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US calls for release of Hong Kong democracy campaigners
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 1 (ANI): The United States on Sunday (local time) called on Beijing to release pro-democratic leaders detained in Hong Kong, who are charged under the stringent national security law, over their participation in a primary election for the now-postponed Legislative C
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US to resume talks with Taliban, India to watch closely
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 1 (ANI): US State Department has announced the resumption of talks with Taliban as the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is set to visit Kabul, Doha and other regional capitals for a durable political settlement in Afghanistan.
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US continues to monitor India-China disengagement process, says US State D
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): After India and China completed their disengagement process in one part of border territory in Leh Ladakh, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that the United States welcomes the ongoing efforts to deescalate the situation and will continue
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US to stand up for democratic values when human rights are violated in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): The United States continues to stand up for democratic values when human rights are being violated in Xinjiang, Tibet, and elsewhere in China, and autonomy is being trampled in Hong Kong, said Ned Price, US State Department spokesperson on Monday (local ti
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US continues to stand with Burmese people voicing aspirations for peace an
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Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): The US continues to stand with the people of Burma as they voice their aspirations for peace and democracy and it calls on the military to stop violence, release all those unjustly detained and cease attacks on journalists and activists, according to US
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Blinken to hold 'Quad' meeting with Australia, India, Japan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken will be speaking to his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India soon as part of the "Quad" group of countries, said Ned Price, State Department Spokesperson, on Wednesday (local time).
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The saga of China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 14 (ANI): China's sweeping crackdown on Muslim ethnic minority, Uyghurs in Xinjiang since 2017 in the name of counterterrorism has drawn global ire, particularly US State Department, that has classified it as 'genocide', reported The Washington Post.
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US welcomes resumption of 4G mobile internet in J-K
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Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of 4G mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir and termed it an important step for local residents.
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