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China's nuclear arsenal becoming difficult to hide: US
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 11 (ANI): Underlining China's rapidly building nuclear arsenal, the United States on Tuesday said that Beijing should participate in consultations on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
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US Defense Secy, Pak Army Chief discuss situation in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 10 (ANI): The top defense officials of the United States and Pakistan during a phone conversation discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan as well as regional security, Pentagon said in a statement on Monday.
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US envoy for Afghanistan leaves for Doha, 'will press Taliban to stop offe
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 10 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has left for Qatari capital Doha to hold talks on Afghanistan and urge the Taliban to stop the offensive.
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US National Security Advisor meets Japanese counterpart, discusses Indo-Pa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 10 (ANI): US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Monday met Secretary-General of Japan's National Security Secretariat, Takeo Akiba and discussed cooperation for ensuring peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region including the challenge of China.
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Asian-American leaders meet Biden, discuss hate crime
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) met leaders from the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and discussed issues like hate crimes, immigration, and voting rights at the White House in Washington DC.
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Blinken holds talks with Afghan reconciliation council head
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with the head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation about the Biden administration's intention to reach a political settlement to end the ongoing war in the country.
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Biden signs memorandum giving temporary safe haven to Hong Kong residents:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed a memorandum that provides a temporary safe haven to residents of Hong Kong, the White House said on Thursday.
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Blinken expresses 'grave concern' over military rule in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed "grave concern" over military rule in Myanmar and urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to act to restore democracy there.
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Obama scaled back 60th birthday bash due to spike in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 4 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama has scaled back the 60th birthday bash due to the spread of the Delta strain of COVID-19 in the country.
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'Pakistan has other options': NSA Yusuf tells US over Biden snub
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 4 (ANI): Pakistan has other options if US President Joe Biden continues to ignore the country's leadership, National Security Adviser (NAS) Moeed Yusuf has said in an interview to The Financial Times (FT). However, Pakistan NSA Yusuf did not elaborate on his opt
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Trump defends 'corrupt election' remark after release of justice departmen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 1 (ANI): Former President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) defended his comments to top Department of Justice (DOJ) officials about the 2020 election after notes from a call in December were released.
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Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was 'murdered' by Taliban: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed while covering the violence in Afghanistan, was apparently executed by the Taliban, a US-based weekly magazine has claimed.
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