RIYADH, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Former European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday he was concerned about Donald Trump’s election as president but believed US institutions were capable of protecting American values. Barroso, who joined US investment bank Goldman Sachs this year, told AFP that Trump’s surprise victory had to be respected but “I’m still […]
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Barroso ‘concerned’ over Trump but US values will prevail
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China Turkey’s ‘friend in need’: China foreign minister
ANKARA, (MILLAT+APP/Anatolia): China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stressed how his country stepped up to demonstrate “immediate” support to Turkey after the failed July 15 coup bid. Speaking to Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview on Sunday in Ankara, paying an official visit, Wang said, “China immediately expressed support for the Turkish government’s efforts to […]
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Trump, Pence set to meet on US cabinet appointments
NEW YORK, (ًٌٌٰآٹ+APP/AFP) – President-elect Donald Trump meets with running mate Mike Pence in New York on Tuesday to discuss cabinet appointments amid reports of intense infighting over choice posts. One source described to CNN the fierce lobbying as a “knife fight.” Trump and Pence will “be reviewing a number of names” for cabinet positions, […]
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NATO chief says ‘certain’ Trump will live up to all commitments
BRUSSELS, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – NATO head Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said he was sure that Donald Trump would meet all US commitments to the alliance, just days after urging the president-elect not to go it alone. “President-elect Donald Trump stated during the election campaign that he is a big fan of NATO, and I am certain […]
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Egypt court overturns Morsi death sentence: judicial official
CAIRO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – An Egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in one of several trials since his 2013 overthrow, a judicial official said. The Court of Cassation ordered that Morsi be retried on the charges of participating in prison breaks and violence against policemen during […]
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Kazakhstan president to feature on banknotes
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Veteran Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is set to feature on new banknotes in the Central Asian country, the national bank said Tuesday, in another testimony to his personality cult. New 10,000-tenge ($30) banknotes that feature the portrait of the 76-year-old leader will be put into circulation on December 1, in time […]