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Thai Airways International said on Thursday it had cancelled more than a dozen flights to Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India, with both claiming to have shot down the other's military jets. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2GOjKVl

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was due to arrive in Brazil on Wednesday night to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as part of a tour of several nations to ratchet up international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2EknD0n

Testimony by Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and "fixer," to a U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday highlighted several legal risks Trump may face. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2Ud7xMG

Jos Buttler showed the depth and versatility of England's middle order as he smashed a career-high 150 runs off 77 balls as England beat West Indies in a one-day international in Grenada on Wednesday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2Nz7EQ8

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke says he has made a decision about whether to seek the Democratic nomination for president and will announce his plans soon, the Dallas Morning News reported on Wednesday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2T2Yd1w

The Nicaraguan government on Wednesday released 100 people the opposition considers political prisoners, just as government and opposition leaders restarted talks aimed at ending a national crisis. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2Swf4of

In-form batsman Glenn Maxwell hopes Australia can carry the momentum from their Twenty20 series win in India into the 50-over format as they look to build towards this year's World Cup in England. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2EDhFcA

The PGA Tour's decision to allow players to be sponsored by certain types of gambling companies was welcomed by golfers on Wednesday who are now free to reach lucrative agreements with casinos and fantasy sports firms. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2Vr5kxE

White House adviser Jared Kushner discussed his Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, and the two also discussed increasing U.S.-Turkish cooperation and ways to boost economic conditions in the region. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2EnUktM

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's top shareholder Wellington Management said on Wednesday it does not support the U.S. drugmaker's $74 billion deal to buy biotech Celgene Corp, imperiling what would be the largest pharmaceutical acquisition of all time. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2NykZZc

A former China Development Bank (CDB) senior executive has been expelled from China's Communist Party after an investigation found him guilty of "disciplinary issues", the party's graft buster said on Thursday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2T6QUGe

China's ruling Communist Party warned party members to stick to Marx and Lenin and not believe in "ghosts and spirits" or practice "liberalism", in the latest effort to root out superstitious practices and further tighten party control. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2HcsTXd

President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified to Congress on Wednesday that some reimbursement checks issued to him for hush-money payments to an adult film star were signed by Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump Organization's chief financial officer. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2EeNl6u