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After US withdrawal, Pak's relation with Taliban to be more complicated: T
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): After the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pakistan's relation with the Taliban will become more complicated in the near future, a top US military official said during a congressional testimony on Tuesday (local time).
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US Senator to introduce bill honoring 13 killed in Kabul with Congressiona
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI/Sputnik): US Senator Steve Daines announced on Friday that he will introduce a bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the 13 American service members killed in the suicide attack at the Kabul airport last week.
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Biden signs bill awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Jan 6 officers
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) signed legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Capitol Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for defending the Capitol on January 6.
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US: Hindu advocacy group highlights religious minorities persecution in Pa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): An American Hindu advocacy group has hosted a Capitol Hill Speaker Series for US members of Congress and congressional staff to highlight the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan by state and non-state actors.
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US lawmakers create bipartisan Uyghur Caucus to raise awareness about righ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): US lawmakers Tom Suozzi and Chris Smith on Thursday (local time) announced the creation of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus that they said would raise awareness of the Chinese Community Party's (CCP) "systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people i
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North Korea warns US of 'worse crisis beyond control' after Biden's remark
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 2 (ANI): After US President Joe Biden in his first congressional address last week termed Pyongyang's nuclear programme as a "serious threat" to Washington, North Korea has warned the US of 'worse crisis beyond control'.
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US India Caucus urges Biden to send COVID supplies to India
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 30 (ANI): Expressing gratitude to US President Joe Biden for providing COVID-19 assistance to India, US Congressional India Caucus leadership has requested him for additional resources and healthcare supplies to save lives in India amid the unprecedented rise in
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Biden becomes just fourth President to have given both joint address and S
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday night delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress that makes him the fourth president in history to deliver both a congressional address as president and a State of the Union party response.
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'Chinese policies demand response commensurate to scale of atrocities agai
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): Chinese's policies demand a response commensurate to the scale of the atrocities against Uyghur Muslims, said former staff director of US Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
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Facebook offloads concerns about Instagram use for kids
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): In a recently held U.S. Congressional Hearing with world's social media giants, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, on Thursday (local time) shrugged off the questions raised on the concerns about Instagram use for kids.
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Massive fire seen at under-construction building near US Capitol
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): Heavy fire and smoke from an under-construction building near the US Capitol sent alarm bells ringing, two months after the congressional complex witnessed a deadly insurrection.
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US lawmakers call on Biden to help defend Hong Kong's autonomy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): A group of bipartisan US lawmakers overseeing congressional China policy have lambasted Beijing's recently announced plans to overhaul Hong Kong's election system and urged President Joe Biden to help the city defend its "autonomy and basic freedoms".
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