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Obama-Era State Dept approved paramilitary training in US for Khashoggi ki
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Obama-era State Department approved training in the United States for Saudi operatives who were involved in the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the New York Times reported citing documents and people familiar with the matter.
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MQM stages protest in Washington DC against Pakistan atrocities on Mohajir
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 20 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) US Chapter staged a protest at the US State Department and White House in Washington DC against atrocities on Mohajirs by the state of Pakistan.
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US state department questions fairness of Iranian elections after Raisi's
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department claims that the presidential election in Iran was not a fair one, but the US will continue to advance its interests in Iran regardless of who is in power, a department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Biden nominates Thomas Nides as US ambassador to Israel
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): United States on Tuesday declared former State Department senior official Thomas Nides as its administration's nominee to serve as the next ambassador to Israel.
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Blinken, South Korean foreign minister committed to denuclearization
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong have met on the sidelines of the G7 summit, reaffirming their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the US State Department informs.
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India to receive COVID vaccine doses under global distribution strategy 's
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): India is set to receive COVID vaccine doses "soon" through the US government's global distribution strategy, a State Department official said, however, adding that the number of doses and the timeline are still being worked out.
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Thousands of wild animals were sold in Wuhan markets in months before COVI
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 10 (ANI): Thousands of wild animals were sold in markets in the Chinese city of Wuhan ahead of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to new research.
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US eases COVID-19 travel warning to Japan ahead of Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States eased COVID-19-related travel restrictions to Japan ahead of the upcoming Olympics, the State Department said in a notice on Tuesday.
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US report on COVID-19 origins finds lab leak theory 'plausible', calls for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): Amid widespread calls for a fresh probe into the origins of the coronavirus in China's Wuhan, a report on the origins of COVID-19 by a US government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis claiming that the virus leaked from a lab in Wuhan is "plausib
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COVID-19: US to share 'substantial number' of vaccines with India under CO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 4 (ANI): A 'substantial number' of vaccine doses will go to India under the US strategy for global vaccine sharing program, said Gayle E Smith, the US State Department Coordinator for COVID-19 Response and Health Security on Friday.
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US condemns closure of Tiananmen Square museum in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): The United States has condemned the move by Hong Kong authorities that prompted organizers to close the June 4th Museum that commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
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Blinken, Jaishankar discuss wide range of issues including COVID-19 relief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in Washington and discussed a broad range of issues, including COVID-19 relief, efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, said US State Department sp
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