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Dawn.com, New York
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is standing in decline and has failed to deliver on frequent promises to follow a more traditional campaign, said political experts said on talk shows on Sunday.
With the elections 140 days away, his supporters are anxious. There have been many complaints about Trump and his team from the people who were sceptical of his campaign from day one.
14 killed in Russia boats mishaps
AP, Moscow
Fourteen children died in a storm while boating on a lake in Russia’s northwestern region of Karelia, prompting investigators to detain four people who organized the outing despite cyclone warnings, officials said Sunday.
Several boats with children overturned Saturday in a storm in Syamozero, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of the border with Finland, according to Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the nation’s main state investigative agency.
Of 47 children and four adult instructors in the boats, 14 children died, Markin said.
Pakistan, Afghanistan hold talks on border clashes
AP, Islamabad
Pakistan’s foreign ministry says an Afghan delegation has arrived in Islamabad for talks on last week’s border clashes that killed two Afghan border guards and a Pakistani officer.
Foreign Office’s spokesman Nafees Zakaria says today’s talks are aimed at promoting peace and resolving the escalation.
He says Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry welcomed the delegation led by Afghanistan’s deputy foreign minister, Hekmat Khalil Karzai.
Belgium remains on high alert
AP, Brussels
Brussels remains on high alert with increased security after a weekend sweep which left three in jail facing terrorism charges.
The MIVB metro system says a half dozen subway stations have reduced entry on request from authorities but all subway lines were running during the morning rush hour Monday.
On Saturday, authorities charged three men with terror-related crimes after weekend raids and the detention of 40 people in a major investigation. Authorities said the probe required “immediate intervention” because they feared a new attack was close.
