International News

Trump to sign off on tariffs Thursday: White House

  • Trump to sign off on tariffs Thursday: White House Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):The White House ended days of speculation on proposed US trade tariffs saying President Donald Trump would introduce the deeply controversial measures later Thursday. “The President will sign the Section 232 Proclamations on Steel and Aluminum Imports at 3:30 pm (2030 GMT),” the White […]

  • UN calls on Taliban to take up offer of direct talks

    UN calls on Taliban to take up offer of direct talks United Nations, United States, (MILLAT ONLINE):The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan on Thursday urged the Taliban to take up an offer by the Afghan government of direct talks on peace. “The offer of negotiation is on the table,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto at a Security […]

  • Turkish court jails 25 journalists over Gulen links

    Turkish court jails 25 journalists over Gulen links Istanbul, (MILLAT ONLINE):An Istanbul court on Thursday sentenced 25 journalists to prison terms of up to seven and a half years over links to the group blamed by Turkey for the 2016 failed coup, in a mass trial of media staff detained after the putsch bid. Twenty-three […]

  • South Korean envoys leave for US to explain result of DPRK visit

    South Korean envoys leave for US to explain result of DPRK visit SEOUL, (MILLAT ONLINE)::Two South Korean special envoys, who visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) earlier this week, left for the United States Thursday to explain the result of their two-day visit to the DPRK, the Blue House of South Korea said, […]

  • Embattled White House promises quick tariff decision

    Embattled White House promises quick tariff decision Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):President Donald Trump’s team played down talk of a trade war Wednesday as it fought to limit a financial market sell-off, promising a quick decision on contentious tariffs that prompted a popular economic advisor to the president to quit. Administration big guns Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross […]

  • Belt and Road Initiative follows int’l rules, market principles: FM

    Belt and Road Initiative follows int’l rules, market principles: FM BEIJING, (MILLAT ONLINE)::The Belt and Road Initiative is a global public good that follows international rules, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday, Xinhua reported. It is an international cooperation platform that follows market principles, Wang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines […]