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Jesse Jackson, Congressman Krishnamoorthi urge President Biden to rollout
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson Sr on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to allocate at least 60 million vaccine doses to India out of the 80 million announced earlier by the US President. Jackson was joined by Congressman Raja Krishnamoort
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Biden tells Netanyahu he expects significant de-escalation in Israel-Hamas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning (local time) told Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects "significant de-escalation today" in the Israel-Hamas conflict, adding to the growing international pressure to end the fighting.
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80 million COVID-19 vaccines to be shared across world, no decision on all
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Noting that India has been a major priority for Washington given the surge of COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, President Biden's point-person for global pandemic response has said that no decision has been taken regarding ulitmate allocation o
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US lawmakers write to Biden, seek continued efforts in Afghanistan after t
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): Representatives of US House on Wednesday wrote to President Joe Biden, stating that the United States needs a strategy to sustain its Afghan military partners after full withdrawal of troops.
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US Navy destroyer yet again transits Taiwan strait, China protests
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 19 (ANI): Amid China's growing military presence in the South China Sea and neighbouring waters, a US Navy destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait to demonstrate America's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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Putin-Biden talks could be held in European diplomatic capital: Russian Of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Tuesday said that a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, could be held in a European diplomatic capital if an agreement is eventually reached by the two countries.
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US Senate advances bill to provide funding for technology research to coun
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): The United States Senate on Monday advanced a bill that would provide billions of dollars in government funding for technology research as part of a legislative measure to counter China amid strained ties and fierce competition between the two countries.
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Israel-Palestine conflict: Calls for ceasefire grow as Gaza death toll cro
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 18 (ANI): As the Israel-Palestine conflict entered its second week, the death toll in Gaza has crossed 200, while about 1,500 Palestinians have been wounded.
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Israel shells Lebanon in response to rocket fire
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] May 18 (ANI): Israel fired shells towards Lebanon in response to rocket launches, as US President Joe Biden asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire after a week of violence that has killed more than 200 people in Gaza.
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Biden 'expresses support for Gaza ceasefire' in call with Netanyahu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, expressed his support for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, the Palestinian military group in Gaza.
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White House declines to comment if Biden has seen Israeli intel on AP Gaza
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 18 (ANI): White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Monday declined to comment whether President Biden has viewed intelligence that the Israeli government says it shared with the US justifying an airstrike targeting a building that housed The Associated Press in Gaza.
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US pledges to share 80 million COVID-19 vaccine jabs globally
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) announced that the the United States will share 80 million vaccine doses globally over the next six weeks, five times more than any other country has shared to date which represents 13 percent of vaccines produced i
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