US gun debate stirs conservative conference after Florida tragedy National Harbor, United States, (MILLAT ONLINE):Florida college student Sarah Gibson renewed her National Rifle Association membership with a credit card swipe at a conservative conference Thursday, days after a deadly school shooting in her state triggered soul-searching about America’s gun violence. “I don’t think guns are […]
International News
US gun debate stirs conservative conference after Florida tragedy
-
Australia’s scandal-hit deputy PM quits
Australia’s scandal-hit deputy PM quits Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):Australia’s scandal-hit deputy leader Barnaby Joyce announced Friday he was quitting and moving to the backbench amid claims of sexual harassment and controversy over an affair with a now-pregnant former aide. Joyce, whose National Party rules alongside Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Liberals, has been front-page news in Australia […]
-
Canada to accept bid from Boeing for new fighter jets
Canada to accept bid from Boeing for new fighter jets Ottawa, (MILLAT ONLINE):Canada said Thursday it was allowing Boeing to submit a bid to replace the country’s aging F-18 fleet, after an earlier trade dispute between the American manufacturer and Ottawa. The announcement came a month after the US International Trade Commission rejected a complaint […]
-
Gun lobby chief slams ‘politicization’ of Florida school shooting
Gun lobby chief slams ‘politicization’ of Florida school shooting Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):America’s powerful gun lobby on Thursday accused its critics of exploiting a deadly Florida school shooting for political gain, as President Donald Trump responded to demands for tougher regulation with a deeply controversial call to arm teachers. National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre hit […]
-
Early election plan an ‘attempted coup’: Venezuelan legislature
Early election plan an ‘attempted coup’: Venezuelan legislature Caracas, (MILLAT ONLINE):Venezuela’s opposition-controlled legislature on Thursday branded the government’s plan to hold elections for the assembly two years early an “attempted coup.” The vote for the National Assembly is scheduled for late 2020, but Diosdado Cabello, the powerful number two of President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist party, […]
-
Japan welcomes WTO ruling on South Korea Fukushima food row
Japan welcomes WTO ruling on South Korea Fukushima food row Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Japan on Friday welcomed a World Trade Organization ruling that called for South Korea to lift an import ban on Japanese seafood, imposed after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On Thursday, the WTO ruled on Tokyo’s complaint against Seoul filed in 2015, concluding that […]