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US sanctions 24 Chinese, Hong Kong officials ahead of Blinken's Alaska mee
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): Ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week, Washington has imposed sanctions on 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city.
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Philippines to reimpose entry restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI/Xinhua): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during his first official trip to Seoul that his country would work with South Korea, Japan and other allies to denuclearize the North, media reported on Wednesday.
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US sanctions 24 Hong Kong and Chinese officials ahead of Alaska meet
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): The United States has sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city, ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week.
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Blinken, Austin meet Japanese PM Suga in Tokyo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 16 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III on Tuesday met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo wherein they discussed the importance of "US-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation to tackle COVID-19" among other
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Kim Jong-un's sister warns US, S Korea on military drills, threatens to sc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 16 (ANI): Ahead of the planned tour to South Korea by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin this week, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday threatened to scrap a military peace agreement with Seoul
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US reentering Iran nuclear deal would make Middle East 'less secure': Pomp
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that the US re-entering the Iran nuclear deal would make the Middle East 'less secure.'
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Working with allies critical to push back Chinese aggression: US
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called international alliances "force multipliers" for Washington adding that working with allies is "critical" to push back against China's aggression.
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US Secretary of State Blinken refers to Taiwan as 'country'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): In a development that might irk China, United States Secretary of the state, Antony Blinken, has referred to Taiwan as "country", the term so far avoided by US officials.
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Blinken, UN chief to stay in close touch on Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Myanmar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the situations in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Myanmar this week and agreed to remain in close contact on the issues, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price sa
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Blinken, Sullivan to meet with Chinese counterparts next week in Alaska
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): In light of the worsening ties between China and the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will be meeting with counterparts Wang Yi and Yang Jiechi in Alaska Anchorage, Alaska next week.
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Blinken, Lloyd Austin to visit Japan, South Korea to strengthen cooperatio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world, the US Department of State said on Wednesday (local time).
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UK MP calls for much tougher action on China's human rights abuses
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], March 10 (ANI): Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom Iain Duncan Smith has called for "much tougher action" to combat human rights abuses in China as Beijing continues to impose severe crackdowns on Uyghurs and the citizens of Hong Kong.
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