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US lawmakers urge Biden to stop sending military aid to Israel
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In a letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, the Congress members called on Washington to uphold its own laws that restrict military aid to countries that commit war crimes and block US-backed humanitarian assistance, as per Al Jazeera.
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US, Indian officials mark "significant progress made to strengthen space c
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Following US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's June 2023 commitment to work together to "reach new frontiers across all sectors of space cooperation" and India's signing of the Artemis Accords, the two nations reached an inflection point on collaboration across civil, se
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'Students should be learning to read, write not to duck, cover': President
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Calling the incident "shocking and unconscionable," Biden said it is "unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children" from this "scourge of gun violence."
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Taiwan must invest in asymmetric warfare, US expert says
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The report, which was published by the Cato Institute said that Taiwan should maintain its existing conventional forces to combat low-intensity conflicts while acquiring more asymmetric warfare capabilities to counter potential aggression from China, as per Taipei Times.
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US lawmakers demand to scrap China science agreement renewal deal
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee of Chinese Communist Party (SCCP) and his colleagues have strongly criticised Joe Biden administration's decision to extend the US-People's Republic of China (PRC) Science and Technology Agreement (STA) for another five years.
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How Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto is treading careful balance amid US-China
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
After Prabowo Subianto became Indonesia's president in October, people quickly began to wonder how his leadership, given his background as a former special forces general would affect regional security in the coming five years of his presidency.
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Biden commutes sentence of 1,500 Americans in largest single-day clemency,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he would be granting clemency to approximately 1,500 individuals and issuing pardons to 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes weeks before the end of his tenure in the White House.
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FBI Director Chris Wray to step down before Trump takes office
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Trump responded to Wray's announcement by calling it "a great day for America."
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Syria can seize historic opportunity to build stable, peaceful future: UN
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Guterres said, "After 14 years of brutal war and the fall of the dictatorial regime, today the people of Syria can seize a historic opportunity to build a stable and peaceful future. The future of Syria is a matter for the Syrians to determine, and my Special Envoy will be working with them
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Fall of Assad regime "historic act of justice": US President Joe Biden
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
However, Biden acknowledged that the latest development also brings uncertainty and risk. He pledged that the United States would work with its partners and Syrian stakeholders to help stabilise the country and support its transition.
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US continues to target Chinese companies over "forced" labour in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The VOA stated that on November 22, the US Department of Homeland Security added 29 more Chinese companies to a list of firms banned under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).
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US imposes new export controls on China, targeting semiconductor technolog
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a move to curb China's technological advancements, the Biden administration announced a new set of export controls on Monday, restricting the sale of crucial semiconductor-manufacturing equipment and high-bandwidth computer memory to the country.
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