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After US nod for arms sale to Taiwan, China says stop "dangerous act"
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The US has approved USD 11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, one of Washington's largest-ever weapons packages for the self-ruled island. The US State Department announced the deal late on Wednesday (local US time) during a nationally televised address by President Donald Trump.
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Rubio speaks to Australian FM as US condemns "heinous" Bondi Beach terror
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In a statement attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, the US State Department said Secretary Rubio "had a call today with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong to discuss the antisemitic terrorist attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach."
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US revokes 85,000 visas since January as Trump administration tightens imm
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US State Department said 85,000 visas have been revoked since January, signalling the Trump administration's strengthened immigration enforcement. In a post on X, it said President Trump and Secretary Rubio "won't stop anytime soon," framing the visa actions as part of efforts to enha
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US hosts Quad HADR Tabletop Exercise in Honolulu to strengthen disaster-re
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The United States hosted the fourth annual Quad Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Tabletop Exercise and Strategic Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, from December 2-5, bringing together officials from the US, Australia, India and Japan to strengthen our disaster-response capabil
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US approves USD 93 mn defence deal to sell Excalibur Artillery Projectiles
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The US State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to India involving M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles and associated equipment, with an estimated value of USD 47.1 million, according to a statement released by the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
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US labels four European Antifa-linked groups as global terrorists, expands
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In a statement, the US State Department said it is "designating German-based Antifa Ost, along with three other violent Antifa groups in Italy and Greece, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and intends to designate all four groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, effective November
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"Hearts are with those affected by terrible explosion": US State Departmen
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The US State Department Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs expressed condolences over the high-intensity blast near Delhi's historic Red Fort that took place on Monday evening, leaving at least eight people dead and many others injured.
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Trump administration directs visa officers to deny entry to immigrants wit
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The directive, sent by the US State Department to embassies and consulates on Thursday and reviewed by KFF Health News, instructs officials to consider applicants ineligible if their health conditions or age could make them a potential "public charge", meaning someone who might rely on pu
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"Enemy within": Ex-CIA officer says US tipped off Pakistani general before
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former CIA officer Richard Barlow has revealed that senior officials in the US State Department secretly tipped off the Pakistani government about an undercover American operation to arrest a retired Pakistani general involved in nuclear smuggling during the 1980s.
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MEA Secy Kumaran meets US Assistant Secy for SCA Kapur in Kuala Lumpur; di
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), P Kumaran, met the US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian (SCA) affairs, S Paul Kapur, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on Monday and held discussions on India-US relations.
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Paul Kapur sworn in as Assistant Secretary at US Bureau of South and Centr
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Paul Kapur was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary at the US State Department Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on Thursday.
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US State Department employee accused of removing classified documents, mee
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
US State Department employee Ashley Tellis has been accused of keeping classified documents and meeting Chinese officials. Authorities found over a thousand "TOP SECRET" papers at his Virginia home. Prosecutors allege he discussed sensitive topics and received gifts from Chinese officials
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