Iran says ‘biased’ French policy stoking Mideast crises Tehran, (MILLAT ONLINE):Iran said on Friday that “biased” French policy was stoking crises in the Middle East after Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian accused it of “hegemonic” ambitions in the region. “Unfortunately it seems that France has a biased and partisan approach to the crises in the […]
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Iran says ‘biased’ French policy stoking Mideast crises
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Sicilian Mafia boss of bosses Toto Riina ‘dies after long illness’
Sicilian Mafia boss of bosses Toto Riina ‘dies after long illness’ Rome, (MILLAT ONLINE):Former “boss of bosses” Toto Riina, one of the most feared Godfathers in the history of the Sicilian Mafia, died early Friday after battling cancer, Italian media reported. Riina, who had been serving 26 life sentences and is thought to have ordered […]
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May under Brexit pressure at EU reform summit
May under Brexit pressure at EU reform summit Gothenburg, Sweden, (MILLAT ONLINE):EU leaders will press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday to do more to reach a divorce deal against the backdrop of a summit to launch reforms for the bloc’s post-Brexit survival. The Brexit crisis threatens to overshadow the meeting in the Swedish […]
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European stock markets steady at open
European stock markets steady at open London,(MILLAT ONLINE):European stock markets steadied at the open Friday following a brief rebound the previous session. Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index edged up by only a few points to 13,051.71 and the Paris CAC 40 was flat at 5,335.85 points. London’s FTSE 100 index dipped 0.2 percent to 7,370.98 points.
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Tokyo stocks close higher after see-saw session
Tokyo stocks close higher after see-saw session Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks ended higher on Friday after a see-saw session swayed by profit-taking and buying on confidence in corporate earnings. The Nikkei 225 index gained 0.20 percent, or 45.68 points, to 22,396.80. Over the week, the key index lost 1.25 percent, the first weekly loss since […]
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UN envoy urges greater support for Rohingya victims of sexual violence
UN envoy urges greater support for Rohingya victims of sexual violence UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):A United Nations envoy has called for enhanced measures to protect and assist victims of sexual violence among thousands of Rohingya refugees who have settled around Bangladesh’s city of Cox Bazar. “My observations point to a pattern of widespread atrocities, including […]