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Another US delegation visits Taiwan days after Pelosi trip enraged China
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 14 (ANI): A fresh delegation of US lawmakers is visiting Taiwan, less than two weeks after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island angered China and set off large-scale military drills in the Taiwan Strait.
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US lawmakers introduce bill to provide citizenship to Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): As Afghan refugees have been living in the US without a permanent legal status following the Taliban's take over in Afghanistan, American lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday to provide them citizenship.
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US lawmaker dies in car crash, Biden expresses grief
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden expressed grief over the death of Indiana Republican representative Jackie Walorski along with two members of her staff in a car accident on Wednesday (local time) in Indiana.
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CAATSA waiver to India is in US national interest, need strong partnership
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The United States seeks to enhance its defence partnership with India in the backdrop of China's assertiveness and New Delhi's reliance on Russian military exports for its national defence, said American Congressman Ro Khanna.
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US lawmaker from New York extends support to Sindhi people amid Pak rights
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 22 (ANI): A US lawmaker from the city of New York has extended strong support to the Sindhi people in Pakistan against the human rights atrocities that have been inflicted upon them for years.
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Netizens slam US lawmakers Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio for posing as 'ha
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): A viral video of the arrest of US lawmakers Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez along with other Democratic members of Congress showing that they were handcuffed during an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, has sparked a debate.
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US lawmakers approve CAATSA waiver for India
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that recommends an India-specific waiver under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), thus deepening defence ties between both the democracies and help deter aggr
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Need to battle extremism with public diplomacy in Pakistan: US lawmakers
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Nowhere in the world is it more important for the United States to battle extremism with public diplomacy than in Pakistan, said US Representatives Brad Sherman and Carolyn Maloney in a statement as they commended American Broadcaster Voice of America's (VOA)
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US Speaker vows bill pushing Tibet-China conflict resolution
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US lawmakers will soon introduce new legislation pushing for a peaceful resolution to the Chinese government's decades-long illegal occupation of Tibet, the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet said.
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US lawmakers agree landmark bipartisan bill on gun safety
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday reached a much-awaited deal on a bipartisan gun safety bill after recent mass shooting incidents in Uvalde, Buffalo and Texas, that struck a nerve in the country.
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US lawmakers agree on China investment curbs: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced an agreement on legislation that would allow the US government to cut off billions in American investments in China.
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Stop hitting on me, Elon Musk tells US lawmaker after 'billionaire with eg
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 1 (ANI): Engaging in a witty quibble with US lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she slammed him as a "billionaire with an ego problem", Tesla CEO Elon Musk told her to stop flirting with him.
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