World, Asia, 30th Jun 2019, News & Stories from India

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World Asia 30 Jun 2019

World, Asia, 30 Jun 2019

Meteorologists say a weakening of the high-level jet stream is increasingly causing weather systems to stall and leading summer temperatures to soar. Five of Europe's hottest summers in the last 500 years have happened in this century. (Photo: Representational)

Europe sweats as record breaking temperature soars

Wildfires burned tracts of land in France and Spain at the weekend as Europe sweltered in record-breaking temperatures.

30 Jun 2019 9:53 PM

'What’s going to happen is over the next two or three weeks, the teams are going to start working to see whether or not they can do something. Very big stuff. Pretty complicated, but not as complicated as people think,' Trump said. (Photo: File I AFP)

'We have chemistry' and other 'surreal' quotes from historic Trump-Kim meet

It was a historic first as Donald Trump stepped over a small concrete block onto North Korean soil.

30 Jun 2019 9:32 PM

The industry is sluggish on growth front as it is under constant scrutiny from regulators and law enforcement agencies. (Photo: Representational image)

Casinos in China use hidden cams, facial recognition to spot hidden losers

The technology uses algorithms that process the way customers behave at the betting table to determine their risk appetite.

30 Jun 2019 8:27 PM

A source at the scene said, Stephanie Grisham got in ‘an all-out brawl’ with North Korean officials. (Photo: ANI)

White House press secretary left bruised after brawl with North Korea officials

Trump met Kim in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea, making him first sitting US president to set foot in the territory.

30 Jun 2019 8:09 PM

Activists have also said they will try to disrupt an annual flag-raising ceremony attended by senior Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials in the morning.

Hong Kong prepared for more protests on handover anniversary

Activists have also said they will try to disrupt an annual flag-raising ceremony attended by senior officials.

30 Jun 2019 7:47 PM

'What a beautiful couple,' he quipped before his audience of Air Force personnel, referring to Ivanka Trump and Pompeo. (Photo: AP)

Watch: Trump calls daughter Ivanka, Mike Pompeo 'beauty and the beast'

Donald Trump was giving an address to the Air Force personnel at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on Sunday.

30 Jun 2019 7:02 PM

Qasim Afghan, a Kandahar police spokesman, said some security forces were also killed in the attack, and that communications with the centre of the district were cut off. (Photo: Representational)

8 election commission employees killed in Afghanistan

The Taliban used explosive-filled vehicles to attack Maruf district centre in southern Kandahar province.

30 Jun 2019 5:38 PM

Doha had on June 24 announced that it has decided to invest USD 3 billion in Pakistan which is grappling to overcome a severe financial crisis. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan receives USD 500 from Qatar

This was announced on Monday after a two-day visit of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to Pakistan.

30 Jun 2019 3:40 PM

Suhail Shaheen said both sides are looking for "tangible results" as they try to hammer out the fine print of agreements that will see the eventual withdrawal of over 20,000 U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan, and end America's longest-running war. (Photo: AP)

Taliban say latest round of talks with US 'critical'

Both sides sat down to negotiate just days after Pompeo said the US was hopeful of deal to end Afghanistan's protracted war by September 1.

30 Jun 2019 2:28 PM

It is the holiest site in Judaism and the third holiest for Muslims after Mecca and Medina, administered by the Muslim Waqf but secured by Israeli police. (Photo: AP)

Palestinian minister arrested by Israel in Jerusalem

The status of Al-Aqsa, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, is one of the most sensitive issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

30 Jun 2019 2:19 PM

Trump is telling reporters as he meets with Kim Jong Un in a building named The Freedom House on the South Korean side that "the world is watching." (Photo: AP)

Press, North Korean guards scuffle; Press Secretary faces bruises

North Korean guards tried to physically prevent members of the U.S. press pool from entering the room, pushing and shoving.

30 Jun 2019 1:56 PM

President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Here is the timeline of ups and downs in Donald Trump - Kim Jong Un negotiations

Sunday was their third high-stakes meet since they launched negotiations last year to resolve the nuclear crisis.

30 Jun 2019 1:25 PM

After shaking hands with Kim over the line that marks where their two countries and their allies fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War, Trump walked for several steps into North Korean territory, before another handshake. (Photo: AP)

Trump meets Kim Jong Un, becomes first US leader to enter North Korean territory

The two men then walked into Seoul’s territory together -- pausing on the line for photographers -- where they were joined by Moon Jae-in.

30 Jun 2019 12:46 PM

'The leaders of the US and North Korea will have a handshake for peace standing at Panmunjom, the symbol of division,' South's President Moon Jae-in said. (Photo: File)

Trump, Kim Jong Un to 'shake hands for peace' today: South Korea

'We're going to the DMZ border and I'll be meeting with Chairman Kim. I look forward to it very much,' Trump said.

30 Jun 2019 10:39 AM

Trump stressed that he believes the Palestinians, who have boycotted his administration since his December 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, want an agreement. (Photo: ANI)

If you don't do it now, it'll never happen: Trump on Israeli-Palestinian peace deal

'With me being President, if you don't get that deal done it'll never happen,' he was quoted as saying.

30 Jun 2019 9:34 AM

US President Donald Trump heads for the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two Koreas on Sunday and a possible impromptu summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in what would be a remarkable diplomatic spectacle. (Photo: AFP)

Trump invites Kim to ‘say hello’; heads for demilitarised zone

Kim 'very much wants' to meet, Trump said after he invited Kim to third diplomatic date after their encounters in Singapore and Hanoi.

30 Jun 2019 9:24 AM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Oz PM tweets selfie with PM, says ‘Kithana acha he Modi’

The two leaders were in Osaka, Japan, for the G20 Summit that ended on Saturday.

30 Jun 2019 1:26 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel during an event on women empowerment during the G-20 summit in Osaka on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

G-20 summit: PM Modi backs fight against economic fugitives

The Prime Minister also took part in a special session on empowerment of women.

30 Jun 2019 1:00 AM

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