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Presidential motorcade accident injures pedestrian, Secret Service agent
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): A pedestrian and a US Secret Service agent on Wednesday sustained injuries following an accident involving a presidential motorcade while it was leaving the White House.
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Venezuela crisis: Pompeo urges countries to 'pick a side'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called on countries to "pick a side" in the Venezuelan political crisis and urged them to support opposition leader Juan Guaido, while appealing for free and fair elections to be held in the South American coun
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Trump sides with Stone, questions acquittal of Clinton, Comey
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): Taking sides with his long-time informal adviser Roger Stone, who was indicted for making false statements in the Robert Mueller probe related to the 2016 Presidential elections, on January 25, United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said that "i
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Foreign ministers of US, Turkey discuss Syrian crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the current situation in Syria in a telephone conversation amid repeated queries surrounding Washington's decision to withdraw its troops from the war-ravaged countr
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Pompeo to discuss Khashoggi's killing during Middle East tour
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Micheal R. Pompeo is likely to press for the need to retain accountability and credibility while probing the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his upcoming tour to the Middle East, officials said on Friday.
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Jim Webb not being considered as next defense secy, clarifies Trump
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump dismissed reports suggesting that former secretary of the Navy, Jim Webb, was being considered as the next US Secretary of Defense.
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Patrick Shanahan named as acting US Defense Secy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 23(ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Patrick Shanahan will serve as acting US Secretary of Defense from January 1.
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US Secretary of Defense Mattis steps down
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 21 (ANI): United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis has stepped down from his position.
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Trump announces US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to step down
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 16(ANI): United States President Donald Trump here on Saturday announced that the current US Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke would be resigning from his post by the end of the year.
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US tepid over Yemen ceasefire
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 27 (ANI): The United States has taken a step back in their support for a United Nations (UN) ceasefire in Yemen, despite internationally rallying for a peaceful resolution with calls from US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis f
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26/11: US announces $ 5mn reward for info on attack, will press Pak to tak
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Nov 26(ANI): US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Sunday expressed solidarity with the people of India on the 10th anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attack and announced that Washington will reward up to USD five million for information leading to the arrest or conv
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Inter-Korean ties shouldn't surpass denuclearisation of N Korea: Pompeo
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 21 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo stated that the United States had "made clear" to South Korea that denuclearisation of North Korea should not be outpaced by increasing inter-Korean ties as the US saw both developments in tandem- "as moving forward to
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