At least 135 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, (MILLAT ONLINE):At least 135 people were killed and hundreds more injured when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border triggering landslides that were hindering rescue efforts, officials said Monday. Footage posted on Twitter showed panicked people fleeing a building in Sulaimaniyah, northern […]
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At least 135 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border
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US Secretary of State Tillerson to deliver warning in Myanmar over Rohingya crisis
US Secretary of State Tillerson to deliver warning in Myanmar over Rohingya crisis Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):In the face of widespread “atrocities” against ethnic Rohingya people in Myanmar, the United States has been cautiously stepping up pressure on that country’s army, while taking care to avoid endangering the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi. As […]
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Iranian warplane crashes during training, pilot killed
Iranian warplane crashes during training, pilot killed Tehran, (MILLAT ONLINE):An Iranian fighter jet crashed Saturday during a training exercise and the pilot was killed, the website of the elite Revolutionary Guards reported. The Sukhoi Su-22, belonging to the Guards, came down in the southern province of Fars, Sepahnews said. The cause was not immediately clear.
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Trump, Putin agree ‘no military solution’ in Syria: Kremlin
Trump, Putin agree ‘no military solution’ in Syria: Kremlin Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed there was “no military solution” for the war in Syria, in a joint statement approved on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific summit, the Kremlin said Saturday. “The presidents agreed that the conflict in Syria […]
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UN chief says violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya must stop
UN chief says violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya must stop UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged Myanmar’s government to immediately cease the ongoing violence against the southeast country’s Rohingya Muslim minority and allow those who have fled, return to their ancestral homeland. “We insist on the need to make sure, not […]
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Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at N. Korea
Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at N. Korea Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):South Korean warships joined three US aircraft carriers Saturday in an unusually strong display of naval force aimed at North Korea, whose nuclear ambitions have been a focus of US President Donald Trump’s ongoing tour of Asia. The four-day joint exercise in the […]