ANKARA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Turkey will intensify talks with Russia and other countries for a ceasefire and a solution to the “humanitarian tragedy” in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday. “Today, tomorrow, everyday, we will intensify our talks with Russia and other countries so we can find a solution […]
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Turkey says will step up talks with Russia on Aleppo ceasefire
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Putin heads to Japan for hot spring meet on disputed islands
MOSCOW, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Japan Thursday to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the latest bid to reach an elusive deal on a territorial dispute that has prevented their nations signing a formal treaty to end World War II. Abe will host Putin at the hot springs in his ancestral […]
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2.2 million Yemen children acutely malnourished: UN
SANAA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Nearly 2.2 million Yemeni children are acutely malnourished, victims of the near-collapse of the health care system during two years of escalating conflict, UN children’s fund UNICEF said on Tuesday. At least 462,000 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition, as food supplies have been disrupted by the devastating war between the Saudi-backed […]
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Trump seen naming ExxonMobil chief as top diplomat
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly name ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson, an oilman with deep ties to Russia, as secretary of state Tuesday despite mounting support for a congressional probe into Moscow’s alleged interference in the US election. “I will be making my announcement on the next Secretary of State tomorrow morning,” Trump said […]
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Iran signs two oil deals with Russia’s Gazprom
TEHRAN, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Iran signed preliminary agreements with Russia’s Gazprom on Tuesday to develop two major oil fields in the latest of a flurry of deals with foreign firms, local media reported. The deals open the way for Gazprom to carry out studies at the Cheshmekosh and Changouleh fields near the border with Iraq, according […]
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84,000 people displaced by Indonesia earthquake: official
JAKARTA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): The number of people left homeless after an earthquake struck western Indonesia has soared to nearly 84,000, leaving authorities struggling to care for the victims, an official said Tuesday. The shallow quake last week killed more than 100 people and injured many more when it struck Aceh province, one of the areas worst […]