WASHINGTON, (Millat /APP/AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Washington on Thursday for talks with US President Donald Trump aimed at setting a new course for the crucial bilateral relationship, amid strains over trade and defense. Abe and his wife Akie descended the stairs of their jet at Joint Base Andrews just outside […]
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Japan PM Abe in Washington for talks with Trump
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US appeals court maintains suspension of Trump travel ban
LOS ANGELES, (Millat + APP/AFP) – A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to restore President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order closing US borders to refugees and nationals from seven countries, keeping a temporary suspension in place. “We hold that the government has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits of its appeal, […]
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Heavy snow hits US northeast
NEW YORK, (Millat + APP/AFP) – A heavy winter snow storm lashed the northeastern United States Thursday, subjecting New York to near blizzard-like conditions and forcing flight cancellations as schools and the United Nations closed. Snow began falling overnight, following record high temperatures for February in New York on Wednesday, with as much as 14 […]
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Tokyo stocks jump by break after Trump tax cut promise
TOKYO, (Millat + APP/AFP) – Japanese stocks rose sharply Friday morning, tracking record closes on Wall Street after US President Donald Trump promised to release details soon about a “phenomenal” tax-cut plan aimed at boosting the world’s top economy. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 2.36 percent, or 446.31 points, to 19,353.98, while the Topix […]
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Noted photojournalist vows to continue depicting tragic situation Indian occupied Kashmir
Indian NEW YORK, (Millat + APP): Showkat Nanda, an award-winning Kashmiri freelance photojournalist, who “grew up hard in Indian-run Kashmir, a child of war, iron-fisted rule and relentless tragedy”, say he is determined to continue his mission to tell the story about the harrowing situation in his occupied homeland through photographs. “I say that 90 […]
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Mexican leftist leader heads to US to challenge Trump
MEXICO CITY, (Millat + APP/AFP) – Mexican leftist 2018 presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to visit the United States on Sunday to talk with migrants and Americans about US President Donald Trump’s “poisonous” rhetoric. Lopez Obrador, who is leading in opinion polls for next year’s elections, told the daily El Universal in an […]