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US State Secretary speaks with Afghan President, discusses bilateral partn
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani regarding the US commitment to an enduring US-Afghan partnership.
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US outraged with Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit killer of Dan
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Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): The United States is outraged with the Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's killer Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday.
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Indian American Congressman Ami Bera re-named as Chair of House Foreign Af
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Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday announced that it has re-elected Indian American veteran Congressman Ami Bera, D-California, to again serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation.
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Armed man arrested near US Capitol
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Washington [US], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): An armed resident of the state of West Virginia has been arrested near the US Capitol, Washington DC Metropolitan Police spokesperson told Sputnik on Thursday.
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US must lead global response to climate crisis, says Biden
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): After signing an executive order to halt new leases for oil and gas exploitation on federal land, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the world needs a unified response to the climate crisis and Washington must lead the climate response globally.
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US is a long way from lifting Iran sanctions, says Blinken
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States is "a long way" from lifting sanctions imposed on Iran and will resume its obligations under the 2015 nuclear agreement that President Joe Biden's intends to resuscitate.
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Blinken says his judgment that China committed genocide has not changed
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said his views that Chinese officials are engaged in genocide against the Uyghur in China's Xinjiang province remains unchanged.
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Biden reviewing latest actions taken during Trump's term, says Blinken
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is currently reviewing the latest actions taken by the Donald Trump administration before their departure, including its designation of Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist organisation, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on
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US will not give concessions to China for action on climate change, says J
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will not waiver on any of its grievances towards China in exchange for Beijing's action on climate change, US Climate Envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday.
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Lloyd Austin commits to US-India Major Defense Partnership
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): Highlighting the need to build on shared values between US and India, newly-appointed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday emphasised Washington's commitment to the Major Defense Partnership with New Delhi, during his phone conversation with De
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US could reach 514,000 COVID-19-related deaths by Feb 20
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States could have up to 514,000 COVID-19-related deaths by February 20 under the current trajectory of decreasing cases, hospitalizations and deaths, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on W
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We will provide America's leadership to the world: Secretary of State Blin
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Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): Noting that the world is watching the United States, the newly appointed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday promised State Department employees they will provide "America's leadership" to the world.
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