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I gave Mattis a second chance: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that he gave Defence Secretary James Mattis a "second chance" after the retired Marine general was "ingloriously fired" from military leadership by former president Barack Obama.
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US Secretary of Defense Mattis steps down
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 21 (ANI): United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stepped down from his position.
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India to 'sort out' sanction waiver over S-400 purchase deal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Indian officials in the coming days will sort out all issues related to the United States possibly waiving sanctions against India for its purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said at the
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Mattis calls for ceasefire between Houthi and Saudi-led forces in Yemen
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday called for a ceasefire in Yemen as the nation is engulfed in a war between Houthi rebels and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces.
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Khashoggi case: US Defence Sec calls for transparent investigations
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Oct 28 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary James Mattis met Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and called for a transparent investigation into Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death while condemning the incident.
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'Khashoggi's killers will be prosecuted in Saudi'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Saturday asserted that the killers of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi will be prosecuted in the kingdom country, adding that Saudi law enforcement will continue to work with their Turkish counterparts on investigating the senior scribe's murder.
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Suspected Ricin packages sent to Pentagon
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Oct 03 (ANI): At least two packages suspected of containing deadly poison Ricin, were found by the authorities at a Pentagon mail screening facility on Monday.
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Is Trump axing James Mattis after midterm polls?
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 16 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling to axe Secretary of Defence James Mattis after the midterm elections in November this year.
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US Defence Secretary Mattis meets Afghan President, discusses bilateral is
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Istanbul], Sep 08 (ANI): A delegation of the United States Department of Defence, led by Defence Secretary James Mattis and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Friday and discussed seve
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James Mattis makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 7 (ANI): A day after attending the inaugural 2+2 talks in India, United States Secretary of Defence James Mattis on Friday made an unannounced visit to Kabul.
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US facing 'genuine constitutional crisis': John Kerry
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Sep 07 (ANI): Amid the turmoil in the Donald Trump administration since the revelations in Bob Woodward's book, followed by a berating op-ed in the New York Times, former Secretary of State, John Kerry on Thursday said that the US is facing "a genuine constitutional c
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Mattis terms India as closest US ally
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Terming India as its major defence partner, United States Secretary of Defence James N. Mattis on Thursday said that the US is elevating the defence relationship to be at par with its closest allies.
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