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Kavanaugh sworn-in as SC Justice
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 07 (ANI): Judge Brett Kavanaugh was on Saturday was sworn-in as an associate justice in the Supreme Court of the United States, shortly after the Senate confirmed his nomination.
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Senate confirms Kavanaugh's SC nomination
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 07 (ANI): Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States was on Saturday confirmed by the Senate, ending months of biased quarrelling over the nominee's alleged history of sexual assault.
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Strict criteria for waiver, says US on CAATSA sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 06 (ANI): The United States on Friday said that the waiver authority for sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) was not country-specific, adding that there are "strict criteria for considering a waiver."
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Pence berates China for trade, military tactics, election sabotage
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA] Oct 05 (ANI): United States Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday launched a scathing attack on China, accusing them of using "predatory" economic practices and military aggression against the US and trying to cripple President Donald Trump's chances of winning re-elec
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Counterterrorism Strategy for complex and evolving terrorist threats: Trum
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA] Oct 05 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Thursday highlighted the headway made under his Presidency in countering terrorism so far and stressed on the importance of the new National Strategy for Counterterrorism in "countering the increasingly complex a
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Trump signs new counterterrorism strategy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA] Oct 05 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Thursday approved the new National Strategy for Counterterrorism to thwart threats to US interests, both home and abroad.
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Khalilzad to lead US efforts for peace with Taliban
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will lead an interagency delegation to Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from October 4 to 14 to lead the US' efforts for peac
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GOP senators criticise Trump for mocking Ford
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): Republican (GOP) senators Jeff Flake of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, all with a decisive say in Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trump's recent mocking of professor Chris
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Pompeo calls Saudi Crown Prince, discusses Yemen tension
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman and deliberated on a number of key bilateral issues.
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Pompeo, Pak Foreign Minister discuss bilateral ties
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and held discussions over a range of issues of bilateral interests.
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US congratulates Alvi for presidential election win
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Sept 09 (ANI): The United States on Sunday congratulated Arif Alvi on his swearing in as the new President of Pakistan.
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US adds 201,000 jobs in Aug, unemployment at 3.9%
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Sep 08 (ANI): As many as 201, 000 jobs were added in the United States in the month of August, with the unemployment rate staying at 3.9 per cent, the Labour Department confirmed on Friday.
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