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BEIJING (Reuters) - China is discussing with India a visit by Chinese border forces to build trust on their disputed frontier, China's defense ministry said on Thursday, as the neighbors seek to reset ties following a summit between their leaders. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J0kEzt

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Former Test batsman Adam Voges has replaced Justin Langer as the new head coach of Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers, officials said Thursday. from Latest Cricket News, Cricket Info, Sports News Updates - NDTVSports.com https://ift.tt/2kEdpP6

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's ambassador to Washington is returning to the United States after being recalled for consultations two weeks ago over a U.S. decision to move its Israeli Embassy to contested Jerusalem, an official in the Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J2RWd3

In Kairana, RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan defeated her nearest rival, BJP's Mriganka Singh by over 55,000 votes. SP candidate Naimul Hasan won in Bijnor's Noorpur by 6,211 votes defeating Avani Singh of BJP, adding to the party's humiliating defeat in bypolls barely a year from general elections. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2sk3VfZ

On Wednesday, a video clip of Tuticorin native Santhosh asking Rajinikanth who he was went viral and subjected the 67-year-old actor to vicious trolling on social media. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2xDk6KL

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BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. assertions that China is militarizing the South China Sea are "ridiculous", China said on Thursday, after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Washington would confront China's actions in the disputed waterways. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xvtjEz

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said in a Reuters interview published on Thursday that he does not expect the next election in Italy to become a referendum on its euro zone membership. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LL8cRV

ROME (Reuters) - Italy on Thursday was awaiting a decision from right-wing leader Matteo Salvini on whether to join a last-ditch attempt to form a government and avoid snap elections that would be focused on membership of the euro zone. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LMiZvd

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States' claims that China is militarizing the South China Sea are "ridiculous", China said on Thursday, after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Washington would continue to confront Beijing's actions in the disputed waterways. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xwG69O

GENEVA (Reuters) - Fighting has escalated in the Libyan city of Derna, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian office said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2kAqnNA

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's largest Muslim group on Thursday urged Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia to make sure "racists and bigots have no place in the party". from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JkNCcH

GENEVA (Reuters) - Fighting in the Libyan city of Derna has reached unprecedented levels, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian office said in a report on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2J2sTLz

GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday it was sending two surgical teams to Gaza and setting up a surgical unit in the enclave's main hospital to treat heavy casualties from clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ssdFEt

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MADRID (Reuters) - The future of Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hung in the balance on Thursday, with the opposition Socialists a whisker away from forcing him out of office as deputies began debating a no-confidence motion against his government. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2La0Hmj