Latest World news: July 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Please Like Me’ and ‘Frontline’

By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2KbQhBC

Ceramics Aren’t Enough. Bring on the Spaceships, Italian Town Says.

By JASON HOROWITZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/2vonAfu

Philippine Bombing Kills 10, Showing Insurgents Remain a Problem

By FELIPE VILLAMOR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KhkD5Q

How Trump Allies Shifted Their Defense as Evidence of Contacts With Russians Grew

By MARK MAZZETTI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Kbq7Pz

Former FEMA Official Accused of Sexual Misconduct That Spanned Years

By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2LGBip2

Quotation of the Day: Why Global Greening Isn’t as Great as It Sounds

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2M0WLFu

Review: In a New Orleans ‘House,’ Wealthy Women Are Haunted by Slavery’s Ghosts

By BEN BRANTLEY from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2mVsj4v

With Trades, Yankees Pitching Staff Remains a Work in Progress

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Kc6uqw

Corrections: July 31, 2018

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2OsgCPz

The Third-Party Option

By DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2KhiuaA

New York City Is Thriving. Why Is Transport Such a Nightmare?

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2v2dWjd

Four People, Including a 5-Year-Old Boy, Are Shot and Killed in Queens

By BENJAMIN MUELLER and HANNAH WULKAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2v3idmO

Murder Suspect Used Dating Apps to Prey on Women, Police Say

By ASHLEY SOUTHALL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2KbEEL8

More to Come

By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2v4Zabw

Bob Woodward’s New Book Will Detail ‘Harrowing Life’ Inside Trump White House

By MATT STEVENS and JASON M. BAILEY from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2vjb15l

Vijay Mallya's UK extradition case reaches last stage, final hearing today

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said the senior district judge will hear final submissions on July 31. The judgment, however, will be reserved until a future date.

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Trump says willing to meet with Iran's Hassan Rouhani without precondition

US President Donald Trump said Monday he is happy to meet with Iran’s leaders “any time” and without preconditions

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Pakistan election body seeks Imran Khan's written reply over poll code violation...

Instead of going behind the voting screen to cast his vote in secrecy, Imran Khan was seen publicly stamping the ballot paper on the table with TV cameras filming him.

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Hundreds of trekkers stranded on Lombok volcano after Indonesia earthquake

Two helicopters had been deployed to take the trekkers off Mount Rinjani and distribute food on Indonesia’s Lombok Island.

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Teen charged with murder of Indian student she met via dating app in Australia

Maulin Rathod, an Indian student in Australia, died on July 25 at a local hospital, after he was found critically injured at the house of the girl he went following a dinner date.

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British minister accidentally refers to his Chinese wife as Japanese, in China

Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, on his first official visit to China, quickly acknowledged the “terrible” error.

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Imran Khan to take oath as Pakistan's prime minister on August 11: Report

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), led by 65-year-old Khan, has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly (NA) after the July 25 elections, but it is still short of numbers to form the government on its own.

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MH370 was 'manipulated off course' to its end: Malaysia govt report

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New report highlights govt shortcomings in Flight MH370 disappearance

An independent investigation report said the cause of the disappearance of MH370 still cannot be determined and the “possibility of intervention by a third party cannot be excluded.”

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India key partner of US in Indo-Pacific region: Trump administration

Brian Hook, senior policy Advisor to the US Secretary of State, said US and India are cooperating with other partners, especially Japan, Australia and South Korea to advance their shared vision of the Indo-Pacific.

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Indian American Seema Nanda becomes CEO of Democratic party

Nanda said she was proud to be the “first Asian American” in recent memory to lead the Democratic National Committee.

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Bomb in van kills 11 at checkpoint in Philippine south: army

A bomb exploded in a van and killed 11 people at a military checkpoint in the restive southern Philippines on Tuesday in an attack that officials blamed on militants with ties to the Islamic State group.

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Greek PM meets survivors in fire-stricken town as families mourn dead

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met survivors of a wildfire that killed at least 91 people during his first visit to the town of Mati on Monday, as rescue teams kept recovering bodies and families mourned their dead.

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U.S. detects new activity at North Korea factory that built ICBMs: source

U.S. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at the North Korean factory that produced the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, in the midst of talks to compel Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arms.