UNITED NATIONS, United States, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP): The UN Security Council is expected to vote Thursday on a draft resolution backing a UN bid to re-start talks on settling the decades-old Western Sahara conflict. The draft resolution would also put pressure on the Polisario Front independence movement to immediately withdraw fighters from a tense buffer zone […]
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UN council to vote on re-launching Western Sahara talks
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China launches first domestically built aircraft carrier: media
BEIJING, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – China has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, state media said Wednesday, as the country seeks to transform its navy into a force capable of projecting power onto the high seas. The ship was “transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony” in the northeastern […]
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Trump picks trade fight with Canada
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Trade tensions spiked between Washington and Ottawa on Tuesday as President Donald Trump accused Canada of being “very rough” on America and threatened to retaliate against restrictions on US dairy products. Trump also touted his administration’s surprise decision late Monday to rekindle an old trade conflict with America’s second-largest trading partner […]
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N. Korea hails ‘largest ever’ firing drill
SEOUL, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – North Korea on Wednesday hailed its largest-ever firing drill, overseen by leader Kim Jong-Un to mark a key military anniversary amid high tensions in the region. Speculation had mounted that the North could carry out a sixth nuclear test or another missile launch to mark the 85 years since the founding […]
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Australia inflation moves back into RBA target band
SYDNEY, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Australia’s annual inflation rate has moved back into the central bank’s target range for the first time in more than two years, data showed Wednesday, all but ruling out more interest rate cuts. Consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in the March quarter, taking the annual rate to 2.1 percent, the Australian […]
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US should stay in Paris climate accord: energy secretary
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – The United States should stay in the Paris climate accord but renegotiate it, Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday, alleging that some European countries were not doing enough to curb emissions. A decision is expected by President Donald Trump next month on whether or not to stay in the landmark 2015 […]