| U.S. Seeks UN Security Council Vote on New Venezuela Resolution Posted: 27 Feb 2019 12:36 PM PST  The resolution, which would likely face a Russian veto, stresses "the need to prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and to facilitate unhindered access and delivery of assistance to all in need," according to a draft of the text obtained by Bloomberg. Violence has raged along Venezuela's borders as National Assembly leader Juan Guaido and his supporters -- which include the U.S. and 50 other nations -- amassed supplies at entry points in Colombia and Brazil.
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| Trump accepts Kim 'word' he had no role in Warmbier death Posted: 28 Feb 2019 11:57 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he takes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at his word" that Kim was unaware of the alleged mistreatment of an American college student who died after being imprisoned there.
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| Stick to Marx not 'ghosts and spirits', China warns party members Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:13 AM PST  China's ruling Communist Party warned party members on Wednesday to stick to Marx and Lenin and not believe in "ghosts and spirits", in the latest effort to root out superstitious practices. China officially guarantees freedom of religion for major belief systems like Christianity, Buddhism and Islam, but party members are meant to be atheists and are especially banned from participating in what China calls superstitious practices like visiting soothsayers. There have been numerous scandals in recent years where senior party members have been accused of involvement in superstition.
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| Pakistan 'captures Indian pilot after shooting down two jets in dogfight over Kashmir' Posted: 27 Feb 2019 02:31 AM PST  Two planes shot down over Kashmir border Pakistan claims to have two pilots held Sources: jets shot down in 'four-on-four' dogfight Both countries dispute each other's claims Analysis: Pakistan and India need help climbing down, or risk another war over Kashmir Pakistan has claimed to have shot down two Indian jets and captured a pilot after a dogfight over Kashmir, igniting fears of an all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Tensions remain high on the Asian Subcontinent where tens of thousands of Indian and Pakistani soldiers face off along the disputed Kashmir boundary. There are competing claims regarding the exact details of what has taken place, but Pakistan's Major General Asif Ghafoor said a pilot was in Army custody. Pakistan had earlier said it was holding two pilots. Ghafoor said the jets had been shot down after Pakistani planes earlier Wednesday flew across the Line of Control, the de facto border in disputed Kashmir, to the Indian side in a show of strength, hitting non-military targets including supply depots. Although this version of events is disputed by India, the Pakistani official said: "The Pakistan Air Force was ready, they took them on, there was an engagement. As a result both the Indian planes were shot down and the wreckage of one fell on our side while the wreckage of the other fell on their side." Pulwama suicide attack - Map Initially, the Indian Air Force (IAF) denied Pakistani claims, despite videos of the two pilots in Pakistani captivity being broadcast by state media. The IAF is also decried claims that two Indian fighter aircraft had been shot down. But later on Wednesday a foreign ministry official told a press conference in Delhi that there was an "aerial engagement", conceding just one Indian jet was shot down. IAF sources said that there were four Pakistani F-16 fighters against four IAF MiG-21 Bison combat aircraft and the dogfight happened in a chase. The four Pakistani fighters are believed to have tried attacking an ammunition dump at Nowshera near the Line of Control in Kashmir, when they were chased by four Indian planes. India claims it has also shot down one of the Pakistani fighter jets. The incident is the latest in a dangerous sequence of events between the two countries, whose ties have been under intense strain since a February 14 suicide bombing in Indian Kashmir that killed 40 troops. Islamabad insisted the latest move was in self defence and officials said strikes had been taken at non-military targets avoiding civilian casualties. Ghafoor said: "We do not want escalation, we do not want to go towards war," at a press conference in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, calling for talks with New Delhi. Pakistan closed its airspace Wednesday, "until further notice", the civil aviation authority and the military said. A military spokesman said the decision had been taken "due to the environment". How did we get here? The claim came a little over 24 hours after Delhi said it had struck a Jaish-e-Mohammad training camp near Balakot where it said militants were preparing for imminent terrorist attacks. Islamabad had denied any camp was struck, but on Tuesday warned India to prepare for a surprise and vowed a "befitting" response at a time and place of its choosing. In a statement headed "Pakistan strikes back", the foreign ministry said the action was not retaliation " to continued Indian belligerence". "Pakistan has therefore, taken strikes at non military target, avoiding human loss and collateral damage. Sole purpose being to demonstrate our right, will and capability for self defence. Pakistani soldiers stand next to what Pakistan says is the wreckage of an Indian fighter jet shot down in Pakistan controled Kashmir at Somani area in Bhimbar district Credit: AFP A spokesman for Pakistan's military said that Indian jets had then crossed the line of control and the Pakistan air forces had gone on to shoot two of them down inside Pakistani airspace. "One of the aircraft fell inside Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while other fell inside Indian Occupied Kashmir. One Indian pilot arrested by troops on ground while two in the area," said Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor. There was no immediate response from Delhi, but Indian media did report an Indian air force jet crashed in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday morning. Delhi said on Tuesday it had said it had struck a pre-emptive blow against the Pakistan-based militant group it blames for a suicide bomb that killed at least 40 paramilitary police in Kashmir earlier this month. The force of jets destroyed a hilltop training camp near Balakot where Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) jihadists were preparing an imminent attack, the country's foreign minister said. But Pakistan dismissed that claim as "fictitious" and "self-serving", saying its own jets had intercepted the raiding force and seen it off. Pakistan's military said the Indian jets dropped their payload of bombs "in haste" as they fled and they caused no damage after landing in deserted forest. Indian soldiers gesture near the remains of an Indian Air Force helicopter after it crashed in Budgam district, outside Srinagar on February 27, 2019 Credit: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Villagers near Balakot said they had been woken by jets and four blasts in an area close to a JeM madrassa. But they denied heavy casualties and said the damage was largely to trees. One person was wounded. "We saw trees fallen down and one house damaged and four craters where the bombs had fallen," said Mohammad Ajmal, a 25-year-old who visited the site told Reuters. Another neighbour, who declined to be named, said JeM ran a nearby Islamic school. An Indian attack had been widely predicted as Narendra Modi faced domestic outrage over the bomb attack in Pulwama blamed on JeM. A history of trouble Pakistan has long been accused of harbouring and supporting militant groups as tools of its foreign policy in India, Kashmir and Afghanistan. JeM is a primarily anti-India group that forged ties with al Qaeda and has been on a UN terrorist list since 2001. India says the JeM was also behind the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament and on an Indian air force base in 2016. Pakistan denies any involvement in the Pulwama attack and has challenged Delhi to deliver actionable intelligence on who carried out the attack. Indian and Pakistan: timeline of a testy relationship Western diplomats now fear any counter retaliation by Pakistan could dangerously escalate the stand-off and trigger an international crisis. One diplomat said both sides must try to carefully measure their action to satisfy domestic nationalist fervour, while not provoking all out war. However with an Indian general election only weeks away, Mr Modi had come under intense pressure to act. As news channels on both sides of the border became increasingly bellicose, a Pakistani military spokesman even alluded to its nuclear arsenal, highlighting the escalation in hostile rhetoric. Indian soldiers and Kashmiri onlookers stand near the remains of an Indian Air Force helicopter after it crashed in Budgam district Credit: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP The spokesman said a command and control authority meeting, which decides over the use of nuclear weapons, had been convened for Wednesday, adding: "You all know what that means." The Indian strike 30 miles from the frontier was thought to be the first strike inside its neighbour's territory since their 1971 war. Indian military sources said 12 French Mirage 2000 fighters crossed the line of control dividing the adversaries in Kashmir on their raid into Pakistani territory at around 3.15am local time. Accompanied by an airborne early warning and control aircraft and a mid-air re-fueller, the Mirages reportedly employed 1,000kg precision guided munitions to hit their targets in a mission that lasted a few minutes. Kashmir: why the tension? The Kashmir dispute dates from 1947. The partition of the Indian sub-continent along religious lines led to the formation of India and Pakistan. However, there remained the problem of over 650 states, run by princes, existing within the two newly independent countries. In theory, these princely states had the option of deciding which country to join, or of remaining independent. In practice, the restive population of each province proved decisive. As a result, both India and Pakistan control parts of Kashmir, but claim it in its entirety and have fought two wars over Kashmir since Partition in 1947. Where do we go now? Pakistan have claimed the two pilots are being treated well, according to its state media. One is in hospital and one has been arrested, but there are question marks over where this tit-for-tat will go next. Islamabad has said it does not want to escalate the situation to a full-blown war - a sentiment echoed by those around the world. China is renewing calls for Pakistan and India to take steps to avoid a further deterioration of ties following the latest flare-up. Indian army soldiers arrive near the wreckage of an Indian aircraft after it crashed in Budgam area Credit: Mukhtar Khan/AP Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters at a daily briefing on Wednesday that "both Pakistan and India are important countries in the subcontinent of South Asia." He added that China hopes "they will keep in mind the regional peace and stability, exercise restraint, take effective measures to strengthen dialogue, and maintain two sides' fundamental interests and the regional peace and stability." Lu also said: "We hope they will avoid deterioration of the situation." China is longstanding close ally and arms supplier to Pakistan, but has also sought better ties with its southern neighbor and Asian rival India. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also urged the two countries to exercise restraint and avoid escalation at any cost, and said in a statement he had spoken to foreign ministers from Indian and Pakistan to "encourage both ministers to prioritise direct communication and avoid further military activity." Sign up for your essential, twice-daily briefing from The Telegraph with our free Front Page newsletter.
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| Mountain lion killed by Colorado trail runner was a kitten, necropsy report says Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:36 PM PST  The final necropsy report of the mountain lion killed by Colorado trail runner Travis Kauffman estimates the age of the lion at three to four months.
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| Woman Says She's Receiving Threats After Posting Photo of What Group Calls `Trophy Kill` Posted: 27 Feb 2019 08:43 AM PST  A Colorado hunter is being blasted on Facebook for hunting a mountain lion. The hunter says her kill was legal, but members of an environmental group are taking her to tasksaying she is nothing more than a gory-hungry trophy hunter.
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| Ivanka Trump occupies a different reality from most working women Posted: 28 Feb 2019 03:00 AM PST  Responding to a question about Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposed Green New Deal and its call for a federal job guarantee, Ivanka Trump this week offered sage wisdom: "I've spent a lot of time traveling around this country over the last four years," she said. In light of this recent controversy, it's worth revisiting Ivanka Trump's views on work through the lens of her now defunct, eponymous website dedicated to building her personal lifestyle brand – think Goop for the recently lobotomized, with fewer jade eggs and a hint of Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In. Judging by the kinds of women highlighted on her site, the working women she has in mind mostly are CEOs for jewelry and wellness companies, including her fellow bootstrapping go-getter Lauren Bush Lauren, niece of George W Bush.
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| Democrats Bet on Mueller Delivering the Goods. What If He Doesn't? Posted: 28 Feb 2019 10:00 AM PST  Or the public never sees his report?
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| Man who bought $540 of Girl Scouts cookies is arrested Posted: 27 Feb 2019 02:00 AM PST ![Man who bought $540 of Girl Scouts cookies is arrested]( "Man who bought $540 of Girl Scouts cookies is arrested") GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who bought more than 120 boxes of Girl Scouts cookies to help the scouts escape the cold has been arrested on drug charges.
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| Trump, Kim end summit abruptly but say dialogue still alive Posted: 28 Feb 2019 02:59 PM PST  The United States and North Korea on Friday put forward starkly different accounts over the breakdown of a high-stakes summit in Hanoi but offered guarded hope that they could meet again. After weeks of building expectations and with a signing ceremony ready to go, President Donald Trump abruptly ended his second-ever meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and declared a deadlock. "Sometimes you have to walk and this was just one of those times," an unusually downbeat Trump told reporters.
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| Marine Corps confirms investigation of officers in apparent 'blackface' video Posted: 28 Feb 2019 03:58 PM PST  The Marines have launched an investigation after two of their members appeared on a social media posting appearing to wear blackface.
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| India launches air strike in Pakistan; Islamabad denies militant camp hit Posted: 26 Feb 2019 07:06 PM PST ![India launches air strike in Pakistan; Islamabad denies militant camp hit]( "India launches air strike in Pakistan; Islamabad denies militant camp hit") Pakistan said it would respond at a time and place of its choice, with a military spokesman even alluding to its nuclear arsenal, highlighting the escalation in hostile rhetoric from both two sides since a suicide bombing in Kashmir this month. The spokesman said a command and control authority meeting, which decides over the use of nuclear weapons, had been convened for Wednesday, adding: "You all know what that means." The air strike near Balakot, a town 50 km (30 miles) from the frontier, was the deepest cross-border raid launched by India since the last of its three wars with Pakistan in 1971 but there were competing claims about any damage caused. The Indian government, facing an election in the coming months, said the air strikes hit a training camp belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the group that claimed a suicide car bomb attack that killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police in Kashmir on Feb. 14.
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| The Next-Generation Porsche Macan Will Be Fully Electric Posted: 27 Feb 2019 07:01 AM PST  Due in 2021, the next Macan will ride on an electric platform shared with the second-gen Taycan.
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| 'She's pregnant? Is it mine?' Prince Harry jokes about Duchess Meghan's pregnancy Posted: 27 Feb 2019 11:18 AM PST !['She's pregnant? Is it mine?' Prince Harry jokes about Duchess Meghan's pregnancy]( "'She's pregnant? Is it mine?' Prince Harry jokes about Duchess Meghan's pregnancy") Soon-to-be new father Prince Harry is practicing his dad joke skills. The prince joked about wife Meghan's baby bump.
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| J&J resumes production of baby talc in India after tests find no asbestos Posted: 28 Feb 2019 06:08 AM PST  "Johnson & Johnson has resumed production of its Johnson's Baby Powder at plants in Baddi and Mulund, India, after government sanctioned testing reaffirmed that the product does not contain asbestos," J&J said in a statement to Reuters. Reuters reported earlier on Thursday that the federal regulator had not found any asbestos in the company's talc, citing sources familiar with the matter. The federal regulator and its counterparts in Indian states launched an investigation into J&J's Baby Powder following a Reuters report in December that the firm knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos could be found in the product.
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| House passes first major gun control legislation in nearly quarter of a century Posted: 27 Feb 2019 02:08 PM PST  For now the measure is a mostly symbolic gesture, not likely to be taken up in the Republican-controlled Senate. Gun control campaigners celebrated a precious win on Wednesday when the US House of Representatives passed its first major legislation on the issue in nearly a quarter of a century. Members of Congress approved a measure requiring federal background checks for all firearms sales, including online and at gun shows, by 240 votes to 190.
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| The Latest: Vatican investigates Pell after conviction Posted: 27 Feb 2019 04:27 AM PST  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Cardinal George Pell (all times local):
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| North Korea plays up Kim Jong-un for Nobel Peace Prize amid suggestion he and Trump could share honour Posted: 26 Feb 2019 08:37 PM PST  There is growing anticipation in North Korea that Kim Jong-un will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, fanned by reports in state-run media and mandatory lectures at schools, offices and factories across the country. Suggestions that the North Korean dictator might be in line for the award initially emerged after Mr Kim met US President Donald Trump for their first summit, in Singapore in June, but have stepped up ahead of the two leaders' meetings this week in Hanoi. "After the first US-North Korean summit, the authorities began saying during propaganda lecture sessions that Kim Jong-un is a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize", a North Korean government official told RFA. "Because the two US-North Korean summits are being held one after the other, the authorities began distributing 'educational materials for the greatness of our highest leader', including a lot of propaganda about the Nobel prize", he said. Another source told RFA that the Nobel Peace Prize is suddenly a hot topic in the North Korean press, with the media claiming that the international media is proclaiming Mr Kim as "the world's greatest man". "The propaganda even says that Western and Japanese media sources are lavishing praise upon the Supreme Leader, saying he's a potential winner of the Peace Prize". The man that Mr Kim is facing across the negotiating table in Hanoi has also been mentioned as a potential winner of this year's award, with one possibility that the two men share the prize. "I believe that Mr Trump should receive the Nobel because of the contribution that he has made to achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula, but Mr Kim would not turn the honour down if it was given to both of them together", said Kim Myong-chol, executive director of the Centre for Korean-American Peace and an unofficial spokesman for the North Korean government in Japan. Mr Kim told The Telegraph that he "cannot understand" accusations levelled against Mr Trump that he is ceding too much to North Korea in return for vague promises from the North Korean regime to scrap its nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles. "The decision on the award is in the hands of the Nobel committee, but I am sure that Mr Kim would accept it if he was nominated with Mr Trump", he said. "It would be a great honour and one that indicates that things on the Korean Peninsula are going in a very favourable direction".
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| Former Vice President Joe Biden: My family wants me to run in 2020 election Posted: 26 Feb 2019 06:23 PM PST  Biden says he is in the final stages of deciding whether he will run for president.
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| Pakistan promises to free Indian pilot as 'peace gesture' Posted: 28 Feb 2019 02:55 PM PST  Pakistan promised to free a captured Indian pilot on Friday as a "peace gesture" aimed at its nuclear arch-rival, but New Delhi insisted it would remain on "heightened" military alert for attacks. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was shot down in an aerial engagement over the disputed region of Kashmir on Wednesday, had become the centrepiece of the latest conflict between the neighbours. "As a peace gesture we are releasing the Indian pilot tomorrow," Prime Minister Imran Khan told the Pakistan parliament in the first sign of a potential thaw since Tuesday when Indian fighter jets launched a raid inside Pakistani territory.
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| Tesla announces long-promised $35,000 Model 3 Posted: 28 Feb 2019 03:29 PM PST  Tesla's long-awaited Model 3 with a $35,000 price has finally arrived.
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| Apple self-driving car layoffs give hints to division's direction Posted: 27 Feb 2019 07:48 PM PST  The tech firm said in a filing with state regulators that it planned to lay off people from eight different Santa Clara County facilities near its Cupertino, California, headquarters, as of April 16. A company spokesman confirmed that the reduction was from the self-driving car program. Among those laid off were at least two dozen software engineers, including a machine learning engineer, and 40 hardware engineers, according to a letter sent by Apple to California employment regulators earlier this month.
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| China expresses 'deep concern' over India-Pakistan conflict Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:53 PM PST  A senior Chinese diplomat expressed "deep concern" over the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan on Wednesday, after the two countries said they shot down each other's fighter jets. State Councillor Wang Yi, the Chinese government's top diplomat made the comments in a telephone conversation with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, China's foreign ministry said in a statement on its website on Thursday. Qureshi telephoned Wang to inform him of the latest developments in the conflict and to express hope that China would continue to play a "constructive role" in easing tensions, the statement said.
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| New solutions for the old problem of illegal massage parlors Posted: 27 Feb 2019 07:33 PM PST  BOSTON (AP) — They're nestled amid bustling downtowns and tucked into nondescript strip malls across quiet suburbs. Brothels posing as massage parlors and Asian spas have been part of the American landscape for decades, hidden in plain sight.
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| Trump Says He Walked Out on Kim After U.S. Demands Rejected Posted: 28 Feb 2019 05:23 AM PST  Trump said Kim "wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety, and we couldn't do that." In exchange, the North Korean leader had offered to dismantle its main nuclear facility at Yongbyon. The U.S. presented Kim with evidence of additional secret nuclear sites, surprising the North Koreans, according to Trump. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said that even without Yongbyon the country would still possess missiles, warheads and other elements of a nuclear program that were unacceptable to the U.S.
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| Hyundai, Kia recall over 500K vehicles as fire risk spreads Posted: 28 Feb 2019 10:09 AM PST  DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia have added more than a half-million vehicles to 3 ½-year string of U.S. recalls for engine failures and fires.
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| Pakistan will free downed pilot to ease India stand off, Imran Khan pledges Posted: 28 Feb 2019 08:30 AM PST  Pakistan will today (FRI) release an Indian airman shot down over Kashmir in what Imran Khan said was a peace gesture to ease tensions in an escalating military crisis with India. The promise to release Wg Cdr Abhinanda Varthaman followed two days of air strikes and clashes which had raised fears the nuclear-armed neighbours were on the brink of war. India on Thursday said it welcomed the return of its officer, but said its troops would remain on high alert as the adversaries traded fire across their disputed frontier in Kashmir. "We have captured a pilot of India. As a gesture of peace we are going to release him to India tomorrow," Mr Khan told the country's parliament. "But this de-escalation effort should not be considered as weakness." India had demanded the immediate safe return of Wg Cdr Varthaman after his MiG-21 was shot down, and protested Pakistan's release of video showing his captivity. India called for the immediate and safe return of Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman Donald Trump said America had been trying to get the two sides to climb down from their confrontation. "I think hopefully that's going to be coming to an end," the US president said in Hanoi where he was holding talks with Kim Jong un. The regional rivals have been brought to their most severe confrontation in nearly two decades after a suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 40 police of February 14. India blames the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad and has demanded that Islamabad take action. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his countrymen on Thursday to "unite, fight, live, work and win as one" against an unnamed enemy "seeking to destabilise India". "In the face of their objective [to destabilise], every Indian should stand like a wall against them" he said while talking to more than 10 million of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata (BJP) supporters via a mass video conference. Pulwama suicide attack - Map "We have to show the enemy that this nation will neither stop, nor will its development stop" he said, but without naming Pakistan. Jet fighters from both sides clashed on Wednesday. Pakistan said it had shot down two Indian jets, with one landing inside its territory. India said only one of its jets was missing and it had in turn shot down a Pakistani F-16. That was denied by Pakistan. The son of a decorated fighter pilot, 36-year old Wg Cdr Varthaman was hailed in India as a hero. The captured pilot's father, a former air marshal, was a consultant for a film two years ago about an Indian Air Force pilot whose combat aircraft is downed in Pakistan. The senior retired officer had said he hoped his son "does not get tortured and comes home safe and sound in body and mind". Those living close to the disputed line of control dividing Kashmir continued to endure shelling. Habibullah Khan, a 55-year-old in the town of Mendhar just inside Indian territory, said on Thursday shells had landed in wheat fields near his home. Schools and markets had closed as residents were driven indoors. "Everything is in the hands of God. None dies without the will of the Almighty. But at the same time, we are in the line of fire. We are lucky that shells didn't land in our house and instead fell in the fields. But I don't know how long will I and my family survive," he told the Telegraph. Haji Munawar Hussain, a resident of Mankote, said Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy mortar and gunfire with shells landing in a market and near houses as well. "it is a terrible situation here, the 65-year-old said. "The shells are falling everywhere, in the ravines, in the fields and outside the houses. We are terribly scared." With additional reporting by Ishfaq Naseem in Srinagar
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| UN to vote on dueling US, Russia drafts on Venezuela Posted: 27 Feb 2019 08:52 PM PST  The UN Security Council will vote Thursday on two rival draft resolutions from the United States and Russia aimed at confronting the crisis in Venezuela, but both are expected to fail, according to diplomats. Battered by an economic meltdown, Venezuela descended into a major political crisis when opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president in January and asserted that President Nicolas Maduro was no longer legitimate. On Wednesday, the United States put forward a measure that would call for presidential elections to end the political standoff and unimpeded deliveries of aid to ease shortages of food and medicine in Venezuela.
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| Southwest Airlines wing scrapes runway during aborted landing in Hartford Posted: 27 Feb 2019 05:56 PM PST  A Southwest flight from Orlando to Hartford, Connecticut, ended up diverting to Rhode Island after trying to land three times in high winds.
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| PG&E likely started the Camp Fire and expects a $10.5B impact to its bottom line, it tells regulators Posted: 28 Feb 2019 11:59 AM PST ![PG&E likely started the Camp Fire and expects a $10.5B impact to its bottom line, it tells regulators]( "PG&E likely started the Camp Fire and expects a $10.5B impact to its bottom line, it tells regulators") Amid PG&E's bankruptcy, the company notified investors that the evidence points to its transmission equipment, In a regulatory filing.
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| Thousands stranded in Bangkok as flights affected by India Pakistan tensions Posted: 28 Feb 2019 03:16 AM PST  Thai Airways flights resumed by Thursday afternoon after the airline secured permission to reroute flights over Chinese airspace, but it could take up to three days to clear a backlog of 3,000 passengers, an airline official said. Flights to and from London, Munich, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Vienna, Stockholm, Zurich, Copenhagen, Oslo, Frankfurt and Rome had been scheduled to fly over Pakistani airspace on Thursday, Thai Airways said in a statement. Most of the airline's European flights leave after midnight and the cancellations left scores of passengers stuck at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on the outskirts of Bangkok.
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| Kraft pleads not guilty to solicitation charges Posted: 28 Feb 2019 10:32 AM PST  New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleaded not guilty to solicitation of prostitution charges and is requesting a non-jury trial.
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| Michael Cohen testimony was a WWE body slam against Trump. Here's why it's credible. Posted: 28 Feb 2019 05:26 AM PST  People involved in crimes rarely testify against co-conspirators from the goodness of their hearts. That doesn't mean what Cohen has to say is untrue.
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| SoCal police: Mother to face charges after daughter dies, son thrown off balcony Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:05 PM PST  An Upland mother is expected to face charges for killing her infant girl and throwing her son off a balcony, police say.
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| The Latest: N Carolina operative out of jail in ballot case Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:42 PM PST  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the unresolved North Carolina congressional race (all times local):
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| Netanyahu says graft allegations a 'witch hunt' to topple him Posted: 28 Feb 2019 11:07 AM PST  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called corruption allegations a "witch hunt" meant to topple him after the attorney general announced plans to indict him. Speaking in a televised statement a couple of hours after the attorney general's announcement, Netanyahu said he planned on being prime minister for a long time to come despite the allegations. "The left knows it cannot beat us at the polling booth, so for the past three years they have been carrying out an unprecedented witch hunt which has one aim: to topple the right-wing government which I lead," he said.
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| The 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Has Another Crazy Suspension System Posted: 27 Feb 2019 09:10 AM PST  AMG's hot-rod version of the new mid-size SUV replaces the GLE43.
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| Target, Vineyard Vines team up on new limited edition collaboration for spring Posted: 28 Feb 2019 10:07 AM PST ![Target, Vineyard Vines team up on new limited edition collaboration for spring]( "Target, Vineyard Vines team up on new limited edition collaboration for spring") Target will likely have a whale of a time with its latest limited-edition collaboration with Vineyard Vines that debuts in May.
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| Marie Kondo Helps Celebs Like Jennifer Garner, Hasan Minhaj Get a Head Start on Spring Cleaning Posted: 27 Feb 2019 12:27 PM PST  The tidying expert has gone viral following the premiere of her Netflix series Tidying Up With Marie Kondo
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| TripAdvisor names the world's best beaches for 2019 Posted: 27 Feb 2019 03:05 PM PST ![TripAdvisor names the world's best beaches for 2019]( "TripAdvisor names the world's best beaches for 2019") Plan some fun in the sun with the winners of TripAdvisor's 2019 Travelers' Choice awards for beaches.
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| There are red flags common in human trafficking cases. Here's how the Florida spas compare Posted: 28 Feb 2019 02:31 PM PST  The red flags present in Florida that human trafficking possibly occurred are similar to those experts describe in a variety of other cases.
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