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Former US Secretary of State George Shultz dies

George Shultz, who served as US Secretary of State in the Ronald Reagan administration and helped steer the Cold War to a peaceful end, has passed away at the age of 100.

February 8, 2021

-Top News·USA

‘US won’t withdraw troops from Afghanistan in May’

Backing decision by President Joe Biden’s administration to review the US-Taliban agreement which was signed on February 29, 2020, the South Carolina Senator said the militant group has “been cheating… They haven’t

February 8, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·USA

US sees major drop in Covid cases

In the past one week, the US witnessed a significant drop in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths, as well as hospitalisations, according to The Covid Tracking Project. In its

February 8, 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

Biden won’t lift economic sanctions against Iran

US President Joe Biden has said he will not lift economic sanctions against Iran until it complies with the terms agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal. Biden was speaking in a CBS

February 8, 2021

-Top News·Asia News·USA

US sanctions will not be lifted before Iran returns to nuke deal: Biden

Former US President Donald Trump, however, withdrew the US from the deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, leading Iran to roll back on a number of its commitments….reports Asia Lite News US

February 7, 2021

-Top News·Asia News·USA

Biden halts Trump’s troop withdrawals from Germany

US President Joe Biden said that he was freezing troop withdrawal from Germany and ending the country’s support for offensive operations in the Yemen conflict. In his first major foreign policy speech

February 5, 2021

-Top News·DEFENCE·USA

Trump’s nomination of Indian American as judge cancelled

US President Joe Biden has cancelled the nomination of Vijay Shanker to be a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Washington…writes Arul Louis. The White House on Thursday

February 5, 2021

-Top News·India News·USA

Moon, Biden agree to continue close communications

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday held phone talks with his American counterpart Joe Biden over the Korean Peninsula issue and other matters, the presidential Blue House in Seoul said. During

February 4, 2021

-Top News·USA

US, Russia extend New START treaty for 5 years

The US on Wednesday extended the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia for five years, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “Extending the New START Treaty ensures we

February 4, 2021

-Top News·USA

WH envoy condemns Gandhi statue desecration

US President Joe Biden’s Press Secretary Jen Psaki has condemned the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California and expressed concern over the incident…writes Arul Louis. “We certainly would have

February 2, 2021

-Top News·USA

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