Sarkozy blasts ‘lack of evidence’ for corruption charges Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy blasted what he said was a lack of evidence for the corruption charges against him over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi funded his 2007 election campaign, in his court statement published Thursday. The morning after he was charged […]
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Sarkozy blasts ‘lack of evidence’ for corruption charges
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S Korean president arrives in Vietnam on state visit
S Korean president arrives in Vietnam on state visit HANOI, (MILLAT ONLINE)::South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Hanoi on Thursday for a three-day visit that will include a summit meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Yonhap reported. The trip marks Moon’s first state visit to Vietnam since taking office last year, though he […]
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President Trump to announce new tariffs on Chinese imports
President Trump to announce new tariffs on Chinese imports WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE):”President Trump will announce new tariffs worth billions of dollars on Chinese imports on Thursday (Today), a senior White House official said, a move seen to set off a trade war between world’s top two economies. “The President will announce the actions he has […]
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‘Vote-buying’ video ups pressure on Peru president
‘Vote-buying’ video ups pressure on Peru president Lima, (MILLAT ONLINE):Pressure mounted on Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to resign Wednesday after the opposition alleged the embattled president was trying to buy votes ahead of an impeachment ballot. Lawmakers from Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Force party released recordings of her brother Kenji and others apparently negotiating public […]
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Peru’s embattled president Kuczynski announces resignation
Peru’s embattled president Kuczynski announces resignation Lima, (MILLAT ONLINE):Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation Wednesday in an address to the nation, the day before he was to face an impeachment vote in Congress. The 79-year-old former Wall Street banker, under fire over his links to Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, denied allegations of bribe-taking […]
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N. Korea’s parliament to hold annual meeting amid diplomatic thaw
N. Korea’s parliament to hold annual meeting amid diplomatic thaw Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament will hold an annual session next month, state media said Thursday, with all eyes on whether it will move to bolster a diplomatic thaw with the US and South Korea. A rapid rapprochement that kicked off during last month’s […]