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Mogherini says EU to stand by Iran nuclear accord

  • BRUSSELS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini on Monday insisted the bloc will stand by the Iran nuclear accord, bluntly condemned by US President-elect Donald Trump, because it serves Europe’s security needs. “It is proof that diplomacy works and delivers… The European Union will continue to work for the respect and implementation of […]

  • S.Korea prosecutors seek arrest of Samsung heir

    SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought the arrest of the heir to giant conglomerate Samsung for bribery in connection with a political scandal that has seen President Park Geun-Hye impeached. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, is already reeling from the international debacle over its Galaxy Note 7, which was recalled after […]

  • Kyrgyzstan says at least 32 dead after Turkish cargo plane hits village

    BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A cargo plane crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s main airport Monday, leaving 32 people dead including four pilots as it hit a populated area after attempting to land in thick fog, authorities said. The majority of the dead were from the village of Dacha-Suu where the plane — a Turkish Airlines flight from […]

  • 26 killed in latest Brazil jail bloodbath

    NATAL, Brazil, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The latest in a string of brutal prison massacres involving suspected gang members in Brazil has killed 26 inmates, most of whom were beheaded, officials said Sunday. The bloodbath erupted Saturday night in the overcrowded Alcacuz prison in the northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte. Similar violence at other jails […]

  • Australian energy group backs Li Ka-shing takeover

    SYDNEY, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Infrastructure on Monday moved a step closer to a more than Aus$7 billion (US$5.2 billion) takeover of Australian energy group Duet after a recommendation from the energy group’s board. In December, the Hong Kong billionaire put in an unsolicited and conditional offer of $Aus3 per share for Duet. […]

  • Trump labels NATO ‘obsolete’ in newspaper interview

    FRANKFURT AM MAIN, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The NATO alliance is an “obsolete” organisation, US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview published late Sunday, complaining that the pact had “not bothered about terrorism”. “Nato has problems. It’s obsolete because it was first designed many, many years ago,” Trump told the Monday editions of German tabloid Bild […]