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Blinken raises concerns over China's Covid surge, Taliban's ban on women's
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) raised concern over the surging Covid cases in China, the Taliban banning women from universities and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
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US imposes sanctions on 10 Russian naval entities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The US on Thursday (local time) sanctioned 10 Russian naval entities in the wake of Russian naval operations against Ukrainian ports.
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UN Chief "deeply alarmed" by Taliban's ban on university education for wom
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The statement of the UN Secretary-General comes after the Taliban announced its decision to ban university education for Afghan women.
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Biden administration launches 'China House' amid competition with Beijing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China House brings together a group of China experts from throughout the State Department to work on security, economic, technological, diplomatic and strategic issues, the statement said. Improved coordination will result in more consistent State Department policy, and better position th
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Pakistan's religious minorities face severe marginalization in all aspects
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States on December 2, 2022, designated Pakistan, along with China, Iran and Russia, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Basketball star Brittney Griner returns to US after prisoner exchange with
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport nine months ago. She was accused of possession of vape cartridges with a small quantity of cannabis oil and sentenced in August to nine years in prison. Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" was detained Thailand
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US announces military assistance worth USD 275 million for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The package includes additional ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS), 80,000 155mm artillery rounds and counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems equipment.
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Antony Blinken hails release of Brittney Griner, says US continues to work
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Blinken said that Cherelle Griner spoke to her wife Brittney and stressed that listening to them connect for the first time after the basketball player's release "was as moving as it was unforgettable."
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Australia, US vow to increase cooperation in Indo-Pacific region
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This commitment was made as US State Secretary Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin hosted Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles on December 6 in Washington to advance cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a statement released
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US places China, Pakistan on list of religious freedom violators
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Noting that governments and non-state actors harass and kill individuals on account of their beliefs, Blinken said the United States will not stand by in the face of these abuses.
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US adds Russia's Wagner Group to 'Entities of Particular Concern' under in
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While announcing the name of countries that are designated under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a statement, said, "Finally, I am designating al-Shabab, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS-Greater Sahara, ISIS-West
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China's repressive action against Covid protesters 'shows sign of weakness
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
During an interview with Andrea Mitchell of NBC, Blinken said, "I think any country where you see people trying to speak out, trying to speak up, to protest peacefully, to make known their frustrations, whatever the issue is - in any country where we see that happening and then we see the
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