Saturday, 4 August 2018

India first south Asian nation to get STA-1 status from US

  1. India first south Asian nation to get STA-1 status from US  India Today
  2. India now 3rd Asian country to get STA-1 status from US, high-tech product sales to get easier  Zee News
  3. Washington's waiver: India inches closer to NSG membership (Comment)  Business StandardFull coverage

Denmark imposes first fine on woman for breaching veil ban

  1. Denmark imposes first fine on woman for breaching veil ban  CNN
  2. Burqa ban: First woman charged in Denmark under new law banning full-face veil  The Independent
  3. 28-Year-Old Woman Becomes First To Be Fined In Denmark For Wearing Niqab  NDTVFull coverage

Palestinian teen dies of wounds from border clash: ministry

  1. Palestinian teen dies of wounds from border clash: ministry  Times of India
  2. Palestinian teen dies of wounds from Gaza border clash: Hamas-run health ministry  The New Indian Express
  3. Israeli troops kill Palestinian at Gaza border protest, ceasefire efforts continue  The Globe and Mail
  4. Vivian Bercovici: Israel's mighty army is no match for Hamas's flaming condom bombs  National PostFull coverage

Europe weather: Live as temperatures hit 46C in Portugal with extreme heat leaving three dead

  1. Europe weather: Live as temperatures hit 46C in Portugal with extreme heat leaving three dead  Mirror.co.uk
  2. Europe Heatwave: Temperatures hit 46 degree Celsius  The New Indian Express
  3. Hot, dusty and on fire: Portugal's heatwave breaks records  Economic Times
  4. Red alerts for Portugal, Spain amid smothering heat wave  Daily MailFull coverage

'My son is no more with me': Afghans mourn as they bury victims of Shia mosque attack

  1. 'My son is no more with me': Afghans mourn as they bury victims of Shia mosque attack  Hindustan Times
  2. Afghanistan mosque attack: Death toll rises to 35  The New Indian Express
  3. Suicide bombers kill 29 in Afghanistan Shia mosque  The HinduFull coverage

Indian high commission submits Nirav Modi's extradition request to UK

  1. Indian high commission submits Nirav Modi's extradition request to UK  Times of India
  2. India hands over extradition request for Nirav Modi to UK authorities  The Hindu
  3. India hands over Nirav Modi extradition request to UK authorities  The Hindu BusinessLineFull coverage

Pakistan election: 1.67 million votes 'rejected'

  1. Pakistan election: 1.67 million votes 'rejected'  Times of India
  2. Pakistan polls: 1.67 million votes rejected, says report  The New Indian Express
  3. 1.67 million votes rejected in Pakistan general elections  Gulf TodayFull coverage

Donald Trump attacks LeBron James on Twitter, questions his intelligence

  1. Donald Trump attacks LeBron James on Twitter, questions his intelligence  India Today
  2. US President Donald Trump insults LeBron James on Twitter after NBA star's comments about racial division  Firstpost
  3. Donald Trump aims tweet at LeBron James, questions his intelligence  Hindustan Times
  4. Trump says CNN interview made Lebron James 'look smart, which isn't easy'  Los Angeles Times
  5. Donald Trump Attacks LeBron James And Don Lemon In Latest Twitter Rant  HuffPostFull coverage

Erdogan says to freeze assets of 'US justice, interior ministers'

  1. Erdogan says to freeze assets of 'US justice, interior ministers'  India Today
  2. Erdogan sanctions US officials in tit-for-tat row over pastor  Channel NewsAsia
  3. US, Turkey to resolve detainee spat 'in a matter of days': Pompeo  Aljazeera.com
  4. Why Washington and Ankara won't go cold Turkey  RT
  5. Trump-Erdogan feud over detained pastor deters diplomatic relations, paves away for more sanctions on Turkey  National PostFull coverage

Scores injured in traffic protests in Bangladesh capital

  1. Scores injured in traffic protests in Bangladesh capital  Daily Mail
  2. Bangladeshi teens bring Dhaka to halt in protest against road rage  India Today
  3. Bangladesh teens block roads for seventh day over road safety  Business StandardFull coverage

Red Corner Notices sought against former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's sons

  1. Red Corner Notices sought against former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's sons  Mid-Day
  2. Pakistan: Anti-graft body approaches Interpol, seeks Red Corner Notices against Nawaz Sharif's sons  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

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N Korea hasn't stopped nuclear program, evading oil sanctions: UN report

  1. N Korea hasn't stopped nuclear program, evading oil sanctions: UN report  Business Standard
  2. North Korea criticises 'alarming' US behaviour  Economic Times
  3. US warns Russia, others on enforcing North Korea sanctions  The Hindu
  4. Thousands of North Korean Workers Enter Russia Despite UN Ban  Wall Street Journal
  5. North Korea, US trade blows over nuclear deal at Singapore reunion  ReutersFull coverage

China Plans Tariffs On $60 Billion Of US Goods In Latest Trade Salvo

  1. China Plans Tariffs On $60 Billion Of US Goods In Latest Trade Salvo  NDTV
  2. US, China trade war: Tit-for-tat becomes the norm  Livemint
  3. China says tariff threat against US 'justified'  India Today
  4. China warns it could fire back with tariffs on $60 billion in US goods  Washington PostFull coverage

Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony may be postponed: Report

  1. Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony may be postponed: Report  Economic Times
  2. Digest for international stories for week July 28 - August 3, 2018  India Today
  3. Pakistan: Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony may not take place on August 11  India TV
  4. Engaging Naya Pakistan  The HinduFull coverage

Russian helicopter crash kills 18 in Siberia

  1. Russian helicopter crash kills 18 in Siberia  Business Standard
  2. 18 killed in Russian helicopter crash in Siberia  The Indian Express
  3. 18 killed in Russia helicopter crash in Northern Siberia  The New Indian ExpressFull coverage

Malala Yousafzai, Imran Khan condemn arson attack on 12 schools in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan

  1. Malala Yousafzai, Imran Khan condemn arson attack on 12 schools in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan  Firstpost
  2. "Girl With A Book" Frightens Extremists: Malala On Pak School Burning  NDTV
  3. Imran Khan and Malala Yousafzai condemn attack on 12 girls' schools in Gilgit-Baltistan  ThePrintFull coverage

Donald Trump denies he kept the Queen waiting, calls it 'fake disgusting news'

  1. Donald Trump denies he kept the Queen waiting, calls it 'fake disgusting news'  The Indian Express
  2. Donald Trump Denies Making Queen Elizabeth II Wait, Internet Digs Up Video Clips That Show Otherwise  News18
  3. 'Late for meeting with the queen? It's all disgusting, fake news' - Trump  Independent.ie
  4. Trump insists: I was early for Queen  Express.co.ukFull coverage

Afghans bury victims of mosque attack as toll rises to 35

  1. Afghans bury victims of mosque attack as toll rises to 35  Yahoo News
  2. Afghan Mosque Attack Victims Buried in Common Grave  Voice of America
  3. Suicide Bombers Hit Afghan Shiite Mosque, Killing Dozens  New Delhi TimesFull coverage

Israel seizes Swedish activist ship en route to Gaza

  1. Israel seizes Swedish activist ship en route to Gaza  Reuters
  2. Israel stops activist boat, Gaza teen dies from Israeli fire  Fox News
  3. Israel seizes aid boat headed for Gaza Strip, detains 12 on board  Aljazeera.com
  4. Vivian Bercovici: Israel's mighty army is no match for Hamas's flaming condom bombs  National Post
  5. The Gaza crisis and prospects of an imminent breakthrough  Al-ArabiyaFull coverage

Imran Khan's First Test: Pakistan's Troubled Economy

  1. Imran Khan's First Test: Pakistan's Troubled Economy  New York Times
  2. Why Is Pakistan Going Bankrupt?  The Quint
  3. Pakistan needs to decide source of $12 bn bailout within 6 weeks: Asad Umar  Business Standard
  4. Of short-term benefits  The Express TribuneFull coverage

Osama bin Laden's mother speaks up 17 years after 9/11 attacks, says 'won't blame good son'

  1. Osama bin Laden's mother speaks up 17 years after 9/11 attacks, says 'won't blame good son'  International Business Times, India Edition
  2. Osama Bin Laden was 'a good kid' who was 'misguided': Mother speaks out  Daily News & Analysis
  3. In a first, Osama Bin Laden's mother says son was 'brainwashed in his 20s'  Deccan Chronicle
  4. The road to Manhattan began from Tehran  Al-ArabiyaFull coverage

US calls for immediate release of Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar

  1. US calls for immediate release of Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar  Business Standard
  2. Pompeo urges release of Reuters reporters  NEWS.com.au
  3. Myanmar should 'immediately' release Reuters reporters: Pompeo  Manila Bulletin
  4. 'For how long?': Displaced Rohingya lament life in no-man's land  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

Scattered protests in Iran as US sanctions loom

  1. Scattered protests in Iran as US sanctions loom  Times of India
  2. Iranian protesters blame their government, not US, for failing economy  The Times of Israel
  3. Iran gears up for return of US sanctions; thousands take to streets in protest  International Business Times, India Edition
  4. War of words with Trump least of Iran's worries  gulfnews.comFull coverage

Red Corner notices sought against Nawaz Sharif's sons Hasan and Hussain

  1. Red Corner notices sought against Nawaz Sharif's sons Hasan and Hussain  Business Standard
  2. Pakistan: Anti-graft body approaches Interpol, seeks Red Corner Notices against Nawaz Sharif's sons  The Indian Express
  3. Pakistan anti-graft body approaches Interpol, seeks Red Corner Notices against Sharif's sons  The Hindu
  4. Call for protests  The Express TribuneFull coverage

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US warns Russia, others on enforcing North Korea sanctions

  1. US warns Russia, others on enforcing North Korea sanctions  The Hindu
  2. North Korea hasn't stopped nuke and missile programs: UN experts  Times of India
  3. UN experts: NKorea hasn't stopped nuke and missile programs  Business Standard
  4. Treasury Targets Russian Bank and Other Facilitators of North Korean United Nations Security Council Violations | U.S. ...  Treasury.gov
  5. Thousands of North Korean Workers Enter Russia Despite UN Ban  Wall Street JournalFull coverage

Digest for international stories for week July 28 - August 3, 2018

  1. Digest for international stories for week July 28 - August 3, 2018  India Today
  2. Concerns Over Meddling By "Boys In Boots" As Imran Khan Set To Head Pak  NDTV
  3. Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony may be deferred, says Pakistani media  Zee News
  4. Engaging Naya Pakistan  The HinduFull coverage

India third Asian nation to get STA-1 status from US

  1. India third Asian nation to get STA-1 status from US  Economic Times
  2. Washington's waiver: India inches closer to NSG membership (Comment)  Business Standard
  3. Not an NSG member yet, India gets STA-1 status from US  The Statesman
  4. In Strong Message To China Over NSG, US Grants India This Special Status  NDTVFull coverage

18 killed in Russia helicopter crash in Northern Siberia

  1. 18 killed in Russia helicopter crash in Northern Siberia  The New Indian Express
  2. Russian Helicopter Crash in Northern Siberia Kills 18  News18
  3. Eighteen killed in Russian helicopter crash in Siberia  Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage

Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai condemns attack on schools in Gilgit-Baltistan

  1. Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai condemns attack on schools in Gilgit-Baltistan  The New Indian Express
  2. 12 schools set ablaze in Gilgit-Baltistan, residents stage protest  Economic Times
  3. 12 girls' schools burnt down by militants in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan  India Today
  4. 12 schools in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district burnt down  The Express TribuneFull coverage

World Breastfeeding Week: Breast milk is baby's first vaccine

  1. World Breastfeeding Week: Breast milk is baby's first vaccine  The New Indian Express
  2. Breast milk gives your child immunity from diseases  The Indian Express
  3. Breastfeeding within first hour of birth critical to newborns survival: WHO  Times of India
  4. Breastfeeding State Laws - National Conference of State Legislatures  National Conference of State LegislaturesFull coverage

Swachh Bharat Mission could save 3 lakh lives each year: WHO

  1. Swachh Bharat Mission could save 3 lakh lives each year: WHO  Zee News
  2. Swachh Bharat could help avert over 3L deaths: WHO  ABP Live
  3. SBM-G would result in averting more than 3 lakh deaths by October 2019:WHO  India TodayFull coverage

Sushma Swaraj meets Kyrgyzstan counterpart, discusses ways to boost ties

  1. Sushma Swaraj meets Kyrgyzstan counterpart, discusses ways to boost ties  Times of India
  2. Swaraj holds talks with Kyrgyz counterpart  Business Standard
  3. Sushma Swaraj meets Kyrgyzstan president Sooronbai Jeenbekov in Bishkek, discusses ways to expand bilateral ties  FirstpostFull coverage

Secretary Pompeo and IMF

  1. Secretary Pompeo and IMF  Pakistan Today
  2. Pakistan needs to decide source of $12 bn bailout within 6 weeks: Asad Umar  Business Standard
  3. Pakistan may find IMF conditions tough  The Statesman
  4. Of short-term benefits  The Express TribuneFull coverage

Jeremy Corbyn vows to root out Labour anti-Semites but critics remain unmoved

  1. Jeremy Corbyn vows to root out Labour anti-Semites but critics remain unmoved  BreakingNews.ie
  2. Cabbages & Kings: UK Labour must tackle its anti-Semitism  Deccan Chronicle
  3. Jeremy Corbyn 'copied and pasted' Labour anti-Semitism apology from previous article  Business Insider
  4. Jeremy Corbyn ditches consensus to reject EU trade deals  Financial Times
  5. Why Corbynism Is a Threat to Jews Throughout the Western World  HaaretzFull coverage

Putin signs law allowing visa-free entry for World Cup fans

  1. Putin signs law allowing visa-free entry for World Cup fans  The Quint
  2. Bipartisan bill calls for 'crushing sanctions' against Russia  ThinkProgressFull coverage

South Africa Vows to End Corruption. Are Its New Leaders Part of the Problem?


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