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Afghans living in US demand for a democratic Afghanistan, press Pakistan t
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Dozens of Afghan Americans stood in front of the White House to welcome Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani who on Friday (local time) met US President Joe Biden for the first face-to-face interaction ahead of the remaining US and NATO forces' withdrawal fro
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Bangladesh to impose nationwide 'hard lockdown' from June 28 amid surge in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 26 (ANI): Amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 infections, Bangladesh will be going into a nationwide 'hard lockdown' from Monday for seven days in a bid to stem the spread of cases.
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US withdrawal from Afghanistan can have consequences for both sides: Ghani
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday (local time) said that he warned US President Joe Biden that Washington's move of withdrawing troops will have consequences for both sides, though he did not ask Biden to delay the withdrawal.
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China dismisses Biden's remarks on Apple Daily closure, asks Washington no
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden's statement on the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs.
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US ramps up efforts to assist Afghanistan amid withdrawal
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Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): After the meeting between US President Joe Biden, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, the White House on Friday announced a series of measures to provide assistance to the Sout
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US Justice Dept sues Georgia over voting rights restrictions
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration is suing the state of Georgia over an act passed and signed into law in March that allegedly violates the 1965 Voting Act because it limits the voting rights of African-Americans, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Fri
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Afghan President Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah meet US Defence Secretary
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Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday met with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III at the Pentagon.
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J-K: Forces foil infiltration bid in Kupwara's Tangdhar, huge cache of arm
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Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 25 (ANI): The security forces foiled an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector of North Kashmir's Kupwara district and has recovered arms, ammunition and drugs left behind by the infiltrators, the Jammu and Kashmir police informed on Friday.
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US senator McConnell meets Afghan leaders, hopes Biden will delay troop wi
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Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani along with other leaders at the Capitol and said that he hopes President Biden will delay the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
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Several Latin American people reported missing following building collapse
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Florida [US], June 25 (ANI): Several people from Latin American countries were reported missing following building collapse in Surfside, Florida on early Thursday (local time).
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Biden agrees to USD 1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he and Vice President Kamala Harris have agreed to a bipartisan infrastructure deal after a group of senators had a massive breakthrough in negotiations on Wednesday.
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Nancy Pelosi to form select committee to investigate January 6 Capitol att
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday announced that she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol before President Joe Biden's inauguration, after the Republicans recently blocked the formation of an independent com
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