Washington, (MILLAT ONLINE):The US conducted a pair of drone strikes against Islamic State fighters in Somalia on Friday, the first time America has hit the militants in the Horn of Africa nation, officials said. The strikes occurred in northeastern Somalia and killed “several terrorists,” the US military’s Africa Command said in a statement. According to […]
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US strikes IS in Somalia for first time
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Russia accuses US of blocking humanitarian aid in Syria
Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russia on Friday accused the United States of committing a “war crime” in Syria, saying its military had denied Syrian refugees access to humanitarian aid. The claim, denied in Washington, was made by the Russian defence ministry’s Syria reconciliation centre, which cited a “most severe humanitarian situation” in the Al-Tanf region. A garrison […]
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Mexico makes ‘major’ 1.5-bn barrel oil find: president
Mexico City, (MILLAT ONLINE):Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Friday state oil company Pemex has made a “major” oil and gas discovery with an estimated 1.5 billion barrels of crude equivalent, its largest onshore find in 15 years. The new field, dubbed Ixachi-1, is located in the eastern state of Veracruz near existing Pemex infrastructure, […]
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Spain issues arrest warrant for Catalan leader
Madrid, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Spanish judge issued a EU arrest warrant Friday for Catalonia’s deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region’s tumultuous independence drive. The announcement added to anger and dismay in a second straight night of demonstrations in the wealthy north-eastern region, […]
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‘We need to do more’ about misinformation, Google says
Dublin, (MILLAT ONLINE):A top Google executive has said the US internet giant has to do more to crack down on illegal content and misinformation, after American firms were grilled in Congress over Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. “We’ve made some progress and we obviously need to do more,” Matt Brittin, president of Google’s […]
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Broadcom eyes mega-deal for US chip rival Qualcomm: reports
San Francisco, (MILLAT ONLINE):Shares of Qualcomm jumped nearly 13 percent Friday after unconfirmed media reports said rival computer chip giant Broadcom may make an unsolicited takeover bid. Broadcom is considering an acquisition plan, which it could put into motion as soon as this weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed source it said […]