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Islamic Jihads leader, Ziad al-Nakhalah, announced three conditions for an end to the fighting: an end to targeted killings, a halt in Israeli shootings of protesters at weekly demonstrations along the Israeli border and easing a 12-year-old Israeli blockade that has devastated Gazas economy. (Photo: AFP)

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Israel, Islamic Jihad cease fire after heavy Gaza fighting which...

Islamic Jihad spokesman Musab al-Berim said the Egyptian-brokered deal went into effect at 5:30 AM.

14 Nov 2019 2:33 PM IST

The transcript of a July 25 call Trump made with the Ukrainian president in which he asked him to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden has become the subject of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into the president. (Photo: File)

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Trump plans to release transcript of April Ukraine call on Thursday

Trump's critics accuse him of withholding almost USD 400 million to Ukraine as leverage to pressure Zelensky to publicly...

14 Nov 2019 2:11 PM IST

Democrats enjoy majority with 233 seats in the House of Representatives while the ruling Republican, from which Trump comes, has 197 elected representatives. (Photo: File)

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Voters say impeachment hearing will not change their views on Trump

Democrats hope a series of televised hearings would help persuade Americans that Trump deserves to be ousted from...

14 Nov 2019 12:32 PM IST

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AP)

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Pervez Musharraf says Osama bin Laden was Pakistan's hero'; see video

During the interview, Gen (retd) Musharraf also said that terrorist like Osama bin Laden and Jalaluddin Haqqani were...

14 Nov 2019 12:22 PM IST

$India has issued a strongly-worded response to Pakistans \juvenile\ propaganda over the Supreme Courts verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories, saying the \fabricated lies\ were interference with its internal affairs. (Photo: File)$ World

India refutes Pak's juvenile propaganda' at UNESCO meet, calls...

India's remarks came after Pakistan Education Minister expressed his dismay at the top court's verdict on the Ayodhya...

14 Nov 2019 12:00 PM IST

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg departed the United States on Wednesday, hitching a ride to Europe aboard a catamaran to attend a UN climate summit in Madrid. (Photo: File)

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'We sail for home!' Greta Thunberg on her way to UN climate summit

During her trip, Greta excoriated world leaders at the United Nations, met former US president Barack Obama.

14 Nov 2019 9:42 AM IST

Hobson, 48, had been accused of starving her children and using pepper spray to punish them when they didnt perform to her liking in the skits that garnered thousands of online views. (Photo: AP)

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YouTube mom, who allegedly used pepper spray on children, beat them,...

Hobson died Tuesday and her death was ruled natural and there was no crime suspected in it, according to Scottsdale...

14 Nov 2019 9:29 AM IST

$Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping and said there has been a \new direction and new energy\ in bilateral ties after their second informal summit in Chennai as the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen India-China relations, including on the trade front. (Photo: Twitter/ Narendra Modi)$ World