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'Fake' US federal agent claims ties with Pakistan's ISI
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): One of the two imposters, who were impersonating the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents and were in touch with the agents of First Lady Jill Biden security, on Friday claimed ties with the Pakistan intelligence agency ISI.
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US transfers prisoner from Guantanamo Bay prison to Algeria
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Another detainee will be transferred from the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camp to Algeria, the US Department of Defense announced on Saturday.
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X-gender marker to be available on US passports starting April 11: State D
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): US citizens will be able to select an X as their gender marker on their US passport application starting April 11 in a move aimed to advance the inclusion of non-binary individuals and to respect privacy, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a press stat
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US imposes sanctions on arms dealers for Myanmar's military
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): The United States has imposed new sanctions on five individuals and five entities connected to Myanmar's military regime.
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Five Chinese agents charged with spying and harassment of US residents
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): US Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged five agents with spying and harassing Chinese nationals living in the United States who have been critical of Beijing, the US Department of Justice said in a press release.
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US imposes ban on export of luxury goods to Russia, Belarus
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): US Department of Commerce imposed new controls on the exports of their luxury goods to Russia and Belarus.
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US state department accuses Kremlin of 'full assault on media freedom and
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Department of State has accused the Kremlin of engaging in a "full assault on media freedom and the truth" in Russia after the restriction of access to the Echo of Moscow radio broadcaster and the Dozhd TV-channel (listed as foreign agents in Ru
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Using citizens as human shields commonly used in Russian disinformation: U
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): After Russia claimed that Ukraine is using Indian students as human shields, the US Department of State on Wednesday (local time) said that they have not seen any verified report of such incidents and these activities are commonly used in Russian disinforma
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US restarts direct access program for Iraqi refugees
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): The US Department of State is restarting the Direct Access Program for US-affiliated Iraqis, a part of the US refugee program that gives Iraqis who have supported the US government an avenue for protection and resettlement in the country.
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Watching China while supporting Ukraine: US
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): Russia and China seek to expand their military influence both regionally and globally, with Moscow having invaded Ukraine and Beijing seeking to wrest control of Taiwan, US Department of Defence said in a statement on Tuesday (local time).
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US suspends operations at Belarus embassy, authorises non-emergency staff
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): US Department of State has suspended operations at US Embassy in Minsk, Belarus and authorized the "voluntary" departure of non-emergency staff and family members in Moscow, Russia, a release issued by the State Department said on Monday.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: US Treasury imposes sanctions against Putin, other
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday (local time) sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and members of Russia's Security Council in response to Russia's "unjustified, un
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