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Indian-origin MP in race to replace Jeremy Corbyn after Labour’s “shattering” poll defeat

Jeremy Corbyn acknowledged the party’s failings in the poll and said he accepted his responsibility for it.

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Labour Party MP Lisa Nandy.

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Strong earthquake in southern Philippines kills one, injures several

The magnitude 6.8 quake was centred 61 km southwest of Davao on the southern island of Mindanao, at a depth of 28.2 km, the USGS said, revising down the magnitude from an earlier 6.9.

Rescue crew members look for trapped victims at collapsed building at Padada market, in Padada, Philippines December 15, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video.

Calm broken as clashes break out in Hong Kong malls

Flashmob protests and vandalism broke out in multiple locations, prompting riot police to use pepper spray and make arrests.

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In this image made from video, police and protester scuffle at a shopping mall in Sha Tin district in Hong Kong, with shoppers watch from balconies above, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

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U.S. envoy arrives in S.Korea as Pyongyang ramps up pressure

Mr. Biegun's arrival came a day after North Korea said it made another “crucial test” at a rocket launch site to develop a strategic weapon to deter U.S. nuclear threats.

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, December 15, 2019.

Labour Party MP Lisa Nandy.

Indian-origin MP in race to replace Jeremy Corbyn after Labour’s “shattering” poll defeat

Rescue crew members look for trapped victims at collapsed building at Padada market, in Padada, Philippines December 15, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video.

Strong earthquake in southern Philippines kills one, injures several

In this image made from video, police and protester scuffle at a shopping mall in Sha Tin district in Hong Kong, with shoppers watch from balconies above, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019.

Calm broken as clashes break out in Hong Kong malls

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, December 15, 2019.

U.S. envoy arrives in S.Korea as Pyongyang ramps up pressure

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FILE PHOTO: A passenger walks to the First Class counter of Cathay Pacific Airways at Hong Kong Airport in Hong Kong, China April 4, 2018.

Hong Kong airport posts biggest passenger number fall in a decade

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In this July 7, 2019 photo, Iran's telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi is interviewed by The Associated Press at his office in Tehran, Iran.

Iran says it’s defused 2nd cyberattack in less than a week

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14 pilgrims die, 18 injured after bus crashes in Nepal
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Pakistan police raid house of Imran Khan’s nephew over deadly riots in Lahore hospital
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Where Afghans fight each other
Emran Feroz

Sri Lanka and the world under the new presidency
Meera Srinivasan

Europe

Indian-origin MP in race to replace Jeremy Corbyn after Labour’s “shattering” poll defeat
PTI

Negotiators work through the night to salvage U.N. climate summit
Reuters

Palpable sense of fear among UK’s Muslims post Johnson’s win, says British-Muslim organisation
PTI

I will repay your trust, Boris Johnson tells former Labour voters
Reuters

West Asia

Iran says it’s defused 2nd cyberattack in less than a week
AP

U.S. sanctions on Iran violate international law: Mahathir
Reuters

Will not tolerate Iran’s bad behaviour: U.S. Defense Secretary
PTI

Morning digest: Centre in talks with J&K and Ladakh on special status, China-U.S. trade deal announced, and more
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5 killed, 120 injured in 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Iran

Perpetrators of school shootings badly bullied during childhood, Secret Service study reveals

China hints at cancelling U.S. tariffs

China, U.S. agree to roll back tariffs as part of trade deal: officials

NATO experiencing ‘brain death’, says France President Emmanuel Macron

Facebook says doctored UK election clip wouldn't break its ad rules

Judge orders Trump to pay $2 million over charitable foundation misuse

A suit was filed in 2018 after a 21-month probe where it was uncovered that there was “extensive unlawful political coordination” between the foundation and his election campaign

China jails 9 for selling fentanyl

China on Thursday jailed nine people for selling fentanyl to Americans, the result of a landmark joint probe, and pledged further co-operation

Iraqi forces kill six protesters in Baghdad, southern port blocked

The government has failed to find a way out of the biggest and most complicated challenge it has faced since the defeat of the Islamic State in 2017

Trump adviser Stone threatened witness, trial jury hears

In text messages, Credico confronted Stone about his September 2017 testimony to the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee

North Korea slams door on Japan PM Abe visit, calls him an ‘idiot’

N.Korea tested what it called “super-large multiple rocket launchers” on Oct. 31, but Japan said they were likely ballistic missiles that violated U.N. sanctions

Pence aide testifies in Trump impeachment inquiry, Bolton a no-show

Lawmakers are seeking to find out how much Pence knew about Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden

Ex-Twitter employees spied for Saudi Arabia, alleges U.S.

Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and

China cracks down on video gaming

China has imposed a curfew to limit the time spent by children playing games online, in the latest part of a government crackdown on youth gaming

South Koreans fake funerals to learn some life lessons

Services for the living helps people take a ‘new approach’

Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant

This marks Tehran’s fourth step away from the 2015 nuclear agreement

All 39 U.K. truck victims were from Vietnam: police

All 39 bodies found in a refrigerated truck outside London last month have now been identified as citizens of Vietnam, British police and Vietnamese

Cartel rivalry behind Mormon killings: Mexico

Family was possibly caught in crossfire, say investigators; relatives reject the claim

Documents show how Facebook harnessed user data

Partners like Amazon got special access

Poor air quality closes schools in eastern Pakistan

Dangerously poor air quality has forced Pakistan’s government to close all schools in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province and home to 11

Trade war: China says it has agreed with U.S. to cancel tariffs in phases

Tariff cancellation was an important condition for any agreement, ministry spokesman Gao Feng said, adding that both must simultaneously cancel some tariffs on each other's goods to reach a “phase one” trade deal.

Pak Hindu girl student raped and murdered, reveals autopsy report

The dental college student was found dead in her hostel room in Pakistan’s Sindh province on September 16, 2019.

Sri Lanka presidential election: TNA endorses Sajith Premadasa

The island’s main Tamil party says it based its decision on the track records of the two main candidates

MEPs lacked ‘expertise’ on Kashmir, New Delhi should allow U.N. observers to assess Valley situation: Finland’s FM

“Transparency of the situation is better as, otherwise, all kinds of rumours and reports are floating around,” says Pekka Haavisto

Iran fuels centrifuges, resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow

The Iranian move will further complicate the chances of saving the accord that European powers, Russia and the European Union have urged Iran to respect.

Indian-origin dean of Harvard Business School to step down in June 2020

Dean Nitin Nohria will step down from his post ten years after he became the first Indian-origin academician to helm the business school

Lufthansa crew strike in Germany, over 1,000 flights to be cancelled

The airline and the union have been at odds for months over the union's legal status

City of London explores steps to ‘supercharge’ India’s green finance sector

It unveils a series of recommendations, including reducing structural barriers to investment and innovative financing mechanisms tailored to the Indian landscape

Body of Indian worker killed in Singapore crane collapse being flown back

An online crowdfunding campaign has been opened till November 14 to support the victim Velmurugan Muthian’s family

France toughens stance on immigration

France joins other European states, among them Italy, Britain and Sweden, that have opted to take tougher approaches on migrants since the outbreak of the Syria conflict in 2011

4 Indian-Americans win state, local elections in US

Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi creates history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate

At least 37 killed in attack on miner convoy in Burkina Faso

Two security sources said the military vehicle leading the convoy was struck by an IED on a stretch of road where there is no cellphone network

Two former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia

One of the accused allegedly repeatedly accessed the Twitter account of a prominent critic of the Saudi royal family in early 2015

Volanic eruption creates new island in Tongan archipelago

An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another three times larger, according to a report by

Xi, Macron call climate pact ‘irreversible’ after U.S. pullout

‘Paris accord a compass for strong action on climate’

‘Straight up lied’: prosecutors blast longtime Trump adviser Stone in trial

Stone is accused of lying to the Intelligence Committee about the Trump campaign’s efforts to obtain emails hacked by Russia to harm Hillary Clinton’s candidacy

Chile President says he will not resign over protests

People are seeking constitutional reform, better social conditions

Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants and other wildlife

Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in this African wildlife reserve. But the majestic mammal got stuck in

Head of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency quits amid misconduct inquiry

U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees more than 5 million registered refugees across Jordan, Israel, Syria and Lebanon

Trump impeachment probe to enter high-stakes phase with public hearings next week

The public testimony will feature William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch

Chinese experts to help in Notre-Dame reconstruction

They are skilled at renovating wooden structures

Go under Berlin Wall in virtual reality show

Project marks 30th anniversary of fall

U.S. envoy admits Ukraine quid pro quo

In an updated testimony, Sondland says aid was tied to Ukraine launching probes into Trump’s rivals

‘H-1B denial for IT firms rises under Trump’

As a result of the more restrictive policies under U.S. President Trump, denial rates for H-1B petitions have increased from just 6% in 2015 to 24% in

Government, Opposition should talk to end deadlock in Pakistan, says protest leader

The opposition parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People Party (PPP), have also thrown their weight behind the massive anti-government rally

Democrats seize Virginia, claim win in Kentucky

U.S. Democrats claimed an upset win in Kentucky on Tuesday over a Republican Governor backed by President Donald Trump and seized control of the State

Sri Lanka election: Northern Tamils know who they don’t want in power

35 candidates are in the fray, but in the north, it’s Gotabaya versus Premadasa

Pakistan views Afghan Taliban as reliable anti-India element in Afghanistan: U.S. Congressional report

“India’s diplomatic and commercial presence in Afghanistan — and U.S. rhetorical support for it — exacerbates Pakistani fears of encirclement,” the U.S. Congressional report said.

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