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Blinken to deliver foreign policy speech on Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to deliver a foreign policy speech on Wednesday, the State Department said in a press release.
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US to evaluate Saudi arms sales on case-by-case basis
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will evaluate arms sales to Saudi Arabia on a case-by-case basis through a process led by the National Security Council, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
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US calls for release of Hong Kong democracy campaigners
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 1 (ANI): The United States on Sunday (local time) called on Beijing to release pro-democratic leaders detained in Hong Kong, who are charged under the stringent national security law, over their participation in a primary election for the now-postponed Legislative C
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US to resume talks with Taliban, India to watch closely
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 1 (ANI): US State Department has announced the resumption of talks with Taliban as the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is set to visit Kabul, Doha and other regional capitals for a durable political settlement in Afghanistan.
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Blinken to raise Khalistan issue with Canada during virtual trip
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be discussing on how to counter the Khalistani movement during his virtual trip to Canada on Friday, according to a top State Department official.
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US continues to monitor India-China disengagement process, says US State D
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): After India and China completed their disengagement process in one part of border territory in Leh Ladakh, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the United States welcomes the ongoing efforts to deescalate the situation and will continue
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US to stand up for democratic values when human rights are violated in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): The United States continues to stand up for democratic values when human rights are being violated in Xinjiang, Tibet, and elsewhere in China, and autonomy is being trampled in Hong Kong, said Ned Price, US State Department spokesperson on Monday (local ti
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US continues to stand with Burmese people voicing aspirations for peace an
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): The US continues to stand with the people of Burma as they voice their aspirations for peace and democracy and it calls on the military to stop violence, release all those unjustly detained and cease attacks on journalists and activists, according to US
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China's new coast guard law might escalate maritime disputes, says US
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): The United States on Friday expressed concern over China's recently enacted coast guard law, saying it may escalate ongoing territorial and maritime disputes.
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U'khand glacial burst: 62 bodies recovered so far
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Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 19 (ANI): Search teams have recovered one more body following the glacial burst in Uttarakhand, which took the total number of bodies recovered to 62 so far.
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US hopes common interests will promote cooperation with China, Russia on I
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States hopes that its common interests with China and Russia will help the three countries to cooperate on the Iranian nuclear issue, a senior official of the Department of State said.
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Blinken discusses advancing freedom of navigation in Indo-Pacific with Qua
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with his Australian, Indian and Japanese counterparts -- the Quad -- the necessity to promote freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a readout of the
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