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US, China aim to revive climate cooperation as tensions simmer

Posted on July 17, 2023 by News Desk

WASHINGTON 16 July (Online): The United States (US) and China will look to revive efforts to combat global warming this week, in bilateral meetings that observers hope will raise the bar on ambitions ahead of UN-sponsored climate talks in late 2023. The talks follow two […]

Blinken says ‘we must press’ Myanmar junta to stop violence, return to democracy

Posted on July 15, 2023 by News Desk

JAKARTA 14 July (Online): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian ministers Friday that Washington and regional states must pressure Myanmar’s ruling junta to put down its arms and return to democratic rule. “In Myanmar, we must press the military regime to stop […]

Blinken rallies SE Asia against ‘coercion’ in swipe at China

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Hooriya Qureshi

Jakarta, July 14 (AFP/APP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed unity Friday with Southeast Asian nations against “coercion”, in a thinly veiled reference to Beijing, as host Indonesia warned at talks that the region should not become a proxy for global rivalries. Blinken met […]

Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dead at 92

Posted on June 17, 2023 by News Desk

New York, June 16 (AFP/APP): Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the “Pentagon Papers” about the Vietnam War, died on Friday, his family announced. He was 92. Ellsberg announced in March that doctors told him he had terminal pancreatic cancer and only around six months […]

US trucker guilty of 2018 synagogue massacre

Posted on June 17, 2023 by News Desk

New York, June 16 (AFP/APP): A truck driver was convicted on Friday of massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history. Robert Bowers methodically tracked down his victims at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, shooting many multiple times […]

US pushing India to seal drone deal

Posted on June 16, 2023 by News Desk

WASHINGTON 15 June (Online): Sources told that Washington and Biden administration is pushing India ahead of Modi visit to advance deal of US-made dozens armed drones. Indian PM Modi’s visit to United States is announced to happen next week. India has expressed interest in buying […]

US Supreme Court upholds Native American adoption rights

Posted on June 16, 2023 by News Desk

Washington, June 15 (AFP/APP): The US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children. In a 7-2 vote, the nation’s highest court rejected challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) […]

Blinken hopes Ukraine offensive a ‘success’ to force Putin to talk

Posted on June 13, 2023 by News Desk

Washington, June 12 (AFP/APP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Monday that a successful offensive by Ukraine would force Russian President Vladimir Putin into talks about ending its invasion. Speaking alongside his Italian counterpart, Blinken said the United States was “confident that they […]

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