World News Hits on Wednesday

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Twitter Suspends Account Hours after Trump Retweeted It

In a move that will likely embolden President Donald Trump's claims that social media companies are biased against him and his supporters, Twitter suspended an account Tuesday evening that the President had retweeted just hours earlier. (CNN)

Indian Politician Accused of Raping Teenager Faces Murder Probe After Truck Crashes into Car Carrying Accuser

Police in India have launched a murder investigation after a teenager who has accused a powerful politician of rape was seriously hurt alongside her lawyer in a fatal car crash. (National Post)

Afghan and U.S. Forces Blamed for Killing More Civilians This Year Than Taliban Have

Afghan security forces and their American-led international allies have killed more civilians so far this year than the Taliban have, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday, once again raising alarm that ordinary Afghans are bearing the brunt of an increasingly deadly 18-year war. (The New York Times)

Trump to pitch Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan at Camp David Summit With Arab Leaders

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The Trump administration will host a peace summit with Arab leaders at Camp David in September to pitch its much-awaited political solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Fox News)

Case of 2 U.S. Teens Jailed in Italy Cop's Killing Takes Another Turn: Officer Didn't Have Gun

The case of two U.S. teen tourists arrested in the brutal slaying of an Italian police officer took another turn Tuesday with the revelation that the plainclothes officer didn't have his gun the night he was fatally stabbed.

Sanders, Warren Defend Progressive Policies Against Attacks in U.S. Democratic Debate

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders offered an unabashed defense of their progressive policies during a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, as their more moderate rivals criticized their proposals as unrealistic and politically untenable. (Reuters)

North Korea Conducts Second Missile Test in A Week

A week after similar tests, North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the waters that separate it from Japan. (npr)

Migrant Crisis: Self-Immolation Exposes UN Failures in Libya

The Somali man's wife Leyla, 21, recalls the day he burnt himself to death after hearing that they were not on a UN refugee list. (BBC)