Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris are dueling over Hispanic votes in California.
The two prominent Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to appear Friday at a forum organized by immigrant rights activists in Pasadena.
There will be tough competition to win over Latino voters in the state, where Hispanics represent the largest ethnic group and favor Democrats in their politics.
But candidates also can expect a skeptical look from many Latino voters who have heard promises for years about immigration reform that never arrived.
Expected to join Sanders and Harris at the event are fellow Democratic contenders Julian Castro, a former Obama administration housing secretary, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee.
This weekend, 14 rivals seeking the 2020 nomination head to San Francisco for a state Democratic convention.

Sanders, Harris seek Hispanic votes at California forum

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US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said he will call out China in a speech Saturday over its militarisation of manmade islands in the South China Sea and broader use of coercion to advance its national interests.
He said his broader message to the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference will emphasize what the US has done to expand its commitment to the Indo-Pacific region, against the backdrop of China's growing influence and massive military buildup.
Speaking to reporters just before he stepped into a meeting Friday with Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, Shanahan said he wants to foster a better military relationship with Beijing, but can't ignore the communist giant's military development on the manmade outposts.
"They argue that it's defensive, it looks like it's a bit overkill," said Shanahan.
"Surface-to-air missiles, long runways, I mean, seems excessive."
His remarks underscore America's frayed relations with China, as the Trump administration wages a trade war ...

Shanahan to call out China over South China Sea

"I am a fast bowler," thundered West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell Friday, reminding all who are only in awe of his incredible power-hitting.
Russell returned with figures of 2/4 in West Indies' seven-wicket thrashing of Pakistan at the Trent Bridge, starting their campaign in the World Cup on a high note.
"A lot of people have been saying I'm in the team as a big-hitting batter but they don't remember I'm a fast bowler," said Russell after the match.
"I think they underestimate me. I've been jealous in the past couple of years because people have me down as a medium-pacer. When I see 'Andre Russell' come up on the big screen and I see 'medium-pacer', I'm like, who are they talking to?'.
"Actually, I'm annoyed. Who's responsible for that stuff should change medium-pacer to fast."
Russell lit up the Indian Premier League with a flurry of of fours and sixes, the incredible hitting drowning the fact that he can also bowl fast.
"At the end of the day I've showed them I can bowl 90mph. .

I am fast bowler, says annoyed Russell after big win

Bangladesh's injury woes continued with opener Tamim Iqbal suffering a wrist injury while batting in the nets ahead of their opening World Cup match against South Africa at The Oval here on Sunday.
The experienced left-handed batsman was immediately rushed to the dressing room along with physio Thian Chandramohan after being hit on his left wrist during the practice session. He is expected to undergo a precautionary X-ray.
"It's too early to say anything specific but we will have an X-ray and if there is a fracture, then he won't be available," selector Habibul Bashar said.
"But if that is not the case, then we can hope he will be available for the opening game."
Tamim is Bangladesh's batting mainstay, having played at the 2007 World Cup. He played an important role by blasting two fifties during their tri-series ODI win in Ireland earlier this month.
Bangladesh is already sweating over the fitness of some of their key players such as Mohammad Saifuddin (recovering from a back ...

Tamim faces injury scare ahead of WC clash against SA

Mexico President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Friday that Mexico won't respond to US President Donald Trump's threat of coercive tariffs with desperation, but instead will push for dialogue.
A day after Trump's threat to impose a 5 per cent tariff  that could increase incrementally to 25 per cent  on all Mexican imports, Lpez Obrador seemed convinced that Trump just needed to be informed of all that Mexico has been doing to slow illegal migration, and he dispatched Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard to Washington Friday.
"We are carrying out our responsibility in immigration policy," Lpez Obrador said at his daily morning news conference. He made no promises of new action to stem the flow of mostly Central American immigrants transiting Mexico to reach the US border.
Mexico has stepped up raids on migrant caravans travelling through the southern states of Chiapas and Oaxaca this year.
It has deported thousands of migrants and frustrated thousands more who wait endlessly for ...

Mexico president: We won't react desperately to Trump threat

Officials of the US, Japan, Australia and India met in Bangkok on Friday to hold consultations on their collective efforts for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and reaffirmed their shared commitment to preserving and promoting the rules-based order in the region, where China is flexing its muscles.
In November 2017, India, the US, Australia and Japan gave shape to the long-pending "Quad" Coalition to develop a new strategy for keeping the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence.
China has been trying to expand its military presence in the Indo-Pacific, which is a biogeographic region, comprising the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea.
China claims almost all of the South China Sea. Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counter claims over the sea.
During their meeting in Bangkok, the four nations reaffirmed their shared commitment to preserving and promoting the rules-based order in ...

US, Aus, India, Japan hold consultations on free open and inclusive Indo Pacific

Australian coach Justin Langer has requested fans to show Steve Smith and David Warner respect and not boo them during the World Cup.
Langer, a former opener, said they have already paid a big price for their mistake.
"You (the media) talk about earning respect, and I think it's really important that people show respect as well," Langer said ahead of five-time winners Australia's World Cup opener against Afghanistan on Saturday.
The pair, who both recently completed one-year bans for ball-tampering, were given a hostile reception by the crowd at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton during Australia's warm-up victory over England.
"They made a mistake and paid a big price for it. After the experience of Hampshire, we have a pretty good idea what to expect. We've talked about it a lot and we can put strategies in place," Langer said.
"That said, when it happens it doesn't make it any easier. They are human beings, that's the truth -- and that's what I find the hardest.
"I'd be disappointed by .

Please don't boo Smith and Warner: Langer urges fans

The United Nations Security Council decided Friday to cut 1,000 troops from a regional peacekeeping force in Somalia, despite a rise in attacks by the Al-Shabaab militia in Mogadishu.
The council voted unanimously to draw down the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), but left the door open for the council to revisit that decision if violence worsens.
The resolution put forward by Britain reduces AMISOM troops by 1,000 to a ceiling of 19,626 by February 28, but maintains 1,040 police.
The force's mandate was extended for a year.
Under a transition plan agreed in 2017, AMISOM will gradually hand over security to Somali forces, but the African Union has raised concern about the extra responsibility as the country heads to elections next year.
The United Nations is seeking to shore up stability in Somalia, where Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab fighters have been seeking to topple the government for a decade.
The Shabaab were chased out of Mogadishu in 2011 by AMISOM, and have had to ...

UN to cut 1,000 troops from Somalia force

West Indies skipper Jason Holder Friday attributed their crushing seven-wicket win over Pakistan to an "aggressive" approach but advised his team to "not get ahead of themselves" at the World Cup.
The two-time champions made a rampaging start to their World Cup campaign by demolishing Pakistan by seven wickets in a one-sided match at Trent Bridge on Friday.
"I think our style was just to be aggressive. We just want to be aggressive with whoever we're playing against. It's just something that we need to do in order to pick up wickets," Holder told reporters.
"I think with the the modern-day game, if you are not picking wickets up throughout the innings you're going to struggle to contain teams. So we just want to be aggressive even if we give up a few runs up front, trying to get wickets."
Electing to bowl, West Indies used the short ball to dismiss 1992 champions Pakistan for 105 in 21.4 overs and then returned to overhaul the target
, scoring 108 for three in 13.4 overs.
West Indies .

Aggression key to West Indies success: Holder

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has called on his players to be adaptable, forecasting a return to the "scrappy" one-day cricket of the past amid the talk about the 500-mark being breached in the World Cup.
Dark horses New Zealand open their campaign against Sri Lanka here Saturday.
There have been plenty of pre-tournament chat about hitting the 500-mark, but Williamson thought otherwise on the eve of their tournament opener.
"There has been a lot of talk about really high scores but I think there will be a number of games where that isn't the case and it will require adjustment," Williamson said at the pre-match press conference.
"For us at the last World Cup, there was a trend in how we played. It was about being smart with the crop that we had to try and get the best performance.
"That meant we were aggressive, the ball swung and we looked to use that."
Their approach has changed in the last four years with the retirement of the big-hitting Brendon McCullum.
"We are yet to know 

Williamson calls on New Zealand to be adaptable at World Cup

Australian captain Aaron Finch Friday said the returning Steve Smith and David Warner's stint in the IPL was important as it helped them adapt faster to international cricket.
Both Smith and Warner will use the showpiece to restore their credentials after their role in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. The disgraced duo served 12-month bans following the "sandpaper-gate" incident in the Cape Town Test in March last year.
On the eve of their tournament opener against Afghanistan, Finch said, "I think when you are a world-class player, you adapt again really quickly and you get up to speed. Having them play in the IPL was really important.
"That's a higher standard of cricket and it just gets you back up to as close to international competition as you can."
The skipper said he also knew they would make a strong comeback.
"There was never any issue about how he (Smith) would bounce back, and the same with David. They are both so competitive, they have got great ...

IPL stint was important for returning Smith and warner, says skipper Finch

Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi on Friday congratulated S Jaishankar on his appointment as India's External Affairs Minister and praised his positive contributions to the development of bilateral ties.
"We congratulate Mr Jaishankar on his appointment as foreign minister of India," a late-night press release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
It said Wang has sent a congratulatory message to him.
As foreign secretary of India and ambassador to China, he has made positive contributions to the development of China-India relations, it said.
"China is ready to work with India to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and promote new progress in China-India relations and pragmatic cooperation in various fields to bring more benefits to the people of both countries," the press release said.
Jaishankar was India's envoy in China from 2009-13. He was India's foreign secretary from 2015-2018.
A 1977-batch IFS officer, Jaishankar played a .

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi congratulates Jaishankar

Roger Federer became the oldest man to reach the French Open fourth round in 47 years on Friday by winning his record 400th Grand Slam match in straight sets against Norwegian Casper Ruud, while women's second seed Karolina Pliskova was dumped out.
The 37-year-old Federer, playing at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, saw off the 63rd-ranked Ruud 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (10/8) on Court Suzanne Lenglen despite an action-packed fourth set.
It is the 14th time the 20-time Grand Slam champion has reached the second week in Paris, and he will face either French wildcard Nicolas Mahut or Argentina's Leonardo Mayer for a quarter-final spot.
"It was hard to find weaknesses in his game, so I'm relieved, I'm now going to have a good shower and it's going to be great," said the 2009 winner, who hit 52 winners and served 11 aces past Ruud, whose father Christian played the 1999 French Open when Federer made his debut.
"It was a nice match to play in."
Federer is the oldest man to book a last-16 ..

Federer reaches French Open fourth round, Pliskova out

Nuclear deterrence led to the de-escalation of tensions during the post-Pulwama military stand-off between India and Pakistan, a senior official associated with Pakistan's nuclear programme said here Friday.
Brigadier Zahir Kazmi, Director General Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs at Strategic Plans Division (SPD) told journalists that the stated purpose of deterrence was to close space for war and bring states to the negotiating table.
"Stability actually means peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the subcontinent... nuclear deterrence should be a factor of stability between Pakistan and Hindustan," The Express Tribune quoted him as saying during a  media interaction with senior Pakistani officials dealing with strategic affairs.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after the February 14 Pulwama attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group which killed 40 CRPF personnel.
Amid mounting outrage, the Indian Air Force carried out a counter-terror ...

N-deterrence helped de-escalate tensions during Pulwama crisis: Pak official

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still isn't ready to impeach President Donald Trump.
Even after special counsel Robert Mueller essentially called on Congress to pick up where his investigation left off, Pelosi isn't budging.
Scores of her Democratic lawmakers do want to start impeachment proceedings.
Outside groups say it's time. But Pelosi is carrying on as she has since taking the speaker's gavel in January, promising the House will methodically pursue its investigations of Trump -- wherever they lead.
This is Pelosi's balancing act: toggling between mounting pressure from other Democrats and her own political instincts.
She's sticking with her plans for a more measured, "ironclad" investigation that makes it clear to Americans the choices ahead.
It's uncharted territory for the speaker, and this Congress, with both high risks and possible rewards ahead of the 2020 election.
Trump declared his own challenge on Thursday. He called impeachment a "dirty, filthy, disgusting word" and said ...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains cautious on impeachment talk

Suspected Islamists in northern Mozambique killed at least 16 people on Tuesday in their deadliest attack since they launched an insurgency in the remote region in 2017, local sources told AFP on Friday.
A Mitsubishi truck was ambushed as it was carrying passengers and goods on a dirt road in the coastal district of Macomia, they said. Confirmation of the fatalities only emerged on Friday.

16 killed in Mozambique insurgency attack: local sources

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Marius Copil advanced to the prequarterfinals of men's doubles competition after notching up a straight-set win at the French Open here Friday.
Bopanna-Copil registered a 6-4 6-4 win over Bengamin Bonzi and Antoine Hoang in a second-round match that lasted an hour and 11 minutes.
The duo will face Serbian pair of D Lajovic and J Tipsarevic for a place in the quarterfinals.
However, Divij Sharan and his Brazilian partner Marcelo Demoliner made an early exit, losing their second round match in straight sets.
Up against eighth seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers, the unseeded Indo-Brazilian pair lost 3-6 4-6 in exact one hour.
Divij and Demoliner could convert none of the two break chances they got besides dropping their serve twice.
It is the fourth tournament together for Divij and the Brazilian. Ending runners-up at the BMW Open in Munich has been their best result.
Divij had began the season by teaming up with compatriot Rohan Bopanna ...

Bopanna-Copil win, Sharan-Demoliner exit from French Open

An appeals court said Friday it will speedily consider President Donald Trump's challenge to congressional subpoenas seeking financial records from two banks with which he did business.
The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued a brief order setting a schedule for written arguments to be submitted by July 18, with oral arguments to soon follow.
Lawyers on both sides in the dispute had recommended the expedited schedule after US District Judge Edgardo Ramos ruled nine days ago that Trump, his family and his companies were unlikely to succeed in their lawsuit.
Trump, Donald J Trump Jr, Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump, and various companies sued to stop the House Financial Services and Intelligence committees from getting documents from Deutsche Bank and Capital One on the grounds that the requests were unlawful and unconstitutional.
The committees said they sought the information as they investigate possible "foreign influence in the U.S. political process."
Trump's lawyers ...

Court OKs expedited appeal in NY Trump bank records case

Beijing warned Friday that the US should not underestimate China's military as the top defence officials from both countries met on the sidelines of a security forum.
As Beijing and Washington vie for influence in a region hosting potential flashpoints such as the South China Sea, Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait, acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan met Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe for 20 minutes Friday.
Chinese defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian said they "reached some consensus" on issues of common concern, adding that Wei "particularly emphasised the Taiwan issue".
China sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunified, despite the two sides having being ruled separately since the end of a civil war on the mainland in 1949.
Beijing is regularly angered by US warships transiting through the Taiwan Strait, which it considers its territorial waters.
"He (Defence minister Wei) pointed out that the US has recently had a series of negative words and ...

Beijing warns US not to underestimate Chinese military

A car bomb targeting a U.S. convoy exploded early Friday in an eastern Kabul neighbourhood, leaving four Afghan civilians dead and three wounded and lightly wounding four American forces, authorities said.
It was the second suicide attack in as many days to rattle the Afghan capital.
The suicide bomber struck as the convoy passed through Kabul's eastern Yakatot neighborhood, where US and NATO forces maintain complexes. Facilities operated by the Afghan National Security Forces located nearby.
Firdous Faramaz, Kabul police chief spokesman, said four Afghan civilians were killed and three wounded in the attack.
Bob Purtiman, public affairs officer with the U.S. military in Kabul, said four U.S. service members received minor injuries. The one-line statement did not elaborate.
In a telephone interview, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid took responsibility for Friday's attack on the US convoy in Kabul, claiming 10 U.S. soldiers were killed. Taliban claims are often ...

Police: Suicide car bomb hits Afghan capital, kills 4

Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed Friday said he expected a "hard" World Cup opener against the West Indies but found solace in Mohammad Amir returning to wicket-taking ways.
Pakistan were handed a seven-wicket thrashing by the West Indies after being bowled out for 105 in a dismal display of batting. It was Pakistan's 11th ODI loss in a row.
"First of all the start is very crucial here. You know, with the 10:30 start, as I told you before in the last press conference, the start is very crucial for our team. That is why we wanted to bowl first. I think at the start we lost too many wickets. That's why we didn't come back into the game," Sarfaraz said at the post-match press conference.
Some of the batsmen were bounced out while the others fell to poor shot selection.
Asked to comment on Pakistan's pathetic batting performance, the captain said: "We expected a hard game but we knew we have what it takes to play and win. But we lost so many wickets up front when we were batting because of 

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