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US reacts to Pakistan's minister Bilawal's remark against PM Modi

"The fact that we have partnerships with both countries makes us - of course leaves us not wanting to see a war of words between India and Pakistan. We would like to see constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan. We think that is for the betterment of the Pakistani people, for the Indian people. There is much work that we can do together bilaterally," Ned Price responded to a question over Pakistan Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari derogatory remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the regular briefing.

2022-12-20T09:53:01.032542+00:00 IST

No alternative to 2-state solution between Israel, Palestine

While addressing the United Nations Security Council, Indian Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj said, "No alternative to the two-State solution to guarantee lasting peace between Israel and Palestine and direct negotiation the only path that can lead us there."

2022-12-20T06:52:02.428582+00:00 IST

China's Covid-19 outbreak: US expresses concern over new mutation

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US "is concerned China might not be fully transparent about the COVID numbers, the cases, and also the deaths that we're seeing in China right now".

2022-12-20T06:26:41.115778+00:00 IST

Jan 6 panel: Lawmakers urge criminal charges against Trump

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection voted to approve the referral of multiple criminal charges against former US president Donald Trump, reported CNN.

2022-12-19T20:18:09.027281+00:00 IST

US: Capitol committee to meet, vote on Trump criminal referrals

The Mississippi Democrat said that the panel will approve its final report on Monday and make announcements about criminal referrals to the Justice Department, but the public will not see the final report until two days later, i.e Wednesday.

2022-12-19T09:44:14.269890+00:00 IST

36 passengers injured after turbulence hits flight to Hawaii

A total of 36 passengers, including a 14-month-old and three crew members, were sent to the hospital with 11 of them seriously injured, Shayne Enright, a spokeswoman for the services said.

2022-12-19T04:53:00.811832+00:00 IST

"Should I step down as head of Twitter?": Musk ask users

Within a few minutes of Musk's cryptic tweet, asking users if he should step down as head of the social media platform and also promising to abide by the result, the 'yes' votes started edging ahead. In reaction, Musk said, "As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it."

2022-12-19T02:49:55.812861+00:00 IST

PM Modi's views on nuclear weapons impacted Russia: CIA

Bill Burns remarks comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 3 admitted that the conflict is "going to take a while."

2022-12-18T08:36:18.358178+00:00 IST

"India, China's concerns about nuclear weapons impacted Russia"

"I think it has also been very useful that Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi in India have also raised their concerns about the use of nuclear weapons as well. I think that's also having an impact on the Russians," Burns said during an interview with the PBS.

2022-12-18T04:15:30.288119+00:00 IST

United Nations commemorates International Migrants Day

In recent years, conflict, insecurity, and the effects of climate change, war and conflict have heavily contributed to the forced movement whether within countries or across borders. In 2020 over 281 million people were international migrants while over 59 million people were internally displaced by the end of 2021.

2022-12-18T00:55:06.824722+00:00 IST

US don't want to see conflict with China: John Kirby

His comments on China come as the State Department launched the new Office of China Coordination on Friday to help manage competition between Washington and Beijing.

2022-12-17T23:58:59.497910+00:00 IST

Huawei attempting to steal Americans' data: US lawmaker

He made these remarks on Tuesday as a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a bill titled "NETWORKS Act" to sanction China's Huawei Technologies and Chinese 5G companies.

2022-12-17T20:42:56.395182+00:00 IST

US lawmakers call for additional military spending for Taiwan

The US lawmakers warned of rising tensions in Taiwan which the US fears could be invaded by China and urged the leadership to approve USD 500 million in emergency appropriations and another USD 1 billion in presidential drawdown spending for Taiwan.

2022-12-17T16:06:56.489882+00:00 IST

Chinese, Russian influence 'destabilizing' Africa, warns Austin

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, at a panel with several African presidents at the start of the three-day summit, warned of a different approach by China and Russia.

2022-12-17T13:41:44.515940+00:00 IST

US Federal Court dismisses cancer link with Zantac

Almost 2,500 lawsuits alleging links between heartburn medication Zantac (Ranitidine) and cancer were dismissed by the court in US district of Florida.

2022-12-17T10:44:28.480189+00:00 IST

Indian American woman arrested for tossing newborn into US inlet

Arya Singh, 29, confessed to the crime after being brought into custody, Palm Beach Sheriff officials said during a press conference. Detective Brittany Christoffel, who was heading the case, referring to Singh, said, "She said when the baby was born she wasn't sure if the baby was alive or dead and that was that."

2022-12-17T08:47:32.882613+00:00 IST

FBI flagged tweets, accounts for 'misinformation': Twitter Files

Independent journalist and author Matt Taibbi called the treatment of Twitter by the FBI a "subsidiary" and said that the institution's contact with micro-blogging sites was "constant and pervasive."

2022-12-17T07:49:05.410950+00:00 IST

Canadian Border Agency seizes about 2,500 kg opium in Vancouver

"Further physical examination confirmed approximately 2,486 kilograms of opium within 247 shipping pallets. The drugs seized were turned over to the RCMP FSOC unit for further criminal investigation," CSBA said.

2022-12-17T06:04:57.753122+00:00 IST

Twitter slammed for suspending journalists' accounts

Twitter's unprecedented suspension of over twenty prominent journalists citing they had violated rules against "doxxing," has drawn swift backlash from around the world.

2022-12-17T04:28:40.146948+00:00 IST

Koo's handle suspended on Twitter

Taking to Twitter, Mayank Bidawatka, co-founder of the homegrown microblogging platform questioned the intention and power that Elon Musk wanted to access, "I forgot. There's more! - Banning Mastodon account. - Not allowing mastodon links saying it's unsafe. - Banning Koo's eminence handle. I mean seriously. How much more control does the guy need?"

2022-12-17T03:32:57.930173+00:00 IST

NASA launches mission to survey Earth's water

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft was launched atop a SpaceX rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with a prime mission of three years.

2022-12-17T00:52:39.117772+00:00 IST