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US Defence Secy Lloyd Austin arrives in Delhi to strengthen defence partne
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin arrived in India from Singapore on Sunday to further strengthen the defence partnership between the two nations.
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"Conflict in Taiwan Strait would be devastating," warns US Defence Secy Ll
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking at the Shangri-La Security Summit in Singapore, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin warned that the conflict in Taiwan Strait would be a devastating one, criticising China for its actions in the region.
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Awami League office-bearer writes to Blinken about anti-election remarks o
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Awami League Central Executive Committee Member Professor MA Arafat submitted a letter to US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken citing anti-election remarks made by key Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders, Dhaka Tribune reported.
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US, Papua New Guinea sign new defence cooperation agreement
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape signed the pact and a maritime security agreement on Monday during Blinken's visit to the capital Port Moresby.
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Great to catch up with Blinken, looking forward to PM Modi's visit to US:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months 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 : 2 years, 10 months 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 : 2 years, 10 months 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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US could run short of cash by June 1 warns Treasury; Biden calls meeting o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Yellen in a letter to members of Congressional leadership regarding debt limit, said that the US will be unable to continue to satisfy all of the government's obligations by early June, and potentially as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that ti
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India, US discuss shared interest in maximising progress on Indo-Pacific E
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
This comes as negotiators continue working towards achieving ambitious and high-standard outcomes ahead of the May round of negotiations, which will take place in Singapore.
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Sudan military crisis: Rival forces declare 24-hour ceasefire
Updated : 2 years, 11 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 : 2 years, 11 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 : 2 years, 11 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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