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  Last update: 08:03 27.05.2019

  08:03 27.05.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  'Rare Exception': Indian Foreign Minister to 'Fly Directly in Pakistani Airspace' - Reports

  In February, Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) closed the country's airspace to commercial flights. The decision was made after the Pakistani army downed an Indian military jet that had crossed the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region.

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  Last update: 05:57 27.05.2019

  05:57 27.05.2019

  Opinion

  Traditionalists Secure Majority in EU Parliament, Face Right-Wing Competition

  The political battle for EU parliament seats is over with the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) group celebrating victory. Another key trend is the rise of the right-wing ENF (Europe of Nations and Freedom), which doubled in size and won domestically across the EU.

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  Last update: 06:39 27.05.2019

  06:39 27.05.2019

  Business

  Samsung to Gain From Huawei’s Losses in US-China Trade War – Report

  The South Korean tech company should make its moves while its major Chinese competitor Huawei is driven away from the US market, Fitch Rating says in its report.

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  Last update: 03:14 27.05.2019

  03:14 27.05.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  WATCH: F-35 Reportedly Stationed in UAE Takes Off With Full Payload

  This configuration is also commonly known to pilots as the “beast mode.” It reduces stealth capabilities significantly and is usually reserved to the third day of war and later.

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  Last update: 01:02 27.05.2019

  01:02 27.05.2019

  Europe

  Le Pen Calls for Dissolving Parliament as Her Party Wins France's EU Vote

  PARIS (Sputnik) - Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's right-wing National Rally (RN) party, has called for dissolving the lower house after an exit poll showed that her party is on track to win the country’s European Parliament elections.

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  Last update: 20:40 26.05.2019

  20:40 26.05.2019

  US

  'There Was No Blood': US Man Dies After Leg Torn Off in Apparent Shark Attack

  The probability of a fatal encounter with a shark is millions of times smaller than dying in a car accident, but fate is often said to work in mysterious ways. What appears to be a shark attack on Saturday became only the sixth fatal incident near the islands in more than two decades.

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  Last update: 05:53 27.05.2019

  05:53 27.05.2019

  Sport

  UK’s Newcastle United Football Club Sold to UAE Sheikh - Report

  The football club will change ownership after 12 years of troubled management by UK sports retail billionaire.

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  Last update: 23:34 26.05.2019

  23:34 26.05.2019

  Sport

  Finland Beats Canada 3-1, Wins Gold at Ice Hockey World Championship Finals

  The Finnish national ice hockey team advanced to the finals of the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia after defeating the Russian team in a semifinal encounter on Saturday.