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EXERCISE RESTRAINT: France DEFENDS India as Pakistan conflict escalates
China on Wednesday again asked India and Pakistan to exercise restraint as the tensions between the two neighbours escalated. The Canadian government also is urging caution for those travelling to certain parts of India and Pakistan. The action taken by IAF was in response to the dastardly terror attack that killed at least 42 jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force were killed when terro... [Full Article...]
Air Canada suspends flights to India as tensions rise with Pakistan
It had already crossed the Atlantic Ocean and was flying over Europe when it turned around. Flights on several airlines are affected. Etihad, flydubai, Gulf Air and SriLankan Airlines also suspended services to the country and flight tracking portals showed Singapore Airlines, British Airways and others were forced to reroute flights. [Full Article...]
France's largest sports retailer pulls sports hijab amid threats
The company said it had received hundreds of calls and emails complaining about the product, as well as the threats. Several EU member states have enacted legislation which generally prohibits wearing clothes that cover the face and particularly target such traditional Islam garments as the niqab, the headdress that leaves open only the eyes, and burqa, the cloak that covers the full face and bo... [Full Article...]
Afghanistan civilian casualties up 11% in past year
Afghanistan has suffered almost constant conflict since the Soviet invasion of 1979, which was followed by civil war, the Taliban regime, and the U.S. Official data shows the USA military dropped 7,362 bombs and munitions in Afghanistan in 2018, the highest in a single year in at least a decade. [Full Article...]
Sudan's Bashir bans protests in latest emergency measures
Bashir, who came to power in a 1989 coup, on Friday declared a year-long nationwide state of emergency to rein in the protest campaign. Political analyst Mohamed al-Fatih said that the state of emergency appeared to be primarily targeted at opponents of the president within the ruling party's inner circles. [Full Article...]
Cohen says Trump knew about WikiLeaks email dump beforehand
Cohen: As of yesterday, I am no longer a lawyer. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Cohen is expected to accuse Trump of committing criminal conduct . Trump has denied any collusion between his campaign and Moscow, and dismisses the Mueller probe as a "witch hunt". Lawmakers are likely to ask Cohen to explain his knowledge of a possible Trump Tower project in Moscow - ... [Full Article...]
US Navy ships again sail through Taiwan Strait
The transit through the strait "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific", Gorman said. The U.S. Naval vessels USS Stethem, a destroyer, and the USNS Cesar Chavez, an oiler, transited the Taiwan Strait in what the Navy has referred to as a "routine" transit. [Full Article...]
Nepal’s Civil Aviation Minister, 6 Others Die in Helicopter Crash
Air Dynasty is a private helicopter operator that caters for tourists and locals in the country's remote areas. "We do not have any more information right now", Home Secretary Prem Kumar Rai told reporters. The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Minister has summoned an emergency cabinet meeting at the official residence of the Prime Minister in Baluwatar. [Full Article...]