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Afghan security official killed in roadside bomb blast in Helmand
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Helmand, (Afghanistan), December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): A local director of national security was killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province in a roadside bomb explosion on Saturday, local authorities said.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai granted bail
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 24 (ANI): Media tycoon and Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner -- who was charged under the draconian National Security Law -- has been granted bail and allowed to return to his home.
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Trump vetoes US defence budget, calling it 'gift' to Russia, China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed massive annual defense policy bill, saying it fails to include critical national security measures and is a gift to Russia and China.
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Biden says cyberattack constitutes grave risk to US security, was careful
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said the recent massive cyberattack on US companies and federal agencies represents a grave threat to national security and was well planned and carried out.
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China mulls curbing Opposition's influence in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 22 (ANI): Beijing authorities are working to scrap 117 seats in Hong Kong which are likely to be controlled by opposition district councillors in the 2022 elections.
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Trump awards PM Modi with Legion of Merit for elevating India-US ties
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the prestigious Legion of Merit, a top US honour, for his leadership in elevating India and US strategic partnership, National Security Advisor Robert C. O' Brien infor
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US Govt advises citizens to reconsider travel to Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The United States has expressed deep concern over the conditions in Hong Kong since the imposition of the authoritarian National Security Law by the Chinese Communist Party saying that Americans must reconsider travel to Hong Kong.
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CCP turning Hong Kong into East Berlin of yesteryear: Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The United States has called for the release of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who were detained in China for fleeing to Taiwan in order to escape Beijing's exercise of the draconian National Security Law, the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo sai
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Feel vindicated, says Vivek Doval after Jairam Ramesh tenders apology
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Vivek Doval, son of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, on Saturday said he felt vindicated after Jairam Ramesh tendered an apology in a defamation case filed against the Congress leader by him.
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Jairam Ramesh tenders apology to Vivek Doval in defamation case
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday tendered an apology to Vivek Doval, son of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, before a Delhi court in connection with a criminal defamation case.
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Ukraine reports 12,630 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine on Friday recorded 12,630 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the national tally to 944,381, according to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
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US blacklists 59 Chinese entities including SMIC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The US Department of Commerce has added 59 Chinese entities to its export-control Entity List including Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) for activities that undermine America's national security and foreign policy interests.
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