Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):Australian politicians will have to prove they are not foreign citizens under plans proposed Monday as the conservative government grapples with a constitutional crisis that has cost it a majority in parliament. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a set of measures making it compulsory for MPs formally to declare they are not dual […]
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Australian politicians told to prove citizenship
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UN chief voices concern over Lebanese PM’s resignation
UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the sudden resignation this weekend of Lebanon Prime Minister Sad Hariri, and hoped that all sides will support the continuity of Lebanon’s state institutions. Hariri on Saturday announced his surprise resignation in a broadcast from Riyadh, the Saudi capital. A statement from Guterres’ spokesman […]
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N. Korea nuclear programme a ‘threat’ to the world: Trump
Tokyo,(MILLAT ONLINE):US President Donald Trump on Monday described North Korea’s nuclear missile programme as a “threat” to the world on a trip to Asia dominated by the crisis. The programme is “a threat to the civilised world and international peace and stability,” Trump told reporters after a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Trump on N. Korea: ‘Era of strategic patience is over’
Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):US President Donald Trump said Monday that the time for patience with North Korea was over, on the second day of a trip to Asia dominated by the crisis. “The era of strategic patience is over,” Trump declared alongside his host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Tokyo stocks close flat
Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks closed flat on Monday with buying on brisk corporate results offset by selling to lock in profits. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which has risen to its highest level in 21 years recently, added 0.04 percent, or 9.23 points, to 22,548.35. The broader Topix index was down 0.08 percent, or 1.42 […]
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Vietnam flood toll hits 49 ahead of APEC summit
Hoi An, Vietnam,(MILLAT ONLINE):At least 49 people have died after Typhoon Damrey slammed into central Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday, as heavy flooding cast doubt on a planned retreat for APEC leaders’ spouses to the ancient town of Hoi An. The weather system hit just days before Vietnam welcomes world leaders to the APEC summit […]