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Facebook parent Meta bans Russian websites
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity," a Meta spokesperson said in a statement as cited by NBC News.
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US accuses Russian state media of 'covert influence activities', hits it w
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The United States Department of State has hit Russian state media and RT with new sanctions, accusing it of playing key role in carrying out 'covert influence activities' aimed at undermining American elections and democracies.
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US, UK reaffirm commitment to safeguard peace in Taiwan Strait, South Chin
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy discussed mutual measures needed to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea
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"Must stand up to Putin's imperialism," says UK Foreign Secy Lammy as he r
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Sharing a picture with Blinken on X, Lammy wrote, "I am in Kyiv today with US Secretary of State Blinken to reiterate our united and ironclad support for Ukraine. We must stand up to Vladimir Putin's imperialism. Our collective security depends on it."
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"China's support empowers Putin's aggression against Ukraine": Antony Blin
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted that Russian President Vladimir Putin's ability to carry out his aggressive actions against Ukraine is bolstered by the crucial support he receives from the People's Republic of China. The remarks by Blinken came as he was addressing a joint p
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World leaders express shock, offer condolences to families of six Israeli
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The statement of world leaders came after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that the bodies of six hostages abducted alive by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza's Rafah overnight, shortly after they were murdered by Hamas.
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"India is in favour of peace," JDU leader KC Tyagi on Israel-Hamas war
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Tyagi said that in the past few days, the Indian government has sent medical and food supplies to help Palestine
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US reaffirms support for Rohingya on 7th anniversary of Burma genocide
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Burma exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many of Burma's ethnic and religious minority groups, and Rohingya in particular, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Saturday.
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US approves sale of Anti-Submarine Warfare Sonobuoys to India
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Defence Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification, notifying Congress of this possible sale today, US Defence Security Cooperation Agency said in a release.
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Kamala Harris supports Israel ceasefire deal, terms Gaza suffering "heartb
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
"President Biden and I are working around the clock, because now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done," she said in her nomination acceptance speech on August 22 night on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Antony Blinken says Israel accepted bridging proposal for Gaza ceasefire t
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv, Blinken stated, "In a very constructive meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu today, he confirmed to me that Israel accepts the bridging proposal, that he supports it. It's now incumbent on Hamas to do the same."
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Israel President Herzog meets with US Secretary Blinken
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
At the start of his meeting with Blinken, the Israeli President was cited by the Times of Israel as blaming Hamas for failure to reach a hostage deal stating that "people have to understand it starts with a refusal of Hamas to move forward."
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