TEHRAN, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Iran’s missile programme is “non-negotiable” and tests will continue, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Tuesday, following criticism from European Union diplomats. “Iran’s defence capabilities cannot be compromised and are under no circumstance negotiable,” he told state television IRIB. “Missile tests are conducted within the framework of Iran’s defence policies.” A […]
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Iran missile programme ‘non-negotiable’: spokesman
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Aftershocks as tourists evacuated in quake-hit New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Rescuers in New Zealand on Tuesday began airlifting relieved tourists stranded by a 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of the South Island coast and sparked up to 100,000 landslides. Military helicopters started ferrying the first of 1,200 holidaymakers trapped in the seaside town of Kaikoura, which bore the brunt of […]
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Asian emerging markets up but Trump fears remain
HONG KONG, (ًٌٌٰMILLAT+APP/AFP) – Most Asian emerging markets rose Tuesday after the previous day’s heavy losses while the dollar dipped against most peers but traders remained on edge over Donald Trump’s plans for global trade agreements. While shares in developed economies have rallied and safe-haven sovereign debt prices have fallen, many trading floors in Asia […]
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US judge orders release of ‘Making a Murderer’ convict
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A US judge ordered Monday the release from prison of Brendan Dassey, one of two men convicted of murder in a case featured in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” The US federal judge in Wisconsin, William Duffin, said that Dassey, 27, should be released while prosecutors appeal his August ruling that […]
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S. Korea’s Park hires lawyer ahead of questioning
SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has hired a lawyer ahead of questioning by prosecutors over a snowballing political scandal that has engulfed her administration, her spokesman said Tuesday. Park, who would be the first sitting president to be interrogated in a criminal case, has seen her approval ratings plunge, with hundreds of […]
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EU backs deep-sea shark hunt quota for scientists
BRUSSELS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): EU countries on Monday approved the capture of a set quota of deep-sea sharks, to allow scientists to better understand how many of the species are left. There has been a total ban on the hunting of vulnerable sharks in European Union waters and the international waters of the Northeast Atlantic since 2012. […]