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Controversy trailing him, Trump heads for Israeli-Palestinian talks

File photo/AFP JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump heads for Israel and the Palestinian territories Monday as part of his first trip abroad since taking office, hoping to renew peace efforts but with controversy trailing him. The unpredictable president arrives having already upturned expectations when it comes to the decades-old Middle East conflict, giving Palestinians more hope than they may have anticipated and disappointing right-wing Israelis who heralded his election. He has spoken of
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PSP reiterates call to shut down Karachi, Sindh

KARACHI: People who were agitated at the closure of Shahra-e-Faisal should be ready for the entire city to be shut down, said Pak Sarzameen Party chief Mustafa Kamal on Sunday. The people who are facing trouble in providing basic facilities to their families will take to the streets and even the entire province, Sindh, could be closed down, he said while talking to the media. "We will not move an inch from our 16-point demand." During the news conference, Kamal also welcomed Pakistan Muslim Le
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Happy? Sad? Full of...? Sony film gives life to emojis

Photo: The Emoji Movie Twitter LOS ANGELES: If emojis were alive, their job would not be easy: called on at all hours to show up on screen happy-faced, with heart-shaped eyes, as mini-pizzas or ... piles of poop. They form the indispensable background to our digital lives. It is almost impossible to imagine a text message without emojis. These thousands of symbols establish the tone to our communications: happy, sad, annoyed, frustrated, ironic. New York´s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) last year
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International pressure on Jadhav case unacceptable, says Khursheed Shah

SUKKUR: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah said Pakistan will not accept international pressure in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. He was speaking to the media on the sidelines of an event in the city on Sunday. Also read: Who is Kulbhushan Jadhav? Praising the courageous operation by security agencies which resulted in the arrest of a ?serving Indian agent,? Shah said the government should resolve the issue according to our own laws. Talking about the issues facing the
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?Star Wars? at 40: The Force is still strong

Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: The date was 1977, and no one had yet made "whooshing" lightsaber noises with a broomstick or yelled "May the Fourth be with you" at strangers. But that was all about to change as a 33-year-old Californian filmmaker named George Walton Lucas Jr. prepared to release his third feature -- a far-fetched, slightly corny intergalactic saga of good and evil starring a sulky farm boy with daddy issues. Jump forward 40 years and "Star Wars" has grown into the most lucrative and
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India's 'new Silk Road' snub highlights gulf with China

Photo: Reuters  NEW DELHI: China invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and six cabinet colleagues to its "new Silk Road" summit this month, even offering to rename a flagship Pakistani project running through disputed territory to persuade them to attend, a top official in Modi's ruling group and diplomats said. But New Delhi rebuffed Beijing's diplomatic push, incensed that a key project in its massive initiative to open land and sea corridors linking China with the rest of Asia and bey
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Pune take on Mumbai in IPL title showdown

Photo: BCCI  HYDERABAD, INDIA: Steve Smith´s Rising Pune Supergiant eye their maiden Indian Premier League crown as they meet tournament favourites Mumbai Indians in a mouth-watering title clash in Hyderabad on Sunday. Pune, who ended seventh in the eight-team Twenty20 tournament last year, had a mixed start this season only to pick up momentum towards the business end. Pune´s record buy Ben Stokes proved to be the trump card as the England all-rounder´s showing with the bat and ball was inst
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Mashal Khan's chehlum to be observed today in Swabi

SWABI: The chehlum for Mashal Khan will be observed in his native town Zaida, Swabi today. Prayers will be held for the student of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan who was killed over blasphemy allegations. The police have so far arrested 57 people suspected to be involved in Mashal's killing. The most recent arrested was of Hammad, a student of Zoology at AWKUM. On May 16, the police arrested a lecturer of Islamic Studies and two students in Mashal's lynching case. Wajid, alias Malang, wa
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Mashal Khan's chehlum observed in Swabi today

SWABI: The chehlum for Mashal Khan was observed in his native town Zaida, Swabi on Sunday. A large number of locals visited Mashal's grave and held prayers for the Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan student who was brutally murdered over blasphemy allegations. The police have so far arrested 57 people suspected to be involved in Mashal's killing. The most recent arrested was of Hammad, a student of Zoology at AWKUM. On May 16, the police arrested a lecturer of Islamic Studies and two student
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Mashal Khan's chehlum observed in Swabi

SWABI: The chehlum for Mashal Khan was observed in his native town Zaida, Swabi on Sunday. A large number of locals visited Mashal's grave and held prayers for the Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan student who was brutally murdered over blasphemy allegations. A Quran Khwani was also held at Mashal's house, where his family members had gathered to commemorate the chehlum.  Speaking to the media, Mashal's father Iqbal Jan reiterated his call for the arrest of the 'real' perpetrators of the mur
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G20 health ministers agree to tackle antibiotics resistance

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech at the meeting of the G20 health ministers in Berlin, Germany, May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch  Health ministers from the G20 leading economies, meeting for the first time on Saturday, agreed to work together to tackle issues such as a growing resistance to antibiotics and to start implementing national action plans by the end of 2018. Germany, which holds the G20 presidency this year, said it was an "important breakthrough" that all nations
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Pastry chef paints cookies in Trump's likeness

Image courtesy: Reuters video Co-owner Sarah Silverman opened up Cupcake Market in April 2016 and had the idea to have iconic, "fun, cartoony" faces painted on sugar cookies. "It was perfect timing because it was right when the primaries were going on so opening day, I remember, we had no one coming into our shop and my dad put out the cookies up front on a bench, and then, like, everyone started coming," Silverman said. "We do 40 cookies a day and it's usually like a two-day process. One chef
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Five killed in Indonesia boat fire

Image courtesy: News of Bahrain JAKARTA: At least five people were killed when a boat carrying nearly 200 people caught fire in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday. The vessel caught fire on Friday afternoon in the waters off the archipelago´s main Java island, prompting the captain to order people to abandon the boat, the national disaster management agency said. The agency said the fire might have caused by a short circuit in one of the trucks carried on board. Rescuers have evacuated 141 peo
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Turkish NBA star denied entry to Romania after passport canceled: police

Mar 11, 2017; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder centre Enes Kanter (11) drives to the basket in front of Utah Jazz centre Jeff Withey (24) during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports  US-based Turkish basketball star Enes Kanter was refused entry into Romania on Saturday because his Turkish passport had been cancelled, Romanian border police said. Kanter, who plays in the NBA for Oklahoma City Thunder, is a long-time suppor
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Actress-model Cara Delevingne rocks shaved head at Cannes' Magnum x Moschino party

Model Cara Delevingne. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok Actress and model Cara Delevingne recently attended the Magnum x Moschino party in Cannes Thursday night along with Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott and other celebrities. The 24-year-old, who has recently shaved her head for her role in Life in a Year ? in which she plays a woman with cancer who has one year to live ? said she'd go to "any length" for a "great" movie part. Actors T. J. Miller and his wife Kate Miller, model Daisy Lowe, and
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Passenger jet collides with truck at Los Angeles airport, injuring 8

Image courtesy: Reuters video An Aeromexico passenger jet collided with a utility truck on a taxiway of Los Angeles International Airport shortly after landing on Saturday, injuring eight employees who were aboard the truck, but no one on the plane was hurt, authorities said. The cause of the mishap, which damaged the right wing of the Boeing 737 and left the large supply truck overturned on its side, remained under investigation, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Six
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Trump, US officials sway to tunes of Saudi Arabian ardha dance wielding swords

US President Donald Trump dances with a sword as he arrives at a welcome ceremony by Saudi Arabia´s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al Murabba Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  Swords in hand, swaying left, right and centre to drums beating to a slow tune on drums, officials from the Trump administration, including US President Donald Trump himself, on Saturday danced alongside Keffiyeh-sporting Saudi Arabian leaders in a traditional merrymaking event.
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Wielding swords, Trump, US officials sway to tunes of Arabian ardha dance

US President Donald Trump dances with a sword as he arrives at a welcome ceremony by Saudi Arabia´s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al Murabba Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  Swords in hand, swaying left, right and centre to drums beating to a slow tune on drums, officials from the Trump administration, including US President Donald Trump himself, on Saturday danced alongside Keffiyeh-sporting Saudi Arabian leaders in a traditional merrymaking event.
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Venezuela anti-government unrest marks 50th day with huge marches

Opposition supporters clash with riot security forces while rallying against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins  CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL: Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Saturday to mark 50 days of protests against the unpopular government of President Nicolas Maduro, with unrest gaining momentum despite a rising death toll and chaotic scenes of nighttime looting. At least 46 people have been killed in the worst
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UK PM May's Conservatives lead Labour by 13 points: Opinium poll

File Photo EDINBURGH: British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party has seen its lead narrow slightly ahead of a June 8 national election but it remains well ahead of its opposition, an Opinium poll showed on Saturday. The poll conducted on May 16 and 17 showed the Conservatives with 46 percent, down from 47 percent a week earlier, while the Labour Party had 33 percent, up one percentage point. The Liberal Democrats had 8 percent while the United Kingdom Independence Party and the Sc
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UK PM May's Conservatives lead Labour by 13 points: Opinion poll

File Photo EDINBURGH: British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party has seen its lead narrow slightly ahead of a June 8 national election but it remains well ahead of its opposition, an Opinium poll showed on Saturday. The poll conducted on May 16 and 17 showed the Conservatives with 46 percent, down from 47 percent a week earlier, while the Labour Party had 33 percent, up one percentage point. The Liberal Democrats had 8 percent while the United Kingdom Independence Party and the Sc
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Four policemen including SHO killed in Kohat attack

File Photo KOHAT: Four policemen, including a station house officer (SHO), were killed in an attack on a police van here late Saturday, officials said. According to police, SHO Lachi police station, Khanullah, had led a police team to Kamal Khel area for the arrest of wanted suspects. The police team, comprising four mobiles, was returning whey they came under attack by terrorists in Mohsin Khel area. As a consequence, SHO Lachi Khanullah, Additional SHO Tahir Mahmood, Constable Abid and Tanvi
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India thinks Saba Qamar is ?Pakistan?s finest export?

The Pakistani actress who proved her mettle in Pakistani dramas with her brilliant dialogue delivery and acting is winning hearts in India too. Saba Qamar made her debut in Bollywood with Hindi Medium, starring alongside the versatile Irrfan Khan. While Irrfan is a class apart when it comes to delivering hits, Qamar has also proved herself a versatile actor who can mould herself in any character. And so when news came of her starring alongside Irrfan, unlike so many others, we not for a moment
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Imran warns govt against curbs on media, social media

QUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has warned the government against imposition of curbs on media and social media. The PTI chief said that his party will not allow the government to suppress the voice of the people in any case. The statement was made during his address with participants of a PTI rally at Quetta's Ayub Stadium on Friday. Staying of Jadhav sentence result of Nawaz-Jindal meeting: Imran The PTI chairman is expected to make an important announcemen
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US, Saudi agree arms deals worth almost $110 billion: White House

US President Donald Trump (R) and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN    Washington has agreed arms deals with Saudi Arabia worth almost $110 billion, a White House official said Saturday, the first day of President Donald Trump´s visit to the traditional US ally. "This package of defence equipment and services support the long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region in the fac
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