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US condemns Myanmar Junta's decision to abolish 40 parties, including Suu
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said, "We strongly condemn the Burma military regime's decision to dissolve 40 political parties, including the National League for Democracy. Any future election without the participation of all stakeholders in Burma would not represent t
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US alarmed over possibility of Russia supporting China's nuclear weapons b
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The new area of concern expressed by the Biden administration stems from the nuclear cooperation between Russia and China.
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina freed from 25-year jail sentence
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Paul Rusesabagina, whose story served as the basis for the Hollywood blockbuster "Hotel Rwanda," was freed from prison in Rwanda on Friday after President Paul Kagame commuted his sentence, CNN reported.
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US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan: Blinken
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Blinken was speaking before the Congress when members of the opposition Republican Party went on the offensive on the US exit from Afghanistan in 2021 and requested the release of a State Department internal dissent cable, according to Khaama Press.
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Will request Blinken to set up US Consulate in Bengaluru: S Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
When asked by Surya why Bengaluru does not have a US Consulate even though it contributes 40 per cent of the country's IT revenue, Jaishankar said, "If I were a resident of Bengaluru, this makes perfect sense. Even for a decision-maker in America, it makes perfect sense. Why it has not happe
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US to send Ukraine USD 350 million in weapons, equipment as battles with R
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Today, pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 34th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine valued at USD 350 million," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement issued by the US State Department on Monday.
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US lauds Saudi Arabia's announcement of buying up to 121 Boeing aircraft
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Blinken noted that together with Boeing's announcement with Air India last month will support more than one million American jobs in the aerospace supply chain across 44 states.
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Indian American Vedanta Patel to serve as interim spokesperson of US stat
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While a replacement for Price is yet to be announced, Patel will take charge in the interim.
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US reaffirms "India is a global strategic partner"
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"The engagements we've had with our Indian partners at the ministerial level, at the leader level, at all levels, have been in furtherance of deepening the already extensive ties between our two countries," said US State Department spokesperson.
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India's Presidency steering G-20 in face of global chaos: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
G20 Foreign Ministers met in New Delhi on March 1-2, under India's G20 Presidency, with the theme 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' - 'One Earth, One Family, One Future,' reported Asian Lite International, adding that India successfully calibrated competing interests of all members and peddled the ide
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US announces USD 26 million in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh, Myanmar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
With this new funding, the US' total assistance for those affected by the Rakhine State and Rohingya crisis has reached nearly USD 2.1 billion since August 2017, when over 7,40,000 Rohingya were forced to flee to safety in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, according to a press statement issued by the
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US State Department spokesperson Ned Price to step down, work directly for
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Ned Price began to work as a US Department of State spokesperson on January 20, 2021. Blinken noted that Price has held over 200 briefings.
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