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US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to COVID-19 concerns
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns.
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US not fully safe with vaccinations unless coronavirus variants curbed: US
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is not assured of being fully safe from the coronavirus even with its high rate in vaccination unless it extends the global fight to defeat the variants from the scourge, US Agency for International Development (USAID) COVID-19 Task
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US, Pak National Security Advisor meet in Geneva, discuss bilateral and re
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Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with his newly appointed Pakistani counterpart Moeed Yusuf in Geneva last week and discussed a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues of mutual interest.
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Blinken looks forward to meeting Jaishankar to discuss COVID-19, Quad coop
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking forward to meeting External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar to discuss various issues, including COVID-19 efforts and strengthening of Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, according to the US S
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US working closely with EU on Ryanair plane incident, demands probe: Blink
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Washington DC [US], May 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said that Washington is calling for a full probe into the Ryanair flight emergency landing in Minsk and is working closely with the European Union (EU) on unraveling the incident.
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Unclear whether Iran is ready to return to nuclear deal: Blinken
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday (local time) said that it remains unclear whether Tehran is willing to take steps to return to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal.
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Over 70 police officers have quit since storming of US Capitol in January
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 70 Capitol police officers have quit after the events of January 6, when a crowd of supporters of former US President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to interrupt the vote count, the Politico reported
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US civil rights leader assures help to Tamil Nadu to combat COVID-19 pande
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 23 (ANI): American civil rights activist Rev Jesse Jackson Sr spoke to Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) in a Zoom call on May 21 and assured that COVID-19 assistance is on its way, amid state's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US, South Korea willing to reduce tensions by diplomatic steps towards N K
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Washington DC [US], May 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States and South Korea are deeply concerned about the issue of the denuclearization of North Korea and willing to reduce tensions via diplomatic steps, US President Joe Biden said during a joint press conference with South Korean President
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Biden reiterates support for two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conf
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Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has said there is "no shift" in his commitment to the security of Israel and reiterated his support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
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US draws plan to monitor post-withdrawal situation in Afghanistan
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Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI): As the United States continues to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, US officials are divided over plans for monitoring the worn-torn country from beyond its borders, and some are even saying that a complete retreat from the country will make it difficult
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Blinken, Palestinian president discuss measures to ensure ceasefire holds
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Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday during a phone call discussed measures to ensure that the recently established ceasefire with Israel holds.
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