Merkel slams German food charity for migrant halt Berlin, (MILLAT ONLINE):German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised a food bank for refusing to accept any more migrants, calling the decision “not good”. Essener Tafel, a charity that serves free meals to the poor, had come under fire after it said it would now require new customers […]
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Merkel slams German food charity for migrant halt
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Separatists mull appointing jailed leader as Catalan president
Separatists mull appointing jailed leader as Catalan president Madrid, (MILLAT ONLINE):Catalan separatist parties are considering appointing jailed civil society leader Jordi Sanchez as regional president as their negotiations to try and find a suitable candidate draw to a close, a lawmaker said. The parties — which form an absolute majority in the Catalan parliament — […]
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Air strikes and rockets hit Syria enclave despite truce
Air strikes and rockets hit Syria enclave despite truce Beirut, (MILLAT ONLINE):A fledgling “humanitarian pause” announced by Russia in Syria’s rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta was rattled Tuesday by fresh air strikes and rocket fire, several sources said. “Fighting continues this morning. That is what our reports from Eastern Ghouta tell us,” a spokesman for […]
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Maldives’ supreme court rules extension of state of emergency valid
Maldives’ supreme court rules extension of state of emergency valid MALE, (MILLAT ONLINE):The Maldivian Supreme Court has ruled that the parliament’s decision to extend a state of emergency by 30 days was valid as it was not constitutionally necessary for more than half of legislators to be present at the time of vote, the President’s […]
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Anger at Israel claim Palestinian was hurt in bike accident
Anger at Israel claim Palestinian was hurt in bike accident Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, (MILLAT ONLINE):Israel on Tuesday claimed that a Palestinian teenager’s severe head injury was caused by a bicycle accident and not an Israeli bullet, sparking angry comments from activists and his family. Israeli rights group B’Tselem produced medical documents appearing to verify that […]
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Top Burkina Faso generals on trial over failed 2015 coup
Top Burkina Faso generals on trial over failed 2015 coup Ouagadougou, (MILLAT ONLINE):More than 80 people went on trial before a military court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday over the failed 2015 coup in a case being seen as a test for justice in the West African country. Two top generals accused of masterminding the […]