UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Saturday he is “disappointed and alarmed” by Israel’s approval of the construction of its first completely new settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory of West Bank in 25 years. “The secretary general has consistently stressed that there is no Plan B for Israelis and Palestinians […]
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UN chief alarmed by Israel’s approval of new settlement
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High-tech war kit can’t prevent civilian deaths in Iraq
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable to avoid civilian casualties as it battles the jihadists in close urban combat. The coalition is backing Iraqi forces in the battle to push out IS from west Mosul, a maze of narrow and densely […]
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Japan kills 333 whales in annual Antarctic hunt
TOKYO, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals as Tokyo pursues the programme in defiance of global criticism. The fleet set sail for the Southern Ocean in November, with plans to slaughter 333 minke whales, flouting a worldwide […]
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Party of S.Korea ex-leader Park picks maverick for poll
SEOUL, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – An outspoken maverick on Friday won the nomination of South Korea’s conservative party for the next presidential election, and immediately denounced the leaders of the United States, Russia and Japan. Hong Joon-Pyo, governor of the southern province of South Gyeongsang, became the Liberty Korea party’s standard-bearer for the poll on May […]
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US embassy in Kabul fires six over drugs
KABUL, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Six employees of the US embassy in Kabul have been dismissed for using or possessing drugs, an official said, in an embarrassment to Washington which has splurged billions on Afghan counter-narcotics efforts. The sacking followed an embassy investigation after staff noticed a person wandering around the premises “in a state of […]
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Football: Bruce keeps faith with Taylor after horror tackle
LONDON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce will keep faith with Neil Taylor after the Wales defender broke Seamus Coleman’s leg in two places. Taylor was sent off in Wales’ 0-0 draw with the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Friday after an ugly challenge on Coleman shattered the Everton star’s leg. Coleman, […]