Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 10 (ANI): India moved down 12 spots in Knight Frank's global home price index to 55th rank in Q1 2021 against 43rd rank in Q1 2020 with a decline of 1.6 per cent year-on-year in home prices.
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States imposed sanctions on four Nicaraguan nationals, including the daughter of President Daniel Ortega, the US Treasury Department announced on Wednesday.
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday issued a directive initiating several major Department of Defence-wide efforts to address the security challenges posed by China as the United States' number one pacing challenge.
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): The United States held talks with Pakistan to ensure that Afghanistan does not become a base for terrorist groups that could attack the US in future, said US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and United States Acting Ambassador Daniel B Smith held a meeting on Wednesday and discussed India-US relations, regional issues and cooperation in the United Nations.
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): The United States intends to hold a "very ambitious" Quad leaders meeting in Washington which will have all Quad leaders in attendance, said Kurt Campbell, President Joe Biden's policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region.
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): US Senate on Tuesday passed bipartisan legislation aimed at countering China's growing influence by investing over USD 200 billion in American technology, science and research.
Taipei [Taiwan], June 9 (ANI): The United States and Japan COVID-19 vaccine support to Taiwan is intended as a countermeasure to China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, Taiwan News reported citing a political scientist.
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.
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): Terming recent US senators' high profile visit to Taiwan "extremely irresponsible", China has vowed to defend Beijing's sovereignty over Taiwan "at all costs".
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): As the United States declares its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Turkey is interested in taking control of Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai International Airport if North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies permit.
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for Alzheimer's, the first new medicine against the disease in almost two decades.