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Biden won't penalise Saudi Crown Prince over Khashoggi's killing: Official
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has decided that the diplomatic cost of directly penalising Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is too high, according to senior administration officials despite an intelligence finding that he directly approved the kil
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Undocumented immigrants should be vaccinated against COVID-19 without fear
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) ensured that undocumented immigrants will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine without fear of being targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Biden vows to hold Riyadh accountable after Khashoggi report released
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday said that he will hold Saudi Arabia accountable after the government released a report revealing that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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US House approves Biden's USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Saturday (local time) approved President Joe Biden's USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package by a majority of votes.
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Unjustified, inaccurate conclusions: Saudi Arabia rejects US' report impli
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected the United States' report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman for approving the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling the assessment negative, false and unacceptable.
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Saudi crown prince Salman approved plan to kill Jamal Khashoggi: US report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US report.
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Biden revokes Trump's pause on green cards
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden reopened the country on Wednesday to people seeking green cards, ending a ban on legal immigration that former President Donald Trump imposed last year, citing what he said was the need to protect American jobs during the COVID-19 pa
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US-Canada to hold first dialogue on climate change by beginning of April
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Canada plan to convene the first ministerial dialogue on climate change agreed to by President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by the beginning of April, the White House said.
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China represses its own people, says Biden's CIA nominee William Burns
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday (local time) said China is strengthening its capabilities to steal intellectual property, repress its own people, bully its
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Biden announces new actions to deliver masks to communities hit hard by CO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) announced new actions to deliver face masks to communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Council almost three years after the Trump administration left the world body, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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Biden, Trudeau agree to coordinate in countering against Chinese influence
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The United States and Canada will work together on numerous mutual concerns such as countering the Chinese influence and modernising the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), said US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time).
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