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Pompeo to hold separate meets with delegations of Afghan govt, Taliban in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will hold on Saturday separate meetings with the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban on the sidelines of intra-Afghan talks in Qatar's Doha, the US Department of State said.
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US will decide its Afghanistan policy based on peace talks results: State
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will decide on its policy and relations with Afghanistan based on the agreements reached during the upcoming peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban movement, US Department of State Special Representative
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US revoked over 1,000 visas of Chinese nationals by Sept 8: State dept
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 1,000 visas of Chinese nationals have been revoked to date by the US government as part of the Trump administration's effort to prevent Beijing from using students and researchers to steal intellectual property, technology, and other sen
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US imposes new restrictions on Chinese diplomats
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], September 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced that the Department of State will now require senior PRC diplomats in the United States to receive approval to visit US university campuses and to meet with local government officials.
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Trump admn makes exception to visa ban, allows H-1B visa holders to enter
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The Trump administration has relaxed some rules for H-1B visas holders by allowing them to enter the United States if they are returning to the same jobs they had prior to the proclamation of the visa ban.
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US lifts foreign travel restrictions for citizens
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 7 (ANI): The US State Department on Thursday lifted its foreign travel Level-4 advisory imposed since March, which urged Amerian nationals, not to travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US tells Turkey not to conduct research in Greece's waters
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington[United States], July 22 (Sputnik/ ANI): The United States is calling on Turkey to halt its plans to conduct seismic research in Greece's territorial waters and avoid steps that escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, a US Department of State spokesperson told Sputnik.
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US doubles bounty on IS leader who succeeded Baghdadi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program has increased the bounty - now up to USD10 million -- for information leading to the identification or location of ISIS's new leader Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahma al-Mawla. This represents a doub
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US report says China uses counter-terrorism as pretext to detain, carry ou
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): A US report issued by the Department of State has said that China uses counter-terrorism (CT) as a pretext to detain and carry out a repressive campaign against millions of Uighurs and members of other Muslim minority groups in internment camps in the Xi
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Latest Hizbul chief's video contradicts Pakistan PM Imran Khan's claim of
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In a recent video from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Hizbul Mujahideen chief and United States Department of State-designated 'Global terrorist' Syed Salahuddin was seen holding a condolence meet for Hizbul terrorist Riyaz Naikoo, who was killed by Indian secu
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US echoes PM Modi's call to 'challenge the darkness' in the midst of COVID
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 7 (ANI): The United States on Monday lauded the "wonderful show of solidarity" from Indians to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to "challenge the darkness" spread by the coronavirus crisis and said it echoed the appeal.
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Pompeo hold talks with Jaishankar, highlights importance of US-India partn
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 01 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during which the former highlighted the importance of continued close cooperation between the United States and India to combat coronavirus by strengthening g
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