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US State Secy Blinken, Saudi FM hold discussions on Yemen war
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud spoke over telephone on Saturday, where they discussed the war in Yemen after the US made a series of moves towards easing the humanitarian crises there, The
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US State Secy Blinken, Russian Lavrov discuss China threat, election meddl
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, raised allegations related to the recent hack of the American government systems, the growing China threat, and treatment of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny during a call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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Buttigieg becomes first openly LGBTQ confirmed US Cabinet member
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): The US Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, making him the first openly LGBTQ member of the White House Cabinet.
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US Senate confirms Biden's pick for Homeland Security chief
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas after a Republican effort stalled confirmation of President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Top US diplomat calls for China to step up and being transparent about COV
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Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reiterated his predecessor Mike Pompeo's call to hold China accountable for the spread of COVID-19 across the world saying, Beijing has to step up and make sure it is being transparent about the deadly virus
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Blinken says US should accept refugees fleeing Hong Kong amid draconian la
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Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) lambasted China over its imposition of the draconian National Security Law in Hong Kong saying it acted "egregiously" to undermine the city.
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Order on Sivasankar's bail application on Wednesday
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 2 (ANI): Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Economic Offences) Court will pronounce its order on the bail application of M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary of the Kerala CMO in the dollar smuggling case on Wednesday.
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US State Secy Blinken calls on Myanmar's military to release detained civi
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Washington [US], February 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday called on the Myanmar military to release all government officials and civil society leaders and respect the will of the people of Burma as expressed in the democratic elections on November 8, 2020.
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US condemns 'harsh tactics' used against pro-Navalny demonstrators in Russ
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Washington [US], February 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the "harsh tactics" deployed "against peaceful protesters and journalists" during recent protests in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin's government on Sunday.
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NHRC seeks report from West Bengal govt on efforts to aid victims of Sonag
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Sunday directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to submit a detailed report on the policy framed to "check and prevent" the sex-trade and brothels in Sonagachi area in Kolkata within the next 1
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US State Secy speaks with Pak counterpart, talks focus on Daniel Pearl mur
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Washington DC [US], January 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday spoke with Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed ways to ensure accountability for convicted terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh in the American journalist Daniel Pearl's murder case.
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US State Secy speaks with EAM Jaishankar, reaffirms growing US-India partn
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Washington DC [US], January 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to reaffirm the growing US-India partnership and underscored the importance of working together to expand regional cooperation, including through the Quadril
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