Saturday, 1 September 2018

Saudi official touts plan to turn Qatar into an island, dump nuclear waste beside it

  1. Saudi official touts plan to turn Qatar into an island, dump nuclear waste beside it  Globalnews.ca
  2. Saudi Arabia may build border wall with Qatar over terrorism  New York Post
  3. Saudi Official Pushes Plans to Make Qatar an Island, Dump Nuclear Waste There  Sputnik InternationalFull coverage

WTO chief says 'no panic' over Trump withdrawal threat

  1. WTO chief says 'no panic' over Trump withdrawal threat  Times of India
  2. Trump threatens to pull out of WTO  The Telegraph India
  3. Everything Donald Trump has threatened to quit  The Week UK
  4. Trump's claim that he wants to leave the WTO removes our last fig leaf of protection for a no-deal Brexit  The IndependentFull coverage

Miracle escape after plane crash lands and turns into fireball

  1. Miracle escape after plane crash lands and turns into fireball  Metro
  2. 18 injured as plane skids off Sochi runway  Business Standard
  3. Passenger jet catches fire in Russia after overshooting runway on landing, injuring 18  ABC NewsFull coverage

Luxury vehicles of Pak PM House to be auctioned on Sept 17

  1. Luxury vehicles of Pak PM House to be auctioned on Sept 17  United News of India
  2. Imran Khan's govt executes austerity drive, to auction PM House's luxury cars  Hindustan Times
  3. Luxury vehicles of Pakistan's PM House to be auctioned on September 17  The HinduFull coverage

Man Jailed For Refusing To Give His Facebook Password

  1. Man Jailed For Refusing To Give His Facebook Password  NDTV
  2. Mourners wear murdered schoolgirl´s favourite colours…  Brinkwire (press release)Full coverage

Root out terror: BIMSTEC

  1. Root out terror: BIMSTEC  The Hindu
  2. BIMSTEC summit concludes with pledge for economic, strategic integration  The New Indian Express
  3. BIMSTEC members call for seamless connectivity, poverty eradication  New Kerala
  4. Summit ends with Kathmandu Declaration  Himalayan Times
  5. Bimstec aims for seamless connectivity, free trade zone  Business StandardFull coverage

Exclusive: US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn

  1. Exclusive: US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn  Firstpost
  2. LinkedIn working to combat China's 'super aggressive' efforts for spy recruitment  Hindustan Times
  3. 'China using LinkedIn to recruit Americans'  The Hindu
  4. China Has Been Using LinkedIn to Recruit Potential US Spies  Vanity FairFull coverage

Xi meets Seychelles president

  1. Xi meets Seychelles president  Xinhua
  2. Xi Jinping meets Seychelles President ahead of China-Africa summit  Mid-Day
  3. Trains delayed: Ethiopia debt woes curtail China funding  StreetInsider.com
  4. The 21st century Great Game is Africa's to lose  Financial Times
  5. Despite debt woes, Africa still sees China as best bet for financing  The Star, KenyaFull coverage

Dutch Lawmaker Cancels Cartoon Contest Amid Threats of Violence

  1. Dutch Lawmaker Cancels Cartoon Contest Amid Threats of Violence  New Delhi Times
  2. A moral victory  The Express TribuneFull coverage

Tough negotiations ahead for RCEP

  1. Tough negotiations ahead for RCEP  Economic Times
  2. RCEP members aim at concluding trade negotiations by year-end  Livemint
  3. RCEP negotiators agree on package of objectives to be reached by year-end  The Japan TimesFull coverage

US ends funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

  1. US ends funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency  Times of India
  2. US to stop aid to Palestinian refugee agency  The Hindu
  3. US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees  Reuters
  4. Trump Administration's Move to Cut Aid to Palestinian Refugees Is Denounced  New York Times
  5. US ends all funding for UN's Palestine refugee agency  Aljazeera.comFull coverage

Ahead of Mike Pompeo visit, Imran Khan says government will not give in to 'one sided' demands by US

  1. Ahead of Mike Pompeo visit, Imran Khan says government will not give in to 'one sided' demands by US  Firstpost
  2. Pakistan says it stands with Iran as US re-imposes sanctions  The New Indian Express
  3. Pakistan supports Iran's stance on nuclear deal  Business Standard
  4. The rage, range and age of Imran Khan  Vanguard
  5. Minister sparks meme fest by claiming Imran Khan's helicopter ride to work costs just Rs 55  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

Trump threatens to quit WTO, says US treated unfairly in global trade

  1. Trump threatens to quit WTO, says US treated unfairly in global trade  Economic Times
  2. Everything Donald Trump has threatened to quit  The Week UK
  3. Trump threatens to pull US out of WTO  Nagaland Post
  4. Trump's claim that he wants to leave the WTO removes our last fig leaf of protection for a no-deal Brexit  The IndependentFull coverage

Reliance's film deal before Rafale MoU raises questions: Congress

  1. Reliance's film deal before Rafale MoU raises questions: Congress  The Indian Express
  2. Reliance Entertainment has nothing to hide on Rafale deal-French film link: Sources  Business TodayFull coverage

Trump's summer from hell

  1. Trump's summer from hell  CNN
  2. 60% of Americans disapprove of Trump job performance: Poll  Times of India
  3. US voters turn on Trump as negative rating hits a high  Independent.ie
  4. Poll: 60 percent disapprove of Trump, while clear majorities back Mueller and Sessions  Washington Post
  5. Michael Cohen and Trump did NOT violate campaign finance law – despite Cohen's guilty plea  Fox NewsFull coverage

Obama, Bush give McCain presidential farewell

  1. Obama, Bush give McCain presidential farewell  The Hindu
  2. Barack Obama, George W Bush to eulogize former political foe McCain at cathedral service  The Indian Express
  3. Bush, Obama to eulogize McCain at US senator's final farewell  FRANCE 24
  4. Who is Sam Patten?  Yahoo News
  5. Rest in peace, Lindsey Graham  Washington PostFull coverage

Revealed in SC: bid to influence judge

  1. Revealed in SC: bid to influence judge  The Telegraph IndiaFull coverage

Before 2+2 summit, US seeks to downplay fears of sanctions on India over Russia arms deals

  1. Before 2+2 summit, US seeks to downplay fears of sanctions on India over Russia arms deals  Hindustan Times
  2. Indo-US 2+2 dialogue: Averting a trade war  India Today
  3. Inflection point in US-India ties  The New Indian Express
  4. India and the US — it's complicated  The Hindu
  5. India-US 2+2 talks: If Washington wants to be New Delhi's most 'reliable strategic partner', it must shun coercive approach  FirstpostFull coverage

Brazil's Lula da Silva barred from running for presidency

  1. Brazil's Lula da Silva barred from running for presidency  Economic Times
  2. Brazil's top electoral court votes down former president Lula da Silva's candidacy  Hindustan Times
  3. From palace to prison: Brazil's ex-president Lula in dates  Times of IndiaFull coverage

US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn

  1. US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn  Economic Times
  2. LinkedIn working to combat China's 'super aggressive' efforts for spy recruitment  Hindustan Times
  3. LinkedIn battles China's effort to recruit spies in US  Financial Times
  4. China Has Been Using LinkedIn to Recruit Potential US Spies  Vanity FairFull coverage

India and Nepal begin a new journey with railway line between Bihar's Raxaul and Kathmandu

  1. India and Nepal begin a new journey with railway line between Bihar's Raxaul and Kathmandu  International Business Times, India Edition
  2. BIMSTEC summit concludes with pledge for economic, strategic integration  The New Indian Express
  3. BIMSTEC members call for seamless connectivity, poverty eradication  New KeralaFull coverage

NAFTA's future in doubt as US-Canada talks stall hours before deadline

  1. NAFTA's future in doubt as US-Canada talks stall hours before deadline  Business Standard
  2. White House notifies Congress of a new trade deal with Mexico and possibly Canada  The Indian Express
  3. Dispute resolution in focus as NAFTA talks drag  Firstpost
  4. US And Mexico Reach Trade Deal; Trump Wants To Drop NAFTA Name  NPR
  5. Canada-US NAFTA talks break off, will resume next week  CTV NewsFull coverage

Indian woman trafficked to Saudi Arabia 'murdered', family seeks help from EAM Sushma Swaraj

  1. Indian woman trafficked to Saudi Arabia 'murdered', family seeks help from EAM Sushma Swaraj  Zee NewsFull coverage

Dutch Politician Calls Off Anti-Islam Cartoon Contest

  1. Dutch Politician Calls Off Anti-Islam Cartoon Contest  Kashmir Observer
  2. Dutch lawmaker cancels Prophet's cartoon contest  Free Press Journal
  3. Unity in action rewarded  Pakistan Observer
  4. A moral victory  The Express TribuneFull coverage

Govt to ensure Pakistan is out of FATF grey list

  1. Govt to ensure Pakistan is out of FATF grey list  The NationFull coverage

18 injured as plane skids off Sochi runway

  1. 18 injured as plane skids off Sochi runway  Business Standard
  2. Plane skids off runway, leaves at least 18 injured at Sochi airport  euronews
  3. Plane with 170 onboard crash-lands in Russia's Sochi  WeForNews (satire) (press release) (blog)Full coverage

Luxury vehicles of PM House put on auction under PM Imran's austerity drive

  1. Luxury vehicles of PM House put on auction under PM Imran's austerity drive  Daily PakistanFull coverage

Trump to skip summits in Singapore, Papua New Guinea; Pence to attend

  1. Trump to skip summits in Singapore, Papua New Guinea; Pence to attend  Reuters India
  2. Trump to Skip ASEAN Summit in Singapore, Travel to France and Argentina Instead  News18
  3. Trump's Asia Summit Snub Fuels Doubts About US Commitment  BloombergQuintFull coverage

EU proposes abolishing bi-annual clock change

  1. EU proposes abolishing bi-annual clock change  Times of India
  2. Trump's snub to EU overtures on tariffs cuts clobbers carmakers  Livemint
  3. EU considers making it summer time all the time  The Times
  4. Clock changes: EU backs ending daylight saving time  BBC NewsFull coverage

Cafe blast kills pro-Moscow rebel leader in east Ukraine

  1. Cafe blast kills pro-Moscow rebel leader in east Ukraine  Firstpost
  2. Ukraine separatists say leader Alexander Zakharchenko killed in cafe bombing  The Japan Times
  3. Ukrainian separatist leader Zakharchenko killed in restaurant bombing  The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. Ukrainian Separatist Leader Zakharchenko Killed In Cafe Bombing  RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyFull coverage

Racist Robocalls Target Andrew Gillum, Democratic Nominee for Florida Governor


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Ayanna Pressley Seeks Her Political Moment in a Changing Boston


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Where’s That Jumpsuit From? It’s a Long Story


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Aaron Boone Turns Dramatic, and the Yankees Come Back for a Win


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Mercury Force a Game 4 Against the Storm in the W.N.B.A. Semis


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Without Elena Delle Donne, the Mystics Fall to the Dream in Game 3


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Mets Lose Despite a Strong Outing from Zack Wheeler


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What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Rushmore’ and ‘Sisters’


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A Tumultuous Week for Justin Trudeau: The Canada Letter


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Brazilian Court Rules That ‘Lula’ Cannot Run for President


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‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together’ to Close Sept. 16


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California Lawmakers Pass Nation’s Toughest Net Neutrality Law


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U.S.A. Gymnastics Under New Scrutiny as a Hiring Decision Goes Awry


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In Test of Time, Serena Williams Proves Hers Isn’t Running Out


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Corrections: September 1, 2018


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Schools Can Keep Kids Safe Without Giving Their Teachers Guns


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McCain and a Requiem for the American Century


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Weekend Reads: From Tiger Moms to Laissez-Faire Parents


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Addiction Doesn’t Always Last a Lifetime


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Chewy, in a Way


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