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China threatens to use force against US over Taiwan remark
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 02 (ANI): Asserting China will be "reunified", Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on Sunday threatened to use armed forces against the United States if it does not stop interfering in the Taiwan issue.
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Taliban issues Eid message, pledges to end ceasefire anytime soon
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): While the doors for dialogue with the United States to end the 18-year-long war in the country remain open, the Taliban on Saturday pledged to end the ceasefire anytime soon.
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Silverware gleams and tiaras await Trump's state visit to UK this week
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 1 (ANI): With silverware gleams and tiaras, the Royal Palace here is awaiting United States President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump's diplomatic visit to the United Kingdom this week.
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US envoy to visit Afghanistan this week to facilitate peace process
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): The US State Department on Saturday said that Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, will travel to Afghanistan this week to facilitate the Afghan peace process with an aim to end the 18-years long war
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India, US share 'common outlook' in Indo-Pacific region, says report
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1(ANI): The Pentagon on Saturday said that the strategic partnership between India and the United States has strengthened significantly during the past two decades, and asserted that both countries recognise the importance of the India-Pacific region for global tr
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Indo-Pacific USA's priority theatre, says acting Defence Chief
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): Releasing the US Department of Defence's first Indo-Pacific Strategy Report, the acting Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan on Saturday highlighted the region as the United States' "priority theatre."
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India downplays impact of GSP withdrawal on trade relations with US
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): India on Saturday downplayed the possibility of any negative impact on trade relations with the United States, a day after US President Donald Trump said Washington will end its preferential trade treatment on June 5.
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USA to revoke India's 'beneficiary developing country' status from June 5
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): The United States is slated to revoke India's status as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) from June 5, according to a proclamation issued by US President Donald Trump.
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US looking into reports N Korea executed official after Trump's Hanoi summ
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said on Friday that Washington is looking into reports that North Korea executed a senior official after Kim Jong-un and Trump were unable to reach an agreement during their Hanoi summit in February this yea
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Trump to announce second term run at June Florida rally
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he will officially announce his bid for a second term as president in 2020 on June 18 during a rally in Florida.
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US withdraws tax exemption for Pak diplomats
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 1 (ANI): In a move likely to plunge the already strained relations between the United States and Pakistan to a new low, Washington on Friday announced that it has withdrawn its tax exemption programme for Pakistani diplomats.
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Trump to go ahead with tariffs on Mexico even as US stocks slide
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Jun 1 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday defended his threats to impose 5 per cent tariff on all goods coming in from Mexico to the US, even as Wall Street stocks opened sharply lower by fears of an escalation in trade tensions.
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