HANOI, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – US President-elect Donald Trump has reassured Vietnam over future ties, according to the communist nation, which is set to lose out if he honours a vow to ditch a major trade deal. In a phone call on Wednesday with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Trump “affirmed the wish to cooperate with […]
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Vietnam says Trump hails ties despite vow to end trade pact
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Russia, Syria preparing rebels’ evacuation from Aleppo: ministry
MOSCOW, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Russia’s defence ministry Thursday said it was working with the Syrian authorities to prepare the evacuation of the remaining rebels in war-torn eastern Aleppo. “On the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian ceasefire monitoring centre, in cooperation with Syrian authorities, is preparing the evacuation of the remaining rebels and members […]
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OIC chief offers condolences over terror attacks in key member states
JEDDAH, (MILLAT+APP/IINA): Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr Yousef Al-Othaimeen has offered his condolences to the governments and people of the Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria and the Somalia, in particular to the bereaved families of the victims in different terrorist incidents that occurred in the OIC member states claiming scores of innocent […]
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Aleppo rebel evacuation back on: Syria military source
ALEPPO, Syria, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A new agreement has been reached for the evacuation of rebel fighters from the last pocket of territory they control in Aleppo, a senior Syrian military source told AFP Thursday. “A deal has been reached for rebels to leave, and the preparations are happening now,” the source said. He made no […]
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China’s high sea military drills are routine: spokesperson
BEIJING, (MILLAT+APP/Xinhua): Recent drills conducted by the Chinese Air Force on the high seas are regular, routine military activities, an air force spokesperson said Thursday. The overflight is about the mission and responsibility of the Chinese Air Force, and is legitimate, reasonable and justified, spokesperson Shen Jinke said, responding to media reports that warplanes of […]
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Trump dismissal of CIA digs rift with key intel supplier
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – President-elect Donald Trump’s brusque dismissal of the CIA’s conclusion that Russia meddled in the US election has created an unparalleled rift between the incoming leader and his vital source of global intelligence. Former top officials of the Central Intelligence Agency say Trump’s rejection of its assessment that Moscow hacked US political party […]