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World News Hits On Sunday


Sun 18 Aug 2019 | 09:43 AM
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“See news” website presents Sunday`s dominating headlines of the world news.

Hong Kong Braces for Mass Anti-Government Rally

Hong Kong braced for a major anti-government rally planned for Sunday after an unusually calm Saturday night in what has been a summer of violent protests in the Asian financial hub. (Reuters)

India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants, Muslims Are Afraid

More than four million people in India, mostly Muslims, are at risk of being declared foreign migrants as the government pushes a hard-line Hindu nationalist agenda that has challenged the country’s pluralist traditions and aims to redefine what it means to be Indian. (The New York Times)

Sudan Just Got a Step closer to Full Democracy. Big Obstacles Remain

After almost nine months of violence and wrangling, Sudan came a step closer to a civilian government on Saturday when opposition leaders and military generals signed a power-sharing agreement in the capital, Khartoum. (CNN)

Iranian Tanker Set to Leave Gibraltar Despite US Warrant to Seize Vessel

The United States faced an against-the-clock legal battle to re-seize an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff before the vessel's shipping agent said Saturday he would go ahead with the ship's planned departure from Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday. (Fox News)

Afghanistan: Bomb Kills 63 at Wedding in Kabul

A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 63 people and wounding more than 180. (BBC)

Trump Has One Playbook, And Very Few Plays Left in It

He’s mastered tweeting from the bleachers but still struggles with the complexities of governing. (The Washington Post)

Rashida Tlaib Attends Event by Group Supporting Boycott of Israel After Rejecting West Bank Visit (Sputnik)

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