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Sanctions on 34 firms over Russia, Iran, China ties

Commerce Department says sanctions were imposed for their involvement or risk of becoming involved in, activities contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the US, reports Asian Lite News

July 11, 2021

-Top News·China·USA

GHANI TO TALIBAN: Who will benefit if Afghanistan is ruined?

Taliban has taken control of several districts across the country and US intelligence assessments have suggested the country’s civilian government could fall to the terror group within months of US forces withdrawing

July 11, 2021

-Top News·Asia News

Biden names LA Mayor Garcetti as envoy to India

Garcetti has been a champion of climate action, a pillar of Biden’s agenda, which he will be expected to promote in India, reports Arul Louis US President Joe Biden has nominated Los

July 10, 2021

-Top News·India News·USA

NRI appointed to key US Medicare position

Dr. Seshamani’s position as Deputy Administrator and Director of Centre for Medicare started on July 6….reports Asian Lite News Indian-American health policy expert Dr. Meena Seshamani, who served on the leadership of

July 9, 2021

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Biden says Kabul’s fall to Taliban not inevitable

Adds that the US did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build and that the Afghan people alone should determine their future, reports Asian Lite News Joe Biden on Thursday defended the withdrawal

July 9, 2021

-Top News·USA

Series of attacks target US personnel in Iraq, Syria

Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran vowed to retaliate after U.S. strikes on the Iraqi-Syrian border killed four of their members last month….reports Asian Lite News US diplomats and troops in Iraq

July 8, 2021

Asia News·USA

US govt considers visas for vulnerable Afghan women

Human rights groups are calling for up to 2,000 visas specifically for vulnerable women and women’s advocates, reports Asian Lite News The Biden administration is considering an expedited visa path for vulnerable

July 8, 2021

-Top News·USA

US completes more than 90% of troop withdrawal process

This comes in the backdrop of the rapid increase in violence in the country amid the Taliban’s continuing stride in the country…reports Asian Lite News The US has completed “more than 90

July 8, 2021

-Top News·Afghanistan·USA

Delta strain now dominant in US

Delta, which was first found in India and is now in over 100 countries, represented 51.7 per cent of new infections in the US…reports Asian Lite News The highly transmissible Delta strain

July 8, 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

Saudi deputy defense minister holds talks with Lloyd Austin

Prince Khalid met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who confirmed Washington’s commitment to its defense relations with the Kingdom….reports Asian Lite News Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman

July 7, 2021

-Top News·Saudi Arabia·USA

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