Search For "washington dc"
Biden greets people celebrating Vaisakhi, Navratri, other festivals
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) extended greeting to the South Asian and Southeast Asian communities, celebrating festivals like Vaisakhi, Navratri and Songkran.
Read More
Biden sends unofficial delegation to Taiwan as 'important signal' to China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday dispatched an unofficial delegation to Taiwan as an "important signal" about the US commitment to Taipei and its democracy amid rising tensions with China, according to a report published in CNN.
Read More
US lawmakers introduce bill to prioritise refugee status to Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Coons on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation wherein people of China's Uyghur minority community facing government repression would become eligible for prioritised US refugee status.
Read More
US summons Chinese firm in probe of communications technology
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US government subpoenaed an unnamed Chinese company in an investigation of whether the firm's practices disrupt the supply chain for information and communications technology, the US Commerce Department said Tuesday.
Read More
US special envoy flying to China, S Korea for climate change talks
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry is flying to China and South Korea this week for talks on global climate change, the Department of State announced on Tuesday.
Read More
Biden speaks with Putin, discusses regional, global issues
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 14 (ANI): US President Joseph Biden on Tuesday spoke with his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin and discussed a number of regional and global issues.
Read More
Amid China tensions, US navy engages in 'cognitive warfare' in East, South
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 11 (ANI): Amid the rising tension between the United States and China, the US military has engaged in a form of "cognitive warfare" following the recent encounter between its warships and the Chinese navy.
Read More
Amid Iran nuclear talks, US Defense Secy begins travels to Middle East
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 11 (ANI): The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday, his first stop on a two-day trip to the Middle Eastern country. This is the first official visit by a senior representative of President Joe Biden's administration to the country.
Read More
US President, former presidents and leaders pay tribute after death of Bri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): World leaders and friends of Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip paid tribute to him following his death in Windsor this morning. Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged
Read More
Biden administration seeks USD 715 bn defence budget to 'deter' China, Rus
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide USD 715 billion for the defence budget to "deter" Russia and China, the White House said.
Read More
US blacklists seven Chinese supercomputer centres over weapons concerns
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): The United States on Thursday restricted trade with top Chinese supercomputing centres, as these capabilities can be used for the development of modern weapons and national security systems.
Read More
US lawmakers prepare Strategic Competition Act to counter China
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): In a bid to counter growing Chinese aggression, US lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation titled Strategic Competition Act of 2021 in the coming week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials and build closer ties with Taiwan.
Read More