Five Ways to Propose with Style

There is no specific season for love and romance on the planet. Some of the guys will try to propose her in various different style. Here are a different styles to propose and check out the list:
Straight from the heart: The first and foremost thing to propose her is to be straight forward and pour your heart out. It shows your dignity as well as make you proud after proposing her. So try to be crystal clear and let the heart speak.
Family Gathering of Proposal: If you truly love her and you would like to surprise at the time of Proposing. Then it utmost best option to propose her in front of a family this shows you are a daring person. 

Underwater Proposal: If you partner is quite adventure person, without second thought try to propose her underwater. Surely, it could be a quite different proposal and make it as most special day with memorable moments.
Proposal at the peak: If you are an adventurous couple who always wants to explore places. Try to propose her at the mountain peak which many of them will not do and try to be different. 
Under the moon proposal: It is known thing If you fought with your partner or having some troubles in relationship. People prefer to take her to a candle-lit dinner to enlighten h/her mood. If you are a true romantic couple you would want to propose in something different manner then take a ring and propose her under the moon. 

After Daesh: Is Trump Risking Full-On War With Iran?

Military experts warn that escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran could easily turn into a full-blown conflict once the war on Daesh terrorists recedes into the background.

US forces have opened fire on Syrian militias backed by Tehran three times in the past month. All of the incidents took place at al-Tanf, a remote desert outpost near the border with Iraq and Jordan, where US and British special operations forces have been training Syrian rebel fighters.

Earlier in May, US warplanes attacked a Syrian Army motorcade moving to al-Tanf. As a result of the strike, two servicemen were killed and 15 were injured. A similar incident also took place on May 18, killing six.

The series of clashes has demonstrated how the eastern Syrian desert is becoming an arena for confrontation between the US and Iran, a potential flashpoint alongside Yemen. Following the attacks on Damascus positions, an operational headquarters of the allied forces of the Syrian government army threatened the US-led coalition with a retaliatory strike.

Observers point out that the Trump administration's policy on Iran recalls the hardline policy of the George W. Bush era, and that now Washington is ready to intensify its activities to fight Iranian influence in the Middle East.

Throughout the 2016 US presidential campaign, Donald Trump criticized Obama for being "too soft" on Iran, and for allowing it to gain strength in the region. Since his inauguration, Trump has maintained his anti-Iranian rhetoric, and the first foreign trip of his presidency was to Saudi Arabia, where he accused Tehran of sponsoring global terrorism and called on the region isolate the Islamic republic as the main adversary of the Gulf monarchies.

"We underscore that states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote," the US president remarked after Tehran suffered a terrorist attack on 7 June that killed 17 and injured over 40 people.

"By going to Saudi Arabia and declaring there was going to be an all-out isolation of Iran… not only did Trump close the window for an all-inclusive dialogue, but he also opened up a window for a potential war with Iran," Trita Parsi, head of the National Iranian American Council and author of the book, "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy," told the Guardian.

Trump has not delivered on his campaign threat to "rip up" the nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers in July 2015, but he has shown a readiness to take a more aggressive and confrontational approach with the Islamic Republic, while Republicans in Congress have called for new sanctions that would put the agreement's survival at risk.

"Three of the most dangerous places on earth today are in Yemen, the area between eastern Syria and western Iraq and the halls of the US Congress," said Robert Malley, a senior Obama White House official who helped negotiate the nuclear deal, as cited by the Guardian.

"At this point what I'm hearing from the Iranians is they are determined to play it cool, not overreact to what the US does, and show they are the ones who are being fully compliant. At some point, it may well be the supreme leader decides: ‘We are going to do something.'"

There is growing concern among US allies in Europe that the Trump administration has struck a posture towards Iran before deciding on a strategy for addressing its influence in the region, as well as anxiety that such posturing could become louder and more dangerous as Trump feels hemmed in by investigations into his campaign's alleged links to Russia.

Ilan Goldenberg, a former state department and defense official, cautioned that a fierce collision between Iran and the US may happen as soon as the "tolerance that Shia Iranian-supported groups and American-supported groups have shown for each other" fades as Daesh disappears off the map.

His predictions were echoed by Jennifer Cafarella, an expert on the conflict at the Institute for the Study of War, who said that "the larger picture…is the war after [Daesh], the war to dominate the security sphere after the recapture of Mosul."

How to prepare for the first date

New Delhi, June 12: If you are prepping up for a date but at the same time confused about what to do. Then its worth better to brush up your dating knowledge before you go out.

Dress well, loosen up and get your humour right to leave a good impression, say experts.

Gorav Aggarwal, Founder of Lovevivah.com and Solene Paillet, Head of Communication, Gleeden.com, have shared some tips to break the ice and leave an indelible impression on a first date:

* Choose the best outfit but don’t get overdressed: Your physical appearance will be your first impression, so pick up a decent dress which makes you look charming and fresh. Also, ensure you don’t get overdressed as it will turn out as a distracting factor for your date. His or her focus will be less on you and more on your clothes.

* Loosen up: Don’t behave like you are on a job interview. Make eye contact and greet with your best smile and make the situation comfortable.

* Compliment your way through: A compliment is the best way to begin the conversation. It makes the other person more comfortable and inclined towards you. But be careful with your words and adjectives.

* A good sense of humour always works: Keep positive humour alive in your talk to make her or him laugh. This will lend the conversation a positive note. Try to be creative and funny with your jokes and not stupid and annoying and use them in the correct moment and timing.

Read these Motivational Quotes to chase your dreams

Every individual comes on earth with a mission and that person stays here till the fulfillment of his or her mission. It is great that many people know and understand their mission since beginning while rest of us don't know about our mission. In fact, there are many people who have dreams and they work really very hard to fulfill them. Those who are still not aware of their dreams should explore that dream as there is no sense of living meaningless and aimless life. If you also have dreams but lack courage then read these quotes. Follow these quotes that help you to chase your dreams.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. Paulo Coelho

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. Walt Disney

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C. S. Lewis

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. Earl Nightingale

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

Dream is not the thing you see in sleep but is that thing that doesn't let you sleep. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

117 Killed In US-Backed Syrian Offensive

At least 117 civilians have been killed in the Syrian city of al-Raqqa since June 6, when US-backed Syrian forces began an offensive to expel the IS, a British-based war monitor reported.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the civilians, including 25 children and 21 women, lost their lives in fighting and airstrikes by the US-led international coalition, Efe news reported.

The SOHR explained that the coalition's airstrikes also injured hundreds of citizens, with some of the victims suffering mutilation of limbs or permanent disability.

It added that the death toll could rise due to the serious condition of those injured.

Dozens of houses and civilian facilities in the Syrian city were destroyed because of the intense bombing against al-Raqqa city and its surroundings.

The NGO added that the airstrikes and military operations of the Syrian Democratic Forces -- a Kurdish-led alliance backed by the US -- killed 142 IS militants, including local leaders.

On Friday, the SDF announced it had killed 312 IS militants and captured seven others during the 10-day offensive in al-Raqqa.

On June 6, the SDF started an offensive to retake the provincial capital of al-Raqqa, the Islamic State's main stronghold in Syria since it established its self-proclaimed "caliphate" in 2014.

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Too early to respond to new US sanctions: Putin

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The president of Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it was too early to respond to the newest round of sanctions recently imposed on the country by the US.
In an interview broadcast on Saturday, Putin told Rossiya 1 television channel that Russia first needed to see how the new restrictions would be implemented, Efe news reported.
"We should look how it will happen, that is why it is too early to speak about our reciprocal measures," Putin said.
"It will, of course, complicate Russian-US relations," Putin added. "I think that it is harmful."
The US Senate on Thursday had voted, by a 98-2 margin, to impose new sanctions on Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 presidential elections, its 2014 annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine and its support for the regime of Bashar al-Assad in the ongoing civil war ravaging Syria.
The Kremlin has fiercely denied any accusation of meddling in the US electoral campaign.
The latest round of sanctions restrict dealings with Russian banks and energy companies and include additional punitive measures against its intelligence, defense, shipping, mining and railway industries.
"Whatever is going on, it certainly needs to be looked at to see what it will turn out to be in the end. But whatever it is and whatever decisions are made overseas, this will not catch us cornered," Putin said.
The Russian leader added that his government would probably have to adjust to the sanctions and take additional measures.

Tehran Attacks: at Least 12 Killed, 39 Wounded

At least 12 people were killed in the attacks on the Iranian parliament and the Imam Khomeini shrine in the capital city of Tehran, the Iranian Justice Ministry said Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Sputnik) – According to the ministry, at least 39 were wounded.

Earlier in the day, gunmen attacked the Iranian Parliament and the Imam Khomeini Mausoleum in the capital. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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No Winners: Arab Airspace Ban on Qatar 'Destroys Public Confidence in Aviation'

The aviation boycott imposed on Qatar by its Arab neighbors is a violation of the Chicago Convention regulating civil aviation, which upholds the principle of open skies that countries such as the UAE have previously professed to support, Will Horton of the Melbourne-based Centre for Aviation told Radio Sputnik.

On Monday, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, alleging that the Gulf nation supports terrorists and militant groups with ties to Iran.

Saudi Arabia has closed the crossing at Qatar's only land border, and airline carriers Emirates, Etihad, Flydubai and Air Arabia have canceled all flights to and from the Qatari capital Doha.

The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have also closed their airspace to the flagship carrier Qatar Airways, which will have to pay higher costs to reroute flights.

The airspace ban will also disadvantage Doha's plans to develop itself as a global transport hub. The Hamad International Airport opened in 2014 and earlier this year became the first airport in the Middle East to receive a prestigious 5 Star rating from the international air transport rating organization Skytrax.

Will Horton, a senior analyst at the CAPA Centre for Aviation in Melbourne, told Radio Sputnik that the airspace ban will have a major impact not only on Qatar's flagship carrier and its new airport, but the country's economy as a whole.

"Aviation always drives economic activity and in places like Qatar, the UAE and even Singapore we see that aviation has a much higher impact because it is disproportionately larger than the local economy," Horton explained.

"Aviation is really one of the key pillars for Qatar's economy," and is a catalyst for other areas of the economy such as tourism, as people stop off in Doha on their way to other places. Becoming a transport hub also facilitates Doha's status as a business center.

"In terms of the impact – this is a little bit of a low season for the region because of Ramadan. In terms of the four core markets affected – there are about 82 daily flights that will no longer be affected and 55 of those are from Qatar Airways."

The boycott will force Qatar Airways to re-route flights, making them longer and more expensive, perhaps with stops for refueling. The airline's popular cargo carrying service, which recently received the global cargo airline of the year award, will be affected to a lesser extent.

"A lot of cargo these days is carried in the bellies of passenger aircraft so the cargo gets affected a little bit of the same way. There are also dedicated freight aircraft, those are a little easier to adjust because maybe those can make an additional stop or two en route," Horton said.

"So far, Qatar Airways is trying to operate its flights normally, maybe a little bit longer due to the airspace diversions. One passenger flight from Doha to Sao Paolo has to stop over in Athens, that's obviously not ideal for passengers who have to make a stop and endure some time on the ground. But for cargo, as we say in the industry, the boxes never complain. So, you can send them as many stops as you want to – it's just not [as] efficient."

In the short term, rival regional carriers such as Etihad and Emirates may be able to pick up business from Qatar Airways. However, in the long term the dispute is bad all round for the aviation business.

"Really, there are no winners. In the medium and long term all of aviation is losing from this. Public confidence is being destroyed. Passengers are not going to be concerned about why exactly Qatar can't fly this way, or why laptops can't be brought on some flights, or why there are different liquid restrictions. Overall, the impression to the public is that aviation is becoming more complicated and more of a nuisance. And really, aviation needs to be making it easier to travel and encouraging people to have freedom of movement."

Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE are signatories to the Chicago Convention regulating international air travel, which requires contracting states to facilitate and expedite navigation between their territories and prevent unnecessary delays. The airspace ban on Qatar could have implications for their membership of the convention.

"This [the convention] was not signed by Saudi Arabia, so they are able to take away airspace although this is highly unprecedented. However, the UAE and Bahrain have signed the Chicago Convention so it appears that they are breaching the convention. This one of aviation's basic principles, that governs how airlines can operate internationally."

"It does appear that there is some intention for this dispute not to be very long-lasting and so therefore it's probably unlikely to try to have some enforcement over this convention, which some of these countries appear to be in breach of. But certainly, going forwards, it is rather reflective for the industry that something so basic and such a principle can be violated by some very prominent countries including the UAE, which has long promoted the idea of open skies, liberalization and progression," Horton said.

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London Bridge and Borough Market Terror Attack: What is Known So Far

On Saturday, at 10:08 p.m. local time (21:08 GMT), a vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge. The vehicle with three suspects continued to drive to the Borough Market, after which the suspects left the vehicle and carried out a stabbing attack at the market. The attackers were confronted by the police and shot dead within minutes.

LONDON (Sputnik) — According to the local authorities, at least six people were killed and 48 more injured.

Incidents Treated as Terrorist Attacks

“Following updates from police and security officials, I can confirm that the terrible incident in London is being treated as a potential act of terrorism,” UK Prime Minister Theresa May said in statement issued on Sunday.

On Sunday night, May returned to her residency on Downing Street to hold a meeting with the representatives if the UK’s security agencies and discuss the situation in London. Later in the day, May is expected to hold an urgent meeting with the member of the government.

“We don’t yet know the full details, but this was a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors to our city enjoying their Saturday night. I condemn it in strongest possible terms. There is no justification whatsoever for such barbaric acts,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan said in a statement, earlier in the day.

Third Terrorist Attack in Three Months

The incident in London becomes a third in the chain of terror attacks, which have hit the United Kingdom recently.

On March 22, an attacker identified as Khalid Masood, drove his car into pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge in the city’s center. He then left the car, armed with a knife, and attempted to enter the Parliament building. The attack left five people dead, including the attacker, and at least 50 people injured.

On May 22, a deadly blast occurred outside of the Manchester Arena at the end of US singer Ariana Grande’s concert, killing 22 people and injuring over 120. The police identified 22-year-old Salman Abedi as the individual they suspect of having perpetrated the attack and conduct investigation into a suspected terrorist network behind the incident. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack.

Suspected Chinese chopper violates Indian airspace in Uttarakhand’s

A suspected Chinese helicopter violated Indian airspace by hovering over Uttarakhand’s Chamoli area close to Sino-India border, a police official said on Sunday.
Superintendent of police, Chamoli, Tripti Bhatt told HT that the helicopter entered the Indian airspace from Tibetan side and hovered over Barahoti for about four minutes at 9.14am on Saturday before it flew back.
She, however, refused to confirm that it was a Chinese helicopter.
Sources said that such violation of the Indian airspace in Chamoli and other areas of the state from the Chinese side have occurred in the past as well.
Bhatt clarified that the chopper was not a military aircraft.
“It was, however, a violation of the airspace because it entered into Indian territory without any prior permission,” she added.
The local intelligence unit (LIU) spotted the violation, she said, adding the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was also aware of it.
“Whatever official procedures are required, we are doing that”, Bhat said when asked if the police authorities informed the defence ministry and the state government about the incident.
“We can’t comment on that”, she said when asked if vigil along the border was intensified.
Chinese troops have intruded into Inidan territory in Barahoti on number of occasions in the past.
Former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna said Chinese troops intruded into Barahoti 35 times during his about two-year tenure, which ended in 2014.

Philippine Police Identify Perpetrator of Deadly Friday Manila Resort Attack:

Philippine Police has identified the perpetrator behind the deadly attack and consequent fire.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Philippine National Police has identified the perpetrator behind the deadly attack and consequent fire at the Resorts World Manila hotel and casino, which claimed the lives of 36 people, as Jessie Carlos, and rejected his ties to the terrorists again, local media reported Sunday.
The CNN Philippines reported that Carlos, a former employee of the Department of Finance, had gambling debts and money problems, and acted on his own.
The armed attacker on Friday opened fire at the casino complex and set casino tables on fire, which led to the casualties due to toxic smoke. The attacker committed suicide.
The Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) claimed responsibility for the attack, but police were considering robbery as a possible cause since the gunman "ransacked" the casino storage room and grabbed $2.6 million worth of gambling chips.

'Jihadists' Drug' Haul Intercepted in France :

French customs officials have confiscated 135 kilograms of Captagon, also known as the "jihadists' drug," at Paris’ Roissy Airport this year, a first for France.

On Tuesday, customs officials at the airport said that in January and February 2017 they had confiscated 750,000 pills of Captagon, a psychostimulant produced on the basis of amphetamine and widely used by Islamist militants fighting in the Middle East, hidden among industrial molds exported from Lebanon.

The substance is known as “the drug of the terrorists” because terrorists often consume it before committing attacks.

In an interview with Sputnik France, Georges Estievenart, the head of the Institute of Prospects and Security in Brussels, said that Captagon is produced and mainly used in the Middle East, Syria, Lebanon and Libya.

“People who use Captagon can do things they would never do in a normal situation. It makes you feel you are king of the world. It is a perfect stimulant for jihadist fighters everywhere,” Estievenart said.

He added that, besides using Captagon, jihadist militants are also lining their pockets by producing and selling this drug.

“They use Captagon as money to buy arms and other things. I guess the investigators will try to find out where these drugs came from. It looks like the ones that were confiscated at Roissy came from Lebanon and were apparently heading for the Czech Republic or even Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are big Captagon users and even bigger quantities of this drug have previously been intercepted in that region,” Georges Estievenart noted.

He believes that the Captagon shipment confiscated in Paris could have been meant for use by jihadists in France or elsewhere in Europe.

“Or France could have been used just as a transit point as many local jihadists happen to be French citizens,” Georges Estievenart said.

French authorities said this is the first time that Captagon has been seized in inside the country and that relevant measures are already being taken to identify the trafficking network.

Captagon, classified by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime as an "amphetamine-type stimulant," blends amphetamines, caffeine and other substances.

Fighters who have taken the drug say it helps them to stay awake for days and numbs the senses, allowing them to kill with abandon.

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Iraqi Kurdistan Seeks to Deepen Ties With Russia - Region's PM

Iraqi Kurdistan hopes for further development of relations with Russia and expansion of cooperation with Russian companies in various spheres, Prime Minister of the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani said Friday at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Barzani held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

"We have a long history of relations with Russia. For us, arrival in St. Petersburg is a good opportunity to develop these relations in all directions, in the spheres of energy, politics, economy. We discussed this issue with the minister [Lavrov] and we will further discuss it with other officials. We have good relations with Russia, and we hope that they will become better," Barzani said after talks with Lavrov.

The Kurdish official also expressed hope to deepen cooperation with Russian companies not only in the gas and oil fields but other areas as well.

Barzani added that the delegation of the Iraqi Kurdistan held a number of fruitful meetings on the SPIEF sidelines.

Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria. In Iraq and Syria, the Kurds are fighting against Daesh, outlawed in Russia, while in Turkey they are engaged in a conflict with state authorities. The Iraqi Kurdistan Region is expected to hold an independence referendum later this year.

SPIEF, held in Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg between Thursday and Saturday, is a major global platform for communication between business representatives and the discussion of crucial economic issues. The Sputnik news agency is an official media partner of SPIEF.

1.3 million children urgently need humanitarian assistance after storms batter Bay of Bengal

At least 1.3 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance across the Bay of Bengal region following severe weather over the past six days, UNICEF has warned.

Devastation wrought by Cyclone Mora in Myanmar and Bangladesh, and torrential monsoon rains across Sri Lanka have left children homeless and in need of protection, nutrition and health services.

“Children who have had their lives upended by brutal storms, severe flooding and landslides, are now threatened by a lack of safe drinking water, inadequate hygiene services and limited access to healthcare,” said Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes.

“We must move quickly to ensure that services and supplies are in place to keep children safe and to stem the spread of communicable diseases like diarrhea, cholera or respiratory infections.”

UNICEF is particularly concerned about children and families who were already displaced and living in precarious conditions before the bad weather struck – this includes some 74,000 Rohingya refugees who recently crossed into Bangladesh and were sheltering in an area badly affected by Cyclone Mora, and 120,000 displaced people in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. 

“The sad reality is these children have now been hit by double humanitarian crises,” said Fontaine.

“Displaced Rohingya children in Myanmar and Bangladesh, for example, were in many cases already struggling to access essential services even before the storm struck. It’s imperative that we reach these vulnerable and marginalized groups – as well as those living in poor communities who will be far more susceptible to fallout from these storms – with the support they need.”

The destruction caused by the storms in each of the three countries has been brutal. Initial reports from Myanmar indicate severe damage from Cyclone Mora to villages, schools and shelters accommodating displaced people in Rakhine and Chin states.

While in Bangladesh, Cyclone Mora has affected around 2.8 million people in vulnerable coastal districts. In Sri Lanka, flash floods and landslides from monsoon rains have so far affected more than 631,000 people, displacing at least 77,000.  

UNICEF and its partners are ramping up efforts to provide children and families from all communities devastated by the storms in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar with lifesaving services and support, regardless of their ethnicity, religion and citizenship status.

This includes:

Bangladesh: pre-positioned supplies in heavily hit areas of Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong, including hygiene kits, water purification tablets, plastic buckets, squatting plates and tarpaulins for approximately 11,000 people.

Myanmar: assessments to gather information on damages and needs in central and northern Rakhine and Chin states where landslides have disrupted major supply routes.  UNICEF has pre-positioned plastic buckets, water purification tables, and tarpaulins and is working to provide supplies to get temporary learning spaces configured as the school year is just beginning. 

Sri Lanka: distribution of 1,260 10-litre jerry cans, 1,000 tarpaulins and 100,000 water purification tablets to affected communities, and support for Government child protection efforts.