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The BBC's Gavin Lee boards a small boat to see some of the dangers face by migrants who cross the English Channel.

The forests provide protective 'clothing' for sacred spaces but farmland is putting these ancient trees at risk.

Footage shows officers beating people with batons and using pepper spray in train carriages.

Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong's international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2LiLG3r

Authorities in the Bahamas made a last-minute plea to residents and tourists on Saturday to seek shelter as time ran out before powerful Hurricane Dorian hits, warning those that refused to move that... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2ZxpdJ7

Riot police violently tackle suspected protesters in Hong Kong's metro system after demonstrations.

Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2NKd9xQ

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson challenged lawmakers to deliver on the Brexit vote and not thwart his plans to take Britain out of the European Union on October 31. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2LjPfX9

After a frantic week in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, residents of Fort Pierce, Florida breathed a bit easier on Saturday when forecasters said the state's central Atlantic Coast may dodge a... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/32gazUf

U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to an agreement that would reduce fighting and allow full peace talks among Afghans, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, a day after insurgent forces stormed the strategic northern city of Kunduz. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ldpadf

US President Donald Trump has nominated Shireen Mathews, an Indian-American lawyer, to be a federal judge. She is a partner with the elite law firm Jones Day, where she specialises in white-collar crimes.  from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/2NFOTNf

Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle's estranged father, has criticised being made a "ghost" in her life -- while accusing his daughter of telling "lies" about how she financed her university education. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2zHz0NY

US and Taliban negotiators are "at the threshold of an agreement" to end 18 years of conflict between them, Washington's top negotiator said Sunday as he concluded their latest talks. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2PxXAeW

The United States is preparing to impose 15 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports valued at roughly $112 billion, a rate five per cent points higher than President Donald Trump had initially threatened on Aug 1.  from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/2PyWZtK

Time was running out for Debra Stevens. But the 911 dispatcher didn't seem concerned. "Somebody save me!" Stevens screamed as the water level crept up inside her car, which was stranded in floodwater. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2ZGTwwM

Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong's international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HCazWG

Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zDKrX2

Iran on Saturday displayed for reporters what it said was an intact satellite ready for orbit, hitting back against President Donald Trump's comments suggesting a "catastrophic accident" had delayed... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2MOOd8s

Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi is shown flying a fighter jet, wearing combat fatigues, and firing a gun.

Paula Garner is currently nursing more than 80 poorly hedgehogs back to health.

When Daniel Tyler went backpacking, little did he know he'd end up a star in Malaysia.

The star talks about singing with her heroes on her 11th and apparently final album Threads.

Women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault shed light on their stories in a new film.

A recent remark by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about "North Korea's rogue behavior" will make talks with the United States more difficult, the North's KCNA news agency on Saturday quoted its vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, as saying. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/30Kyb32

The US on Sunday is expected to hit billions of dollars worth of Chinese products with 15 per cent duties, in the first of two rounds of new tariffs, a move that will further escalate the ongoing trade war between the two economic giants.  from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/2ZHnFrU

US stocks traded mixed, erasing much of the gains in morning sessions, as trade-sensitive shares indicated cautious investor sentiment on U.S.-China trade tensions, and Wall Street digested the latest data on consumer spending.  from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/2ZyCC4x

The account of Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey was hacked on Friday afternoon, sending public tweets and retweets including racial slurs and curse words to 4 million followers before Twitter secured the account. from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/2HDMRtg

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A recent remark by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about "North Korea's rogue behavior" would make talks with the United States more difficult, the North's KCNA news agency on Saturday quoted its vice foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, as saying. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ZzUNpz

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and four other men face the death penalty if found guilty.

Protesters were expected to gather in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday in the latest of a series of anti-government demonstrations that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MLg5dG

President Donald Trump said he dismissed his personal assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, after she divulged personal information about the Trump family during an off-the-record dinner with reporters. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2NDbf1X

Welcome to the waning months of 2019, when nature's brewing, barreling hurricanes are strengthening, and humanity's disdain for walking has made preparing for those hurricanes increasingly strange. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2ZrUs9f

A powerful storm has formed in the Atlantic, threatening Florida and parts of the Bahamas. But another one formed on Twitter this week, after a former Canadian prime minister tweeted that she hoped... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2ZrswC9

In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump revealed a detailed aerial image of an Iranian missile launch pad, an unusual disclosure that may have confirmed the United States is violating Iran's... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2MNdOii

Raging wildfires have drawn the world's attention to the Amazon but immolation is just one of the dangers facing the world's largest rain forest, environmental experts across the region say. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2LcbOOH

The attorney general's office of the Dominican Republic said on Friday that it had dropped charges against former Major League Baseball player Luis Castillo after the pitcher presented evidence in his favor. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HCBb9Z

Alleged 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp will finally go on trial in 2021, almost two decades after the devastating Al-Qaeda attack, the New... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2HBtAZf

Niquel Johnson paid for three drinks in Philadelphia on Sunday, and in typical Starbucks fashion, an employee asked for his name. Johnson, 40, told them "Aziz," his Islamic name pronounced ah-zeez. He... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2PtRAE5

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya, which is at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran, and sanctioned its captain. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/32iuDW6

Fans flock to honour the influential Ivorian musician, who died in a motorcycle accident this month.

China effectively expelled a Wall Street Journal reporter from the country, one month after the newspaper published a report detailing allegations that a cousin of Chinese leader Xi Jinping was... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2Lae8FC

Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran was headed to Lebanon's waters, but the United States later said the ship was sailing to Syria. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/329uOTw

The trade war between the world's two largest economies is set to intensify with new tariffs.

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.

Brazil's foreign minister and President Jair Bolsonaro's son met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to discuss the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, although no concrete measures to deal with the blazes were announced. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ZH9hzU

He said that China has lost at least three million jobs - is this true?

Where millions live without access to a psychiatrist, one innovative scheme is trying to plug the gap.

Global Markets: Asian shares rose on Friday as China struck a hopeful tone on trade with the United States but continued fears about a global growth slowdown from Zee Business: World News https://ift.tt/2NIZFSP

Criminals used previously unknown vulnerabilities to implant monitoring software, research shows.

Florida residents on Thursday were bracing for a hurricane that was threatening to smack into the centre of the state over the Labor Day weekend, and President Donald Trump said it appeared the... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2UdVnUT

President Donald Trump on Thursday took a key step toward reorganizing the nation's armed forces to focus more on the threats posed in space, formally establishing the United States Space Command, the... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2zwu9iB

By ANNIE KARNI and MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MJ2yn9

They swept the dirt from its path as the old rocket plane was rolled out of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on Tuesday night. from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2ZGEMKA

A Dominican court released former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel on bail on Thursday after he spent nine days in detention over allegations of money laundering. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NG9roE

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Friday ahead of another weekend of planned protests in the Chinese-ruled city that is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing more than two decades ago. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MJ911p

Mr Wong's political party says the leading activist was "forcefully pushed into a minivan" by police.

Tourists flocked to Central Florida on Thursday for an intergalactic experience: the grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Walt Disney World. But they may be in for some atmospheric action as... from NDTV News - World-news https://ift.tt/2PlJYDy

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the Philippines could take a "bigger step" in the joint development of oil and gas resources in the South China Sea if they can properly handle their dispute over sovereignty. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ue9j16