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"US would welcome any effort....end of hostilities in Ukraine," White Hous
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
White House on Friday (local time) reiterated that the US would welcome any effort that could lead to an end of hostilities in Ukraine when asked if there is still time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the war or convince President Vladimir Putin.
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Second 'high altitude object' shot down over Alaska: White House
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Department of Defense shot down a "high altitude object" that was in Alaska's airspace in the last 24 hours.
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'Farcical, laughable': John Kirby on Lavrov's war started by West' remark
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The Russian would have you believe as Lavrov likes to say that the war started by the West that places throughout the world, particularly in Africa and Latin America are issues with energy and food security which is farcical and it would be a laughable comment if it wasn't so serious abo
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US recognizes Russia's Wagner group as "transnational criminal organizatio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a White House briefing, Kirby said that additional sanctions would be imposed against Yevgeny Prigozhin's military company, which will be announced next week.
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US accuses North Korea of delivering arms to Russia's Wagner Group
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The White House on Thursday (local time) accused a private Russian military company, the Wagner Group, of taking delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster Russian forces in Ukraine, reported The Straits Times.
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US don't want to see conflict with China: Top White House official
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
His comments on China come as the State Department launched the new Office of China Coordination on Friday to help manage competition between Washington and Beijing.
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China turns blind eye to criticism of its Covid management: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chinese government turned a blind eye to the criticism of its Covid management, Voices Against Autocracy has stated, adding that despite all the world criticism, China stuck to its impractical and unreasonable zero-covid policy and ignored the innocent civilians suffering.
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"We're going to watch this closely..." US on protests in China against zer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"We continue to stand up and support the right of peaceful protest. And I think we're going to watch this closely, and we'll see where things go," the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said during the press briefing.
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North Korea supplying Russia with artillery shells, says White House
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The number of shells that North Korea is allegedly sending to Russia is "not insignificant," but the White House does not believe the supplies can tangibly change the direction of the conflict in Ukraine, Kirby said.
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Biden to "reevaluate" ties with Saudi Arabia after OPEC cut oil production
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): After cut in oil production quotas by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, the White House said that US President Joe Biden will now work with Congress to 're-evaluate' relationship with Saudi Arabia.
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Biden, Xi still planning meeting but 'no resolution yet': Official
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are still planning on meeting in person, National Security Council coordinator John Kirby said on Wednesday (local time).
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Israeli intelligence chief to go to US for talks on Iran nuclear deal: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Mossad head David Barnea is going to Washington next week for talks on the Iranian nuclear deal and will participate in congressional hearings, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
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