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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, 2 weeks 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 : 5 months 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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"Will not rest until...returned": US State Secy meets families of deceased
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Secretary Rubio called for the return of the bodies of deceased hostages, and said that the US "will not rest until their remains and all others are returned."
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UNRWA "subsidiary of Hamas" cannot be involved in governing future of Gaza
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"UNRWA is not going to play any role in it. The UN we can; we're seeing the work they're doing. The World Food Programme. ..We're willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas," the US State Secretary said.
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Israeli PM holds talks with US State Secy on Trump's Gaza peace plan
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at his office in Jerusalem."
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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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Trump repeats joke about Canada as "51st US State" during bilateral meetin
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump jested with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a bilateral meeting, joking that Canada could be the "51st US State." Carney laughed along, and Trump said that while the two nations have had their differences, they can work them out.
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China remains among world's worst human traffickers as CCP's forced labour
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US State Department's 2025 TIP Report has again ranked China in Tier 3, the lowest category, over state-imposed forced labour and abuses against Uyghurs and minorities. The report cites detention camps, transnational repression, and lack of progress, with US officials urging stronger glo
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