Protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan for second day Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, (MILLAT ONLINE):Protesters in Iraqi Kurdistan torched a mayor’s office and stormed a ruling party building on Tuesday as anger raged for a second day at the disastrous fallout from a September independence referendum. The vote delivered a resounding “yes” but drew sweeping reprisals from Baghdad which […]
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Protests rock Iraqi Kurdistan for second day
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Philippines declines major US development aid
Philippines declines major US development aid Manila, (MILLAT ONLINE):Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s government has opted out of a major US development aid programme that requires recipients to support democracy and fight corruption, the two countries said Tuesday. Duterte spokesman Harry Roque said Manila decided against negotiating a second “compact” with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), […]
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Rohingya refugees to start returning from January: officials
Rohingya refugees to start returning from January: officials Dhaka, (MILLAT ONLINE):Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to begin repatriating Rohingya refugees from January, despite rights groups warning that their safety is still not assured should they return. The foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and Myanmar met in Dhaka to finalise the agreement signed on […]
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S. Korea cryptocurrency exchange shuts down after hacking
S. Korea cryptocurrency exchange shuts down after hacking Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A South Korean exchange trading bitcoin and other virtual currencies declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday after being hacked for the second time this year, highlighting the risk over cryptocurrencies as they soar in popularity. The Youbit exchange said it had lost 17 percent of its […]
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Kremlin denounces ‘imperialist character’ of US strategic report
Kremlin denounces ‘imperialist character’ of US strategic report Moscow,(MILLAT ONLINE):The Kremlin denounced on Tuesday the “imperialist character” of the American report on national security strategy, accusing Washington of clinging to a “unipolar world”. “The imperialist character of this document is obvious, as is the refusal to renounce a unipolar world, an insistent refusal,” Kremlin spokesman […]
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China slams US security strategy as ‘Cold War mentality’
China slams US security strategy as ‘Cold War mentality’ Beijing, (MILLAT ONLINE):China on Tuesday decried US President Donald Trump’s first National Security Strategy, which described Beijing as a challenge to American power, as a “Cold War mentality” that will only harm Washington. “Any country, or any report, which distorts the facts, or maliciously slanders will […]