Eight nations seek Security Council meeting on Jerusalem United Nations, United States, (MILLAT ONLINE):Eight countries called Wednesday for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council after the United States said it recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Bolivia, Egypt, France, Italy, Senegal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Uruguay want a meeting by the end of […]
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Eight nations seek Security Council meeting on Jerusalem
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General Assembly adopts resolution on strengthening UN-OIC ties; India abstains
General Assembly adopts resolution on strengthening UN-OIC ties; India abstains UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):The General Assembly has adopted a resolution, by a recorded vote, on strengthening cooperation between the U.N. and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in efforts to promote a just Middle East settlement and also to advance peaceful solutions to “other conflicts”. […]
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Belfast rally against Irish border after Brexit
Belfast rally against Irish border after Brexit Belfast, (MILLAT ONLINE):Demonstrators in Belfast on Wednesday backed a call by Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein against a hard Irish border after Brexit, a key point in Britain’s divorce talks with the EU. Braving heavy rain, the roughly 100 protesters carried placards demanding that there be “no border” […]
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Turks protest Trump Jerusalem move outside US consulate
Turks protest Trump Jerusalem move outside US consulate Istanbul, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hundreds of people staged a loud but mostly peaceful protest outside the US consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, denouncing US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Around 1,500 gathered outside the well-protected compound close to the Bosphorus and the […]
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In helping earthquake victims, life lessons for Haiti youth
In helping earthquake victims, life lessons for Haiti youth Cabaret, Haiti, (MILLAT ONLINE):In the hills of Cabaret, western Haiti, locals and young volunteers from the capital Port-au-Prince prepare cement, stationed between the wooden wall of Pierre Salnave Saint-Felix’s new home, and the crumbling mud wall of the shelter he has survived in since 2010. Unable […]
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US tells citizens to avoid crisis-hit Honduras
US tells citizens to avoid crisis-hit Honduras Washington,(MILLAT ONLINE):The United States on Wednesday called on its citizens to avoid all unnecessary travel to Honduras, which is in the throes of a crisis sparked by claims of vote rigging in its presidential election. In a travel alert, the State Department urged Americans to “postpone or cancel” […]