LONDON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a “catastrophic mistake” in allowing undocumented migrants to enter the country, US President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday in an interview with The Times newspaper. “I think she made one very catastrophic mistake and that was taking all of these illegals, you know, taking all of the […]
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Trump says Merkel made ‘catastrophic mistake’ over migrants: London Times
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Venezuela president renews crisis controls, snubs foes
CARACAS, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro angered his opponents Sunday by refusing to face them for his annual presidential address, fanning tensions as he renewed his emergency powers in a volatile crisis. His decision to give the speech in the pro-Maduro Supreme Court instead of the legislature aggravated a political standoff in the oil-exporting […]
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Russia says ‘no comment’ on Trump team contacts
MOSCOW, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – Russia’s deputy foreign minister on Saturday declined to comment on reported calls between president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security advisor and Moscow’s ambassador to Washington. Asked to comment on the reported calls, deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told RIA Novosti news agency that “we don’t comment on daily working contacts of our […]
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Japan’s Abe pushes Pacific trade deal in Australia
SYDNEY,(MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Japan and Australia will work together to ensure the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal comes into force, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Saturday, making no mention of strong US opposition. After talks with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Abe took the lead on the trade pact covering 12 Pacific Rim nations that was […]
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Thai pilot killed when jet crashes during air show for kids
BANGKOK, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A Thai military air show for children was marred by tragedy Saturday when a fighter jet plunged from the sky and burst into flames, killing the pilot. Families were gathered at the airport in the southern city of Hat Yai to watch the show put on for Thailand’s annual Children’s Day. Footage […]
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Governments grapple with globalisation backlash
PARIS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Governments stung by the political backlash from disgruntled voters left worse off by three decades of globalisation are now scrambling for solutions, but there is no easy fix and the populist remedies on offer risk making things even worse, analysts say. Globalisation has been a boon for many, but western elites should […]