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US announces new visa rules to restrict 'birth tourism'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): The United States announced on Thursday (local time) that it will no longer issue temporary visitor (B-1/B-2) visas to foreigners seeking to enter the country for what it called "birth tourism" -- a practice it described as aimed at securing permanent Ameri
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Netanyahu, Gantz invited to Washington for presentation on Trump's Mideast
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 23 (Xinhua/ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz were invited to a presentation in Washington on US President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" for Israeli-Palestinian peace, local media reported on Thursday.
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5 businessmen associated with Pak-based front company indicted in US for a
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): Five businessmen associated with a Pakistani-based front company were indicted in the United States for allegedly operating a network that exported US-origin goods to Pakistan for the use in the country's nuclear program, the US Justice Department has said.
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India, US in contact over Trump's visit: MEA
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): India and the United States are in contact through diplomatic channels over the proposed visit of President Donald Trump, Minister of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Trump likely to visit India next month
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is likely to make a state visit to India towards the end of February, a senior Indian official told ANI.
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Trump's ex-NSA Michael Flynn seeks to withdraw guilty plea
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor of US President Donald Trump, moved the court seeking to withdrew his guilty plea on charges of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) before he was to be sentenced in just two weeks.
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Over 40 people treated in LA after plane dump jet fuel on schools
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Los Angeles [USA], Jan 15 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 40 people, including over a dozen elementary school children, received medical treatment after a plane dropped jet fuel on Los Angeles schools, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
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US Congressman backs India on Kashmir, says 'Article 370 revocation allowe
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): US Congressman Scott Perry on Friday voiced strong support for the Indian government's move to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution, saying that the move has allowed the government to address the stagnant economy and high youth unemployment plaguing the J
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Russian warship 'aggressively approached' US destroyer in Arabian Sea, ris
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): A Russian warship "aggressively approached" a US Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, risking a collision between the two after the former initially ignored warnings from the US vessel, the US Navy said Friday.
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Chinese Vice Premier to ink trade deal in US next week
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 9 (ANI): Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington next week to sign the "Phase One" trade deal with the United States aimed at de-escalating the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, the Chinese Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday.
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Pompeo briefs Kurdish leader about Iran's missile attacks on US bases in I
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) held a telephonic conversation with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani over the missile attacks by Iran targetting two US bases in Iraq and both agreed to stay in 'close t
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'All is well', tweets Trump after Iran launches retaliatory missile attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Iran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq that housed American troops, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that "all is well" and announced he will be giving a statement tomorrow morning.<
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