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  • Japan official linked to Abe cronyism row found dead: reports Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Japanese finance ministry official at the centre of cronyism allegations linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been found dead, local media reported on Friday. Police are investigating the death of the official in Kobe in western Japan and suspect he committed […]

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    S. Korea to consider WTO complaint over US steel tariffs

    S. Korea to consider WTO complaint over US steel tariffs Seoul, March 9 (AFP/APP):The US’ third-biggest steel supplier South Korea will ask Washington for an exemption from President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and consider filing a complaint to the World Trade Organization if it is refused, Seoul said Friday. Trump imposed steep tariffs of 25 […]

  • Ultra-nationalist Myanmar monk walks free from prison

    Ultra-nationalist Myanmar monk walks free from prison Yangon, (MILLAT ONLINE):An ultra-nationalist Myanmar monk was released from prison on Friday after serving time for inciting unrest in an anti-Rohingya protest in 2016, a rare punishment handed to one of the country’s hardline Buddhist clergymen. Parmaukkha, who was handed a three-month jail term, has helped peddle a […]

  • Japan sentences Peruvian to death over 2015 killing spree

    Japan sentences Peruvian to death over 2015 killing spree Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Peruvian man found guilty of murdering six people in Japan during a killing spree in 2015 was sentenced to death on Friday, a court spokeswoman said. Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena was arrested in 2015 after six people were found stabbed to death in […]

  • Trump and Kim to hold historic meeting

    Trump and Kim to hold historic meeting Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):President Donald Trump has agreed to a historic first meeting with Kim Jong Un in a stunning development in America’s high-stakes nuclear standoff with North Korea. Standing in front of the White House, South Korean National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong announced the first ever meeting between […]

  • US, Pakistan engaged at high level to promote mutual understanding

    US, Pakistan engaged at high level to promote mutual understanding WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE):Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Ms. Tehmina Janjua said on Thursday that Islamabad and Washington were engaged at high-level to promote mutual understanding and discuss ways how the two countries could work together for the common goal of regional stability, including peace in Afghanistan. Speaking […]