International News

Russia will remain ‘difficult partner’ after Putin re-election: Germany

  • Russia will remain ‘difficult partner’ after Putin re-election: Germany Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russia will remain a “difficult partner” following President Vladimir Putin’s re-election but will be needed to help resolve international problems, Germany’s foreign minister said Monday, questioning the vote’s fairness. Russia will “remain a difficult partner,” but it is needed to resolve the big international […]

  • Egypt military says 36 militants killed in Sinai

    Egypt military says 36 militants killed in Sinai Cairo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Egypt’s military said Monday that soldiers and police have killed 36 militants over five days as part of a sweeping operation against Islamic State group in the Sinai. The army launched the campaign on February 9 after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is standing […]

  • EU’s top trade official in US Tuesday for Trump tariff talks

    EU’s top trade official in US Tuesday for Trump tariff talks Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem will hold talks in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday over a possible exemption on tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump, a European source said. Malmstroem will meet US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and other officials on […]

  • N. Korea ‘in talks to free US detainees’ as diplomacy escalates

    N. Korea ‘in talks to free US detainees’ as diplomacy escalates Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):North Korea is in talks with the US and Sweden to release three jailed Americans, reports said, as diplomatic activities intensified ahead of Pyongyang’s planned summits with Washington and Seoul. The release of the three Korean-Americans is under discussion through multiple channels […]

  • New Caledonia to vote on independence from France in November

    New Caledonia to vote on independence from France in November Noumea, (MILLAT ONLINE):Lawmakers on the tiny French overseas territory of New Caledonia voted on Monday to hold an independence referendum on November 4, the culmination of decades of campaigning by separatists to break from their old colonial master. Better known for its stunning lagoons, pristine […]

  • PM Lee, Turnbull push for cooperation on free trade

    PM Lee, Turnbull push for cooperation on free trade ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE):Protectionism is a “dead end”, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday, when he and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a strong push for countries to continue working together on free trade. The plainspoken Mr Turnbull gave corporate and political leaders at […]