WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Donald Trump has said he would consider seeking advice from Bill Clinton, just days after besting the former president’s wife, Hillary, in the upset US presidential election. Trump received a call from Bill Clinton after the vote in which the former president “couldn’t have been more gracious,” the 70-year-old Republican billionaire said […]
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Trump considers seeking Bill Clinton’s advice
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Media network slams arrest of Myanmar media execs
YANGON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – An Asian news network on Saturday called for the release of two Myanmar media executives jailed for alleged defamation. The CEO of Eleven Media Group and a chief editor of a newspaper it publishes were detained by police Friday over a column that accused the government of having “rosy relations” with corrupt […]
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Posco chief, Samsung exec grilled in S. Korea scandal probe
SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – South Korean prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye questioned the head of the country’s largest steelmaker as well as a top Samsung executive on Saturday. Posco chief executive Kwon Oh-Joon was grilled overnight about allegations surrounding the 2014 sale of the company’s in-house advertising unit. Kwon was the first […]
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Intense’ fighting in east Mosul: officer
MOSUL, Iraq, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Elite Iraqi forces were engaged in “intense” fighting with militants in eastern Mosul on Saturday as they tried to fortify positions before advancing further into the city, an officer said. Iraqi forces launched a massive operation to retake the country’s second city from the Islamic State group on October 17, and […]
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Massive protest heaps pressure on S. Korea president
SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Tens of thousands of men, women and children joined one of the largest anti-government protests seen in Seoul for decades on Saturday, demanding President Park Geun-Hye’s resignation over a snowballing corruption scandal. Police had planned for 170,000 people, but organisers said they expected a final turnout of up to one million for […]
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Syria regime rolls back rebel gains in Aleppo: monitor
BEIRUT, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Syrian government forces have recaptured all of the areas taken by rebel fighters in a recent assault intended to break the regime siege on eastern Aleppo, a monitor said Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army had recaptured key areas including the western district of Dahiyet al-Assad and the […]