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No direct evidence linking Saudi Crown Prince to Khashoggi killing: Pompeo
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Nov 29 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Wednesday said that there was no report on the direct involvement of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of former Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2 ins
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US tepid over Yemen ceasefire
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 27 (ANI): The United States has taken a step back in their support for a United Nations (UN) ceasefire in Yemen, despite internationally rallying for a peaceful resolution with calls from US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis f
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US, China hold security, diplomatic dialogue
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Central Commission of the Communist Party of China Yang Jiechi and State Councilor and Defense Minister Gen
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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, 5 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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