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US sanctions Chinese official over human rights violations
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The US Department of State on Wednesday (local time) sanctioned a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official over human rights violations, including the arbitrary detention of a Falun Gong practitioners.
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US working closely with India to identify continued, emerging needs in COV
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Ned Price, US Department of State spokesperson in a press briefing on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is working closely with India to identify continued, emerging needs in the COVID-19 crisis.
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Biden sets up Climate Change Support Office in State Department
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) issued an executive order to set up the Climate Change Support Office (CCSO) within the Department of State.
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US orders embassy staff to leave Kabul as it begins troop pullout
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 28 (ANI): Barely two weeks after the Biden administration announced the departure of the US troops from Afghanistan till September 11, the United States has now asked the non-essential embassy staff to leave Kabul, citing increased threats.
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US CDC issues level 4 travel health notice for India due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a level 4 travel health notice for India due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of coronavirus infections in the country, informed US Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs on Wedn
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US special envoy flying to China, S Korea for climate change talks
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry is flying to China and South Korea this week for talks on global climate change, the Department of State announced on Tuesday.
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China bears responsibility for ongoing genocide against Uyghurs: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Chinese actions in Xinjiang against the Uyghur minority have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by over 50 global experts.
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US 'shocked' by Myanmar military killing 27 protesters last weekend
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government is shocked that the Myanmar military used lethal force which led to the death of at least 27 protesters over the weekend, the US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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US says possible ban of Turkey's People's Democratic Party will undermine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): A possible ban of Turkey's opposition pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will further undermine democracy in the country, a spokesperson for the US Department of State said on Wednesday (local time).
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Myanmar's junta responded to calls for restoration of democracy with bulle
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 16 (ANI): In a strong condemnation of the Myanmar military's brutal crackdown on demonstrators since the February 1 coup, the US Department of State on Monday (local time) said that the junta has responded to calls for the restoration of democracy in the country with b
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Blinken, UN chief to stay in close touch on Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the situations in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Myanmar this week and agreed to remain in close contact on the issues, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price sa
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Blinken, Lloyd Austin to visit Japan, South Korea to strengthen cooperatio
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world, the US Department of State said on Wednesday (local time).
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