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US re-designates LJ, LeT as foreign terrorist outfits
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting in February, the United States has re-designated Pakistani terrorist groups as Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as foreign terrorist organisations.
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US State Dept website says terms of Trump, Pence ended; messages p
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): The US Department of State's website on Monday (local time) displayed a curious message on the pages of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, claiming that their terms had ended, accompanied with a timestamp.
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US calls for immediate, unconditional release of 50 Hong Kong poli
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has slammed Beijing over the arrests of more than 50 politicians and pro-democracy advocates by local authorities in Hong Kong by calling it an outrage and and a reminder of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)
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US looks forward to work with India at UNSC: State Dept
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The United States welcomed India to the United Nations Security Council and said it looks forward to working over the shared interests towards a peaceful, secure India-Pacific, said the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State on Mon
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US condemns killing of Afghan independent election watchdog Yousuf
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): The US Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs on Wednesday condemned the "barbaric and senseless assassination" of Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA).
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US State Department congratulates PM Modi for receiving 'Legion of
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gton [US], December 22 (ANI): The US Department of State on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on receiving the prestigious Legion of Merit from President Donald Trump.
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US Govt advises citizens to reconsider travel to Hong Kong
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The United States has expressed deep concern over the conditions in Hong Kong since the imposition of the authoritarian National Security Law by the Chinese Communist Party saying that Americans must reconsider travel to Hong Kong.
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US upgrades COVID-19 travel health warnings for Georgia, Kosovo
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI)/Sputnik): The US government has upgraded its COVID-19 travel warnings for US citizens and advises them not to visit Georgia and Kosovo, the Department of State said in a media note.
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Pompeo says State Dept to 'honour' promise to conduct transition
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Department of State will 'honour' the outgoing President Donald Trump administration's "promise" to begin the transition of power with the incumbent Biden administration.
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US remains top choice for Indian students pursuing higher educatio
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Almost two lakh students from India chose the United States as their destination to pursue higher education in the 2019-20 academic year, according to the Open Doors Report released on Monday.
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US imposes sanctions against 19 Syrian individuals, entities
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): The US Department of State and the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 individuals and entities for allegedly providing support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime's oil production netwo
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US, EU launch new bilateral dialogue on China
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): The United States and European Union on Friday (local time) have launched a new bilateral dialogue between the European External Action Service and the US Department of State on China.
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