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Great to catch up with Blinken, looking forward to PM Modi's visit to US:
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
He stated that he is looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US in June.
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Campaign for Uyghurs lauds Antony Blinken's acknowledgement of organisatio
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"CFU greatly appreciates @SecBlinken for acknowledging the work we have been doing to expose #China's war on Islam and genocide against #Uyghurs. We will continue to defend the human rights of Uyghurs," Campaign for Uyghurs tweeted on Tuesday.
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Muslim world condemns Taliban's ban on higher education for women: US Stat
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Blinken said: "When the Taliban enacted restrictive bans on higher education for women, governments from across the Muslim world spoke up to condemn the Taliban's decision," and that they argued that the actions were inhumane and contrary to Islamic beliefs.
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Sudan military crisis: Rival forces declare 24-hour ceasefire
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
World leaders have pressured General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the commander of Sudan's military, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces, to call a halt to the fighting. The rival forces agreed to a cease-fire Tuesday after speaking separately by phone with US S
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Foreign Ministers of UAE, Saudi Arabia and US review situation in Sudan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of UAE discussed, over a joint phone call with Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State, the cur
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Former CIA Chief Mike Pompeo rules out 2024 presidential run
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mike Pompeo, a former US Secretary of State and head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), announced on Friday evening that he would not run for the post of US president in 2024, putting to rest rumours that he would oppose former US President Donald Trump.
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Pakistan govt should respect citizens' right to speak, organize, demonstra
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The US Congressman in a letter to the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on human rights and democracy in Pakistan, wrote that "it is critical that we see a calm, orderly, democratic, and prosperous Pakistan where Pakistanis can have a free and open political dialogue."
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Taliban's decision banning women from working with UN will threaten vulner
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the Taliban to put Afghans first and reverse the decision.
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina freed from 25-year jail sentence
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Paul Rusesabagina, whose story served as the basis for the Hollywood blockbuster "Hotel Rwanda," was freed from prison in Rwanda on Friday after President Paul Kagame commuted his sentence, CNN reported.
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US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan: Blinken
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Blinken was speaking before the Congress when members of the opposition Republican Party went on the offensive on the US exit from Afghanistan in 2021 and requested the release of a State Department internal dissent cable, according to Khaama Press.
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US to send Ukraine USD 350 million in weapons, equipment as battles with R
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Today, pursuant to a delegation of authority from President Biden, I am authorizing our 34th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine valued at USD 350 million," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement issued by the US State Department on Monday.
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US announces USD 26 million in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh, Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
With this new funding, the US' total assistance for those affected by the Rakhine State and Rohingya crisis has reached nearly USD 2.1 billion since August 2017, when over 7,40,000 Rohingya were forced to flee to safety in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, according to a press statement issued by the
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