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US aware of military trials in Pakistan, urges authorities to respect demo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Responding to the question regarding the situation in Pakistan, Miller said that US is aware of the reports that civilians will face military trials over the suspected involvement in the May 9 protest.
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US suspends assistance operations in Afghanistan's Ghor
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Washington D.C., the US State Department's Spokesman Mathew Miller also said that the World Food Program halted distribution in two districts of Ghazni province from January to April when local officials attempted to interfere in distribution.
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US says partnership with India one of its most consequential relationships
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Miller said US consular teams recognize the visa issue.
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US not considering lifting sanctions imposed on Chinese Defence Minister L
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
When asked about whether the US is considering lifting sanctions imposed on Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu, US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller on Monday said, "No, we are not."
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"...It is Russia that has been the aggressor in this war": US on Ukraine c
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Regarding the decision to provide F16 fighter jets amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States (US) on Monday said President Joe Biden has made very clear that Washington will begin training the Ukrainian military to pilot these jets.
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US expresses 'serious concerns' as China restricts sale of major chip make
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"We have very serious concerns that China has restricted the sale of Micron Chips in certain domestic industries," Miller said as Beijing imposed a ban on US chip maker Micron from selling to Chinese companies working on key infrastructure projects.
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US report on religious freedom based on "misinformation, flawed understand
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are aware of the release of the US State Department 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom. Regrettably, such reports continue to be based on misinformation and flawed unde
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US opens embassy in Tonga in new move against China
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"We are pleased to announce the United States officially opened the US Embassy in Nuku'alofa on May 9, 2023, less than one year after Vice President Harris announced at a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum that we would begin discussions with Tonga regarding establishing an embassy," US St
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US Foreign Affairs chairman threatens to hold Blinken in contempt of Congr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The letter comes after McCaul subpoenaed Blinken in March for a dissent cable written by US diplomats in Kabul criticizing the Biden administration's plans to withdraw troops in 2021.
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Nearly 1,000 US citizens evacuated from war-torn Sudan since violence star
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In a video shared by the official Twitter handle of the US State Department, Patel said, "In a multinational effort. The US government, in concert with allies and partners, has facilitated the departure of over 1000 US citizens from Sudan since the start of the violence."
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US bans Sri Lankan Governor's entry for 'violation of human rights'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The United States is designating Wasantha Karannagoda, Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, due to his involvement in a gross violation of human rights duri
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China upholds death sentence of 'wrongfully detained' US citizen Mark Swid
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An intermediate court of China on Thursday denied the 'wrongfully detained' US national Mark Swidan's appeal, and upheld his death penalty with a two-year suspended death sentence, an official release of the US State Department said on Thursday.
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