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Unaware of 2020 Sikh referendum campaign: US State Department
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 19 (ANI): The US State Department on Tuesday said that they are not yet aware of campaigns organised by US-based pro-Khalistan Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), adding that such calls come under freedom of speech.
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US not to participate in Paris climate deal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 16 (ANI/Sputnik) - The United States does not intend to participate in the Paris Agreement on climate change, the US State Department said in a statement, following the United Nations climate conference in Poland's Katowice.
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US blacklists Pakistan for violating religious freedom
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United States has designated Pakistan as one of the Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated "systematic, ongoing, (and) egregious violations of religious freedom".
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Trump expected to nominate Heather Nauert as new ambassador to UN
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 7(ANI): The United States President Donald Trump is expected to nominate the current State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the next ambassador to the United Nations.
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US envoy embarks on tour to facilitate peace process in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Dec 03 (ANI): United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will primarily focus on accelerating the peace process in Afghanistan by trying to bring the Taliban to a point of negotiation as he departs for an eight-nati
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No conclusion on Khashoggi's killer: US State Dept
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): The US State Department refuted all reports that claimed that the United States had arrived at a conclusion regarding the perpetrators behind journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death.
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Khashoggi murder: US slaps sanctions on 17 Saudi Arabian individuals
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): The US Department of State on Thursday imposed global magnitsky sanctions on seventeen Saudi Arabian individuals for their roles in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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US arms transfers rise 13% in 2018
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 9 (ANI): Over the last fiscal year, authorised arms exports rose by a total of 13 per cent to USD 192.3 billion, adding thousands of jobs to the United States economy and sustaining many thousands more, the US State Department said.
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US to send representative to Moscow meeting on Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 9 (ANI): The United States Embassy in Moscow will send a representative to a meeting in the city on Afghanistan, State Department spokesperson Robert Palladino said.
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US State Dept, Indian Embassy hold Diwali celebrations
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 6 (ANI): For the first time ever, the United States Department of State organised Diwali celebrations at the State Department in collaboration with the Embassy of India, Washington DC on Monday.
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Heather Nauert offered US ambassador to UN job
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Nov 02 (ANI): State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert has been offered the job of the US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
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Amid political tension, US urges Sri Lankan parties to follow Constitution
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): The United States on Friday called on all Sri Lankan political parties to "act in accordance with their constitution" and "refrain from violence," in the wake of political turmoil in the country caused following the removal of its Prime Minister by the P
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