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US to take over air traffic control at Kabul airport, increases troops pre
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The United States has announced that it will be taking over air traffic control at Kabul airport and will expand the country's security presence to nearly 6,000 troops to facilitate the safe departure of the American and allied personnel from Afghanistan
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Blinken discusses Afghanistan with NATO, Canada, Germany
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held phone talks with his Canadian and German counterparts as well as the NATO chief to discuss plans for embassy staff drawdown in Afghanistan, the State Department said.
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China's nuclear arsenal becoming difficult to hide: US
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 11 (ANI): Underlining China's rapidly building nuclear arsenal, the United States on Tuesday said that Beijing should participate in consultations on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
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US adds Israel to 'Do Not Travel' list amid spike of Covid-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): The US State Department on Tuesday (local time) added Israel on its "Do Not Travel" list amid a spike of Covid-19 cases in the country.
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US advises its citizens to avoid traveling to France
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 10 (ANI/FENA): The State Department has advised Americans to avoid all travel to France because of the growing number of coronavirus infections in that country.
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US State Department sued for concealing American diplomats' anal-swab test
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, [US] August 8 (ANI): The US State Department has been sued by a country-based activist group over concealing the American diplomats' anal swab COVID-19 testing in China.
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US condemns Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel, says Ned Price
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 7 (ANI): State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday condemned Hezbollah's recent rocket attacks on Israel.
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Taliban's intentional attacks against civilians violate law of war, human
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Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday (local time) termed the assassination of the director of the Afghanistan government media information centre as horrifying and said that the Taliban's intentional attacks against civilians violate the law o
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EAS central for US visions for free and open Indo-Pacific, peace and prosp
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said East Asia Summit (EAS) is central for the US visions for a free and open Indo-Pacific and peace and prosperity.
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US, Israeli officials discuss concerns over Gulf of Oman tanker attack: St
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman discussed a shared concern about the recent attack on the oil tanker MV Mercer Street during a meeting with Israeli National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata and Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Shimrit Meir, State D
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US approves USD 270 Mln sale to Greece of sustainment services for F-16 Je
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department has given its approval to a proposed USD 270 million sale of equipment and maintenance services needed to sustain Greece's fleet of F-16 fighter jets, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.
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Blinken, Ghani condemn Taliban attacks, pledge to remain in close contact
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday condemned the ongoing attacks by the Taliban, and pledged to remain in close contact going forward, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
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