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US House panel to start work on resolution holding Pompeo in contempt
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US]. August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that Chairman Eliot Engel will begin to work on a resolution to hold Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in contempt over his refusal to provide documents about the alleged polit
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US 'strongly objects' to Turkish President hosting Hamas leaders
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 26 (ANI): Objecting to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul, US on Tuesday said (local time) Erdogan's continued outreach to this terrorist organization only serves to isolate Turkey from the international community.
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US Secretary of State to visit Israel, UAE: State Department
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo will undertake a visit to Israel, Sudan, Bahrain and UAE, State Department has said.
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US committed to addressing Taiwan self-defense capabilities: State Departm
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United State is going to keep its commitment in helping Taiwan to meet self-defence capabilities, Assistant Secretary of State Clarke Cooper told reporters on Thursday.
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Bhupesh Baghel urges Centre to include Mayor in Board of Directors of Smar
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has urged the Central government to include the Mayor in the Board of Directors of Smart City Limited for the successful implementation of the Smart City Mission, informed the State Department of Public R
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State Dept on Putin's Iran online summit proposal: UNSC best place to disc
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States considers the UN Security Council the best place to discuss the arms embargo against Tehran, a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik on Saturday, commenting on the proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold an on
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US condoles loss of lives in Kerala plane mishap
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): The United States department extended condolences to "family and friends" of those killed in the Air India Express tragedy at Kozhikode in Kerala and wished a "speedy recovery to the injured.
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US lifts foreign travel restrictions for citizens
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 7 (ANI): The US State Department on Thursday lifted its foreign travel Level-4 advisory imposed since March, which urged Amerian nationals, not to travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Several regional powers pursuing hedging strategies in Afghanistan: Former
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Islamabad [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Several regional powers are pursuing hedging strategies in Afghanistan by backing the Kabul government and also aiding the Taliban, said former US State Department analyst Marvin G Weinbaum.
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Welcome news that foreign universities may establish campuses in India, sa
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Washington [US], Aug 4 (ANI): The United States on Monday said it welcomes India's new policy which allows foreign universities to establish campuses in India and Indian universities to do the same overseas.
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Pompeo, Indonesia counterpart review defense ties over China's sea claims:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo discussed with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi bilateral defence ties between and regional tensions over China's claim that it owns most of the South China Sea, the State Department said in a readout
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US expresses shock over killing of Tahir Naseem, urges Pak to immediately
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 31 (ANI): Expressing shock and outrage over the killing of an American citizen inside Pakistani courtroom, US on Thursday (local time) asked Pakistan to "immediately reform its often abused blasphemy laws and its court system, which allow such abuses to occur."<
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