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US: Alabama carries out world's first nitrogen gas execution
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In the world's first known execution by nitrogen hypoxia, the US state of Alabama put to death Kenneth Eugene Smith, a prisoner on death row for his role in a contract killing more than three decades ago, The Washington Post reported.
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Israel Defense Ministry Director General holds meetings in Washington
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMoD) Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir concluded a working visit to Washington D.C., on Thursday after meetings with US Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of State (DOS) leadership and Lockheed Martin and Boeing executives.
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Top US senators bid adieu to outgoing Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh San
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The event was held at the India House in Washington, and US lawmakers Senator Mark Warner, Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Senator Jon Ossoff as well as White House Director of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta hailed Sandhu for his significant contribution to strengthening the India-US
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US: Federal appeals court declines further review of Trump gag order in Ja
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, refused to further review the gag order imposed upon former President Donald Trump, which prohibits him from talking about witnesses and court staff about the January 6 criminal case, CNN reported.
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President Tsai urges support for Taiwan's participation in IPEF
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for support for Taiwan's participation in the Washington-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) during a meeting with an American business group in Taipei on Tuesday.
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US top officials hail outgoing Indian envoy Taranjit Sandhu for significan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
This comes as top US officials bid farewell to outgoing Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. The event was hosted at India House in Washington on Monday.
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Activists in Washington to stage march against enforced disappearances of
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Human rights defenders will hold a peace march on January 24 in Washington, DC, to support Sindhi and Baloch activists protesting in Pakistan against the "enforced disappearances" of their loved ones.
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Iran-backed militants launch ballistic missiles at US airbase in Iraq, sev
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Several US personnel were wounded after Iran-backed militants in Western Iraq launched multiple rockets and ballistic missiles on Saturday (local time) targeting Washington's al-Assad Airbase in Western Iraq, said US Central Command.
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Chinese scientist filed Covid sequence weeks before official release: Repo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A Chinese scientist sought to publish the genetic profile of the coronavirus two weeks before Beijing formally released the sequence, as per federal documents shared with a US congressional committee and released on Wednesday, The Washington Post reported.
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US ducks questions on reports Pak consulted Washington before striking bac
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The US on Thursday (local time) evaded a question on whether Pakistan held prior consultations with Washington before conducting retaliatory air strikes on Iran.
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Russian Foreign Minister rejects US proposal to resume nuclear arms talks,
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday rejected a United States proposal to resume a dialogue on nuclear arms control, saying that it is impossible as Washington has been offering military support to Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported.
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Top US officials bid farewell to outgoing Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Top US officials bid farewell to outgoing Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. The event was hosted by the US-India Business Council (USIC) in Washington on Wednesday.
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