Vienna, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):Heinz-Christian Strache, the head of Austria’s far-right party and the next vice-chancellor, dismisses his youthful dalliance with neo-Nazism as when he was “stupid, naive and young”. Now, three decades after German police detained him at a torch-lit protest by a group aping the Hitler Youth, Strache is the besuited, statesmanlike head of […]
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Austria’s ‘statesmanlike’ far-right chief
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Australia government scrapes through by-election test
Australia government scrapes through by-election test Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):Australia’s government avoided losing its slim majority in parliament Saturday, voting showed, as it claimed victory in a bitterly fought by-election that had threatened its hold on power. The poll in the suburban Sydney seat of Bennelong was triggered by a constitutional crisis that has seen a […]
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Turkey court releases 7 suspects in New Year attack trial
Turkey court releases 7 suspects in New Year attack trial Istanbul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the release of seven suspects in the trial over the deadly New Year attack on an Istanbul nightclub following an initial series of hearings. The court in Silivri outside Istanbul ruled that 44 suspects — including the […]
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Hostilities flare on Yemen’s west coast, sparking new displacement:UN
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Japan eyes $46bn defence budget to counter N. Korea: report
Japan eyes $46bn defence budget to counter N. Korea: report Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Japan plans a record $46 billion defence budget for the next fiscal year to strengthen its missile defence against the threat posed by North Korea, a report said Saturday. The government is expected to set aside 5.19 trillion yen for defence in the […]
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India’s Rahul Gandhi takes over as president of Congress party
India’s Rahul Gandhi takes over as president of Congress party New Delhi, (MILLAT ONLINE):India’s Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress party after years of speculation about the scion of the dynasty that has ruled the country for much of its independent history. Gandhi was handed a certificate of election […]