Mexico drug cartels force-recruiting indigenous children: UN Mexico City, (MILLAT ONLINE):Mexican drug cartels are forcing indigenous children and teens to join their ranks, torturing or killing those who refuse, the United Nations warned Friday. The UN’s special rapporteur on indigenous rights, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, said she is “particularly worried” about violence against minors after speaking with […]
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Mexico drug cartels force-recruiting indigenous children: UN
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European and US stocks slide into the weekend
European and US stocks slide into the weekend New York, (MILLAT ONLINE):Wall Street stocks joined European equity markets in retreating Friday, along with the dollar, as Washington braced for a bruising political battle in the US Senate over tax cuts. The House of Representatives as expected on Thursday approved its version of the tax reform […]
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Argentine navy hunts for missing submarine
Argentine navy hunts for missing submarine Buenos Aires, (MILLAT ONLINE):Argentina’s navy was hunting Friday for one of its submarines, which has been reported missing in the South Atlantic with a crew of 44 on board. The navy said it had not had any contact with the submarine, the San Juan, for 48 hours. “We have […]
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NATO sorry after Erdogan pulls troops over Norway ‘enemy’ insult
NATO sorry after Erdogan pulls troops over Norway ‘enemy’ insult Istanbul, (MILLAT ONLINE):NATO apologised to Turkey on Friday after Ankara pulled its troops from a military exercise in Norway where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the country’s modern founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk had been portrayed as enemies of the alliance. The alliance’s Secretary General Jens […]
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Over 250 migrants rescued off Spain
Over 250 migrants rescued off Spain Madrid, (MILLAT ONLINE):Over 250 migrants making the dangerous crossing to Europe were rescued Friday off Spain, with several other vessels still in need of rescue, authorities said. Spain is the third busiest gateway for migrants arriving in Europe, but far behind Italy and Greece. However, the number of people […]
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UN climate envoys agree on way forward, despite Trump
UN climate envoys agree on way forward, despite Trump Bonn, (MILLAT ONLINE):Negotiations to bolster the climate-saving Paris Agreement, crafted over two decades, closed in Bonn Saturday, deflated but not derailed by Donald Trump’s rejection of the treaty and defence of fossil fuels. The US President’s decision to yank the United States from the hard-fought global […]