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'Unthinkable' to go ahead with EU-Australia trade talks due to AUKUS: Fren
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The trade negotiations between the European Union and Australia are at risk of collapsing over lack of trust after Canberra ditched a multibillion defence contract with France, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune told Politic
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Blinken speaks with new UK Foreign Secy, discusses Afghanistan, China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday and discussed issues including Afghanistan, China and Iran.
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'Surprised' by Blinken's remarks on reassessing ties: Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday expressed "surprise" over US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks on reassessing bilateral ties with Islamabad, saying it was "not in line with the close cooperation" between the two nations.
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US senators urge Blinken to designate Taliban as foreign terrorist organis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): In a letter, a group of four US senators urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday to designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organisation.
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Taliban will be responsible if Al Qaeda threatens US from Afghanistan, say
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): After the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials commented on Al Qaeda activity in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that if the proscribed terror group, Al Qaeda threatens the United States from the war-torn country, the Tali
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US lawmakers push for harder line on Pakistan over its 'duplicitous' role
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): The US lawmakers on Tuesday, who were hearing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on post-Afghan withdrawal from Kabul pushed for a harder line on Pakistan given its "duplicitous' role in the war-plagued country.
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US lawmaker presses Blinken on whether drone strike hit US aid worker or I
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday dodged questions on whether the Afghanistan drone strike targeted a worker for an American aid organisation and members of his family instead of an ISIS bomber.
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US lawmakers demand action against Pak for 'double dealing in Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): For the second day, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday confronted a barrage of questions from US lawmakers about last month's withdrawal from Afghanistan and the attempts to rescue people and deal with a future Taliban government.
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Lekhi meets Portugal's Secretary of State for International Affairs, signs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], September 14 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday Portugal's Secretary of State for International Affairs & Cooperation Francisco Andre and signed an agreement on Labour Mobility facilitating recruitment of Indian cit
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US to reassess ties with Pakistan over Afghanistan future, says Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): The US is going to be looking at its ties with Pakistan in the coming weeks to formulate the role America wants Islamabad to play in the future of Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed Congress.
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US in touch with India regarding 'over-the-horizon' support: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): The United States is in touch with India regarding the over-the-horizon capabilities and plans, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress.
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Pakistan involves in harbouring Taliban, it needs to line up with internat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): Noting that Pakistan has "harboured" members of the Taliban including the terrorists from the proscribed Haqqani network, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Islamabad needs to "line up" with a broad majority of the international community regarding
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