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US working on sanctioning Myanmar officials for oppressing Rohingya: State
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is "actively working" on sanctioning Myanmar military officials responsible for the oppression of the Rohingya minority, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Richard Albright told reporters on Thursday.
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US approves USD 1.8 billion in arms sales to Taiwan amid tensions with Chi
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Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): In a move that will irk China, the United States on Tuesday approved the potential sale of three weapon systems to Taiwan, including missiles and artillery, that could have a total value of USD 1.8 billion.
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Pompeo to travel to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia from October
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Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): The United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to New Delhi, Colombo, Male and Jakarta from October 25 - 30, confirmed the State Department.
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US condemns attack on Kurdistan Democratic Party headquarters in Baghdad
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Washington DC [US], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department has condemned the recent attack on the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad, reportedly organised by supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Front (PMF).
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Follow example set by farsighted predecessors, learn foreign languages lik
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Washington DC [US], October 17 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has directed the State Department to ramp up critical-language study beginning with Mandarin but also encompassing other critical languages such as Russian, Hindi, Arabic and Farsi and called on "proud Americans" to lear
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President of Tibetan-government-in-exile invited to US State Dept for firs
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Lhasa [Tibet], October 16 (ANI): Days after the US-appointed Robert A Destro as the country's coordinator for Tibetan issues, Lobsang Sangay, President of the Tibetan-government-in-exile, was invited to the State Department for the first time in six decades.
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Ahead of US-India two-plus-two dialogue, dy secy of State underscores impo
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Washington DC [US], October 15 (ANI): Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun, who was on a three-day visit to New Delhi from October 12, met with senior Indian government officials ahead of the US-India two-plus-two ministerial dialogue later this year.
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US supports 'robust' program of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, says Pompeo
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Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States supports a "robust" program to provide weapons to Saudi Arabia, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a joint press availability with his Saudi counterparts at the State Department on Wednesday.
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Shringla, Biegun participate in 4th session of India-US forum
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New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday participated alongside U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, who is here for a three-day visit, in the opening session of the fourth India-US Forum
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US strongly condemns deadly terrorist attack in Syria's Al Bab: State Depa
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is deeply concerned over the rising number of terrorist attacks in Syria and strongly condemns this week's deadly car bombing in the Syrian town of Al-Bab, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Wednesda
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US 'deeply concerned' with reports about Turkey's possible S-400 system te
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department said it was concerned about reports on possible tests by Turkey of Russian S-400 air defense missile systems.
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China's sudden turn towards 'gross aggression' reason behind conflict with
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): Referring to the Galwan Valley face-off between Indian and Chinese troops, US State Department on Tuesday (local time) said that the recent incident where troops of both sides "beat each other to death" is a result of the Chinese government's sudden turn
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