BEIJING (China), (MILLAT/APP): China on Tuesday highly commended the tremendous efforts made by Pakistan to fight terrorism and offered to further enhance its cooperation with Pakistan to completely wipe out this menace. “We highly appreciate the tremendous efforts made by Pakistan to fight terrorism and extremism and stand ready to further enhance cooperation with Pakistan […]
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China ready to further enhance cooperation with Pakistan in fight against terrorism
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Incoming leader of India’s Tamil Nadu state jailed
NEW DELHI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – India’s Supreme Court handed down a four-year prison sentence Tuesday to the incoming chief minister of Tamil Nadu state for corruption in a ruling that prevents her from taking up her post. VK Sasikala was found guilty of possessing “disproportionate assets” in a long-running case that also involved her mentor Jayalalithaa […]
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Toshiba dives on shock loss-reporting delay
TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Shares in Toshiba dived more than nine percent Tuesday after the huge conglomerate delayed the release of financial results expected to include billions of dollars in losses tied to its ailing US nuclear power unit. The firm plunged 9.45 percent to 226.2 yen ($2) after it surprised markets by saying its nine-month […]
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US slaps sanctions on Venezuelan VP over drug trafficking
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – The United States officially labelled Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami a drug trafficker, naming him to its narcotics “kingpin” sanctions list. El Aissami, a veteran politician who became the South American country’s vice president on January 4, was listed on the US Treasury’s narcotics trafficker sanctions page along with a top […]
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Trump ‘evaluating’ national security advisor’s actions: spokesman
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – The White House cast doubt on National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s political future on Monday, with a spokesman saying the president was “evaluating” his behavior after contacts with the Russian government. “The president is evaluating the situation,” said spokesman Sean Spicer, indicating that Trump was “speaking to Vice President (Mike) Pence and […]
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British FM Johnson makes first trip to Africa
LONDON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who notoriously sparked fury over comments about Africans made when he worked as a journalist, will visit the continent for the first time as minister this week. Johnson will start the visit Tuesday in The Gambia, where he will meet President Adama Barrow and visit the British-funded […]