, 2018 4:38 AMThe United States has announced that it was revoking visas of Saudi officials involved in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in the toughest action to date against its longtime ally.
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US slaps sanctions on Taliban, Iranian supporters
IANS | October 24, 2018 4:11 AMThe US Treasury announced on Tuesday that it has imposed sanctions on eight individuals, including two associated with Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — Qods Force (IRGC-QF), in an effort to hit Afghanistan’s Taliban militants.
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John Bolton tells Kremlin: “Don’t mess with US elections”
Reuters | October 24, 2018 3:41 AMU.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that Russian meddling in U.S. elections had backfired on Moscow, providing a lesson to the Kremlin: “Don’t mess with American elections.”
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan demands punishment for all behind ‘planned Khashoggi murder’
AFP | October 24, 2018 3:06 AMTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday the “savage murder” of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was meticulously planned, and demanded that all those linked to the killing face punishment.
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US’ moral standing at risk, Senators urge Donald Trump to condemn Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
PTI | October 24, 2018 2:49 AMA group of four top Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to condemn the “murder” of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, asserting that America’s global moral standing is at risk.
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Donald Trump, Xi Jinping to meet in Argentina next month, says White House
PTI | October 24, 2018 1:35 AMUS President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet at the G-20 summit in Argentina next month, the White House announced Tuesday, amid an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
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Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on countries
PTI | October 24, 2018 1:16 AMUS President Donald Trump Tuesday warned that he would impose tariffs on countries that do not give America a fair trade deal, weeks after he accused India of being a “tariff king”.
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WATCH: Delivery boy saves a six-year-old girl from drowning in China
FE Online | October 23, 2018 6:12 PMThe girl was trying to wash her mop at the riverside. However, she slipped and fell in the canal. Luckily, a delivery boy was passing by at the same time.
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‘The first tunnel is almost done,’ says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk; Five facts about Musk’s plan
FE Online | October 23, 2018 5:58 PMTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that he was planning to offer the public free rides through a tunnel he bored under a Los Angeles suburb to test a new type of transportation system.
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US-China trade war: EEPC wants to tap opportunities emerging out of Beijing, Washington conflict
PTI | October 23, 2018 5:19 PMEngineering exports body EEPC India says it wants to work with the government in identifying new opportunities emerging out of the new global trade paradigm marked by tariff war between the US and China.
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Donald Trump adviser John Bolton meets Russian defence minister Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow
Associated Press | October 23, 2018 3:24 PMUS President Donald Trump’s national security adviser is meeting with Russia’s defense minister in Moscow just a few days after Trump announced that he intended to pull the United States out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty.
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US Mega Millions jackpot stands at $1.6 billion, Powerball’s at $620 million; result to be out on Tuesday night
FE Online | October 23, 2018 2:22 PMUS Mega Millions jackpot: Jackpot amount worth more than $2.2 billion is up for grabs in two American lotteries. The drawings for Mega Millions is scheduled for Tuesday night and Wednesday night for Powerball.
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US-China trade war: Beijing-Washington ties sinking amid acrimony over tariff, politics
PTI | October 23, 2018 1:39 PMWhile Chinese officials privately say they’re concerned about the sharp deterioration in ties, especially given the massive links between the two in trade, immigration and education, it appears Beijing is more than willing to go toe-to-toe under the new circumstances.
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Khashoggi-style killing must ‘never happen again’, says Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir
PTI | October 23, 2018 1:18 PMSaudi Arabia’s leadership will “see to it that the investigation is thorough and complete and that the truth is revealed and those responsible will be held to account”, al-Jubeir said after meeting with his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta.
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$77 billion laundered through 107 fake bank accounts in Pakistan
IANS | October 23, 2018 1:01 PMSeveral fictitious accounts at some private banks were opened in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and illegal transactions worth billions of rupees were made through these account, according to investigation team.
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Earthquake in Japan today: 6.1-magnitude quake jolts Okinawa; no tsunami warning issued
IANS | October 23, 2018 11:29 AMAccording to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the temblor’s epicentre was located at a latitude of 24.0 degrees north and a longitude of 122.6 degrees east, and at depth of 30 km.
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‘Making America Great Again’ rally: Donald Trump says US needs to build border wall fast
IANS | October 23, 2018 11:05 AMEarlier on Monday, Trump said Washington will begin cutting off or reducing aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, citing migrant caravans heading to the US border.
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Taiwan earthquake: 5.9-magnitude quake strikes Taipei; no casualties reported
AFP | October 23, 2018 11:45 AMA 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt strongly in the capital Taipei.
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Imran Khan to seek ‘significant shift’ in China’s CPEC projects in Pakistan, says report
PTI | October 23, 2018 10:18 AMThe USD 60 billion CPEC is the flagship venture of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a pet project of Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at enhancing Beijing’s influence around the world through China-funded infrastructure projects.
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Sri Lanka Cricket Board official arrested, Ranatunga wants Indian help to tackle corruption
PTI | October 23, 2018 10:11 AMThe arrest of the Sri Lanka Cricket CFO is related to an alleged financial fraud, which was unearthed last September.
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Khashoggi case: Saudi calls, ‘body double’ after killing; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promises revelation
PTI | October 23, 2018 10:03 AMIn the days after Khashoggi vanished, Saudi officials initially said that he had left the consulate, implying premeditation on the part of the Saudi team.
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Twitter removes more accounts affiliated with Alex Jones’ website Infowars
Reuters | October 23, 2018 9:26 AMLast month, Twitter permanently banned Jones and Infowars from its platform, saying in a tweet that the accounts had violated its behavior policies.
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Accused of overseeing barbaric violence against Rohingyas, Australia hits five Myanmar generals with sanctions
PTI | October 23, 2018 8:59 AMFollowing similar actions by the United States and the European Union, Australia announced it would freeze the assets of officers including a Lieutenant General who commanded a special operations group believed to be behind atrocities.
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Facebook closes ‘spam’ pages, accounts helping Brazil presidential candidate
PTI | October 23, 2018 8:40 AMHaving taken top spot with 46 percent of the vote in the first round of elections just over two weeks ago, Bolsonaro leads Haddad by 18 points in the latest polls, thanks in no small part to an impressive social media presence.
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Not satisfied with the Saudis on Khashoggi investigation, says Donald Trump
PTI | October 23, 2018 7:49 AMThe president also said a group of US officials are in Saudi Arabia and another group of investigators in Turkey trying to gather information on this issue.
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