Proposal by Pentagon officials suggests deployment nearing Gulf War levels if Iran were to expedite nuclear program or targets US forces.

White House said to review plan to send up to 120,000 troops to Middle East

The European Union told United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any escalation on the military side with Iran. Tensions have been mounting in the Gulf a year after Washington withdrew from a landmark deal that curbed Iran's nuclear programme.

'Maximum restraint': EU reject US escalation with Iran

Scientists in the United States have detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since records began, sounding the new alarm over the relentless rise of man-made greenhouse gas emissions.

415.26 parts per million: CO2 levels hit historic high

Police imposes night curfew in Sri Lanka again amid violence Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday imposed another night of curfew amid violence in the North-Western Province (NWP).

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EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, who met privately with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday, said EU member states continued "to fully support the nuclear deal with Iran." Washington has increased its pressure on the European Union to isolate Iran internationally and walk away from the 2015 nuclear deal.

EU to continue to do business with Iran despite sanctions by US

A US court has awarded $2 billion on Monday to an elderly couple that developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after years of using Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, delivering a major blow to the agrochemical giant. This is the largest verdict against the company over Roundup.

US chemical giant Monsanto asked to pay $2bn in largest verdict yet over cancer claims

An American diver broke the record for deepest submarine dive ever and found something disheartening at the bottom of the ocean — a plastic bag. Victor Vescovo traveled seven miles down to the deepest part of the ocean, Mariana Trench in the Pacific.

American breaks record with deepest submarine dive ever, finds plastic waste

The Trump administration isn't convinced the $10.7 billion set aside for space exploration in the proposed 2020 budget is enough to help put astronauts on the Moon by 2024.

Trump administration proposes another $1.6 billion for Moon efforts

This segment offers you global round-up of top stories of 14 May 2019.

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Actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty to paying to rig a college entrance exam for her daughter, part of a wide-ranging scandal in which wealthy parents used bribery and fraud to secure their children spots at prominent US universities.

Actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in court in US college admissions scandal

Uber Technologies Inc's shares fell as much as 10% on Monday, more than doubling their losses since the ride-hailing giant's poorly received Wall Street debut on Friday and raising more questions about investors' faith in its ability to make profits.

Uber shares fall for second day after ill-fated IPO

Amazon said Monday it was offering employees $10,000 to quit their jobs and become independent package delivery entrepreneurs for the online retail colossus. An Amazon statement said the latest incentive would also include three months of wages for employees who want to start their own delivery enterprise, and that they would be assured "consistent delivery volume" from the company.

Amazon offers employees $10,000 to quit, launch delivery business

By Tony Walker The Chinese have a saying attributed to the philosopher and writer Lao Tzu: every journey begins with a single step. If that is the case, US-China relations have taken a step backwards in negotiators’ failure to advance trade negotiations in the latest round of talks in Washington, which ended unsatisfactorily.

Stakes are high as US ups the ante on trade dispute with China

China car sales fell 14.6 per cent in April, an official industry association said on Monday, extending a slump in a massive auto market that has long been a cash cow for the industry.

China auto sales slump continues in April

Rock band Vampire Weekend has topped the Billboard 200 chart with its third No. 1 album `Father of the Bride`. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the band sold approximately 119,000 sets which is the largest for any rock album in 2019.

Vampire Weekend's album tops the Billboard 200 chart

The United States' military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat but now it is an opportunity, a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA).

US military presence in Gulf is 'an opportunity': Iran Revolutionary Guards' commander

A year after US embassy move to Jerusalem, where do things stand

An Israeli cabinet minister warned on Sunday of possible direct or proxy Iranian attacks on Israel should the stand-off between Tehran and Washington escalate. The United States has increased economic and military pressure on Iran, with President Donald Trump on Thursday urging its leaders to talk to him about giving up their nuclear programme and saying he could not rule out an armed confrontation.

Iran may attack Israel if US standoff escalates, says cabinet minister

Robert Mueller, the US special counsel whose report on Russian election interference has shaken a divided Washington, will not testify before Congress next week, a top Democrat said Friday.

Mueller won't testify next week, talks ongoing: House Democrat

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday Tehran would not negotiate with the United States and a senior cleric warned that a US Navy fleet could be "destroyed with one missile", as a US aircraft carrier headed towards the Gulf.

Iran Guards reject US talks, cleric threatens carrier

US President Donald Trump cranked up the heat in a trade battle with China on Friday, ordering a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from the world's second-biggest economy, but Beijing said talks would continue to resolve the row.

Trump orders tariff hike on remaining Chinese imports

Facebook Inc quickly rejected a call from co-founder Chris Hughes on Thursday to split the world's largest social media company in three, while lawmakers urged the US Justice Department to launch an antitrust investigation.

Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup, senator urges US antitrust probe

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's chief spokesman and editor-in-chief of the insurgent group`s daily news bulletin, starts every day by collecting reports of overnight fighting with US and Afghan forces.

Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war

Talks to end a worrisome US-China trade battle were "constructive," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday, a sign of hope that Washington and Beijing could seal a deal to avert damage to the global economy.

US officials say trade talks with China were 'constructive'

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