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US Needs To 'Wage War' To Block Off South China Sea Islands: Chinese Media
Blocking Chinese access to islands in the South China Sea would require the U.S. to "wage war", an influential Chinese state-run tabloid said on Friday, after U.S. Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson suggested the strategy on Wednesday.
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Duplicity By Pakistan In War On Terror: US Senators
Two top Republican lawmakers have accused Pakistan of "duplicity" when it comes to fighting terrorism as they criticised the Obama administration for giving away US taxpayers' money to Islamabad.
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US Approves Sale Of 8 Lockheed F-16 Fighter Jets To Pakistan: Pentagon
The US government said on Friday that it had approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. The deal includes up to eight F-16 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, radar and other equipment valued at $699 million.
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Uzbekistan Frees Jailed Dissident After John Kerry Visit
Uzbekistan today freed one of its longest-serving political prisoners, a local human rights group said, shortly after US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the country.
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Barack Obama Administration Takes Iran Nuclear Deal Fight Public
US lawmakers skeptical about the nuclear deal with Iran promised to press senior Obama administration officials to make more information about it public at a Senate hearing today as Congress begins its two-month review of the agreement.
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No Plans to Base B-1 Bombers in Australia: Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Australia said, today, that a senior US defence official misspoke when he told US lawmakers the Pentagon planned to send B-1 bombers to Australia, while a Pentagon spokesman said future military rotations to Australia were not finalised.
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US Senate Rejects Tying Terrorism Support to Iran Sanctions Relief
The US Senate rejected an effort on Wednesday to tie sanctions relief for Iran under an international nuclear agreement to a requirement that President Barack Obama certify that Tehran is not supporting acts of terrorism against Americans.
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John Kerry 'Confident' on Iran Deal After US Senate Compromise
US Secretary of State John Kerry today welcomed a compromise with Congress on giving lawmakers a say on any final deal on Iran's nuclear programme, with negotiations set to resume next week.
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US, Cuba Hold Highest-Level Meeting in More Than 50 Years
The US and Cuban foreign ministers sat down for talks late on Thursday in the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the early days of the Cuban revolution more than half a century ago.
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Indian-American Mother Seeks US Congress Help in Return of 'Abducted' Children
Recounting her heartrending tale of woe, an Indian-American mother turned to US lawmakers for help to get back her two children allegedly abducted to India by her ex-husband six years ago.
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US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chief Calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi
American leader Ed Royce has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and appealed for increasing bilateral trade and counter-terrorism cooperation between the US and India.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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US Lawmakers Push Ahead on Iran Sanctions: Senior Senator
Republican and Democratic US lawmakers will press ahead with a plan for more sanctions on Iran, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday, despite White House warnings that they risked derailing nuclear talks.
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US Nuclear Negotiator to Resume Talks With Iran
The Obama administration's chief nuclear negotiator is meeting with Iranian officials in Geneva as negotiations resume on a deal to prevent the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons.
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Senate Committee confirms Tim Roemer as next US envoy to India
The powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee has confirmed the nomination of Tim J Roemer as the next US envoy to New Delhi.
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US Needs To 'Wage War' To Block Off South China Sea Islands: Chinese Media
Blocking Chinese access to islands in the South China Sea would require the U.S. to "wage war", an influential Chinese state-run tabloid said on Friday, after U.S. Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson suggested the strategy on Wednesday.
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Duplicity By Pakistan In War On Terror: US Senators
Two top Republican lawmakers have accused Pakistan of "duplicity" when it comes to fighting terrorism as they criticised the Obama administration for giving away US taxpayers' money to Islamabad.
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US Approves Sale Of 8 Lockheed F-16 Fighter Jets To Pakistan: Pentagon
The US government said on Friday that it had approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. The deal includes up to eight F-16 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, radar and other equipment valued at $699 million.
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Uzbekistan Frees Jailed Dissident After John Kerry Visit
Uzbekistan today freed one of its longest-serving political prisoners, a local human rights group said, shortly after US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the country.
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Barack Obama Administration Takes Iran Nuclear Deal Fight Public
US lawmakers skeptical about the nuclear deal with Iran promised to press senior Obama administration officials to make more information about it public at a Senate hearing today as Congress begins its two-month review of the agreement.
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No Plans to Base B-1 Bombers in Australia: Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Australia said, today, that a senior US defence official misspoke when he told US lawmakers the Pentagon planned to send B-1 bombers to Australia, while a Pentagon spokesman said future military rotations to Australia were not finalised.
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US Senate Rejects Tying Terrorism Support to Iran Sanctions Relief
The US Senate rejected an effort on Wednesday to tie sanctions relief for Iran under an international nuclear agreement to a requirement that President Barack Obama certify that Tehran is not supporting acts of terrorism against Americans.
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John Kerry 'Confident' on Iran Deal After US Senate Compromise
US Secretary of State John Kerry today welcomed a compromise with Congress on giving lawmakers a say on any final deal on Iran's nuclear programme, with negotiations set to resume next week.
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US, Cuba Hold Highest-Level Meeting in More Than 50 Years
The US and Cuban foreign ministers sat down for talks late on Thursday in the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the early days of the Cuban revolution more than half a century ago.
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Indian-American Mother Seeks US Congress Help in Return of 'Abducted' Children
Recounting her heartrending tale of woe, an Indian-American mother turned to US lawmakers for help to get back her two children allegedly abducted to India by her ex-husband six years ago.
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US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chief Calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi
American leader Ed Royce has called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and appealed for increasing bilateral trade and counter-terrorism cooperation between the US and India.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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US Lawmakers Push Ahead on Iran Sanctions: Senior Senator
Republican and Democratic US lawmakers will press ahead with a plan for more sanctions on Iran, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday, despite White House warnings that they risked derailing nuclear talks.
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US Nuclear Negotiator to Resume Talks With Iran
The Obama administration's chief nuclear negotiator is meeting with Iranian officials in Geneva as negotiations resume on a deal to prevent the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons.
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Senate Committee confirms Tim Roemer as next US envoy to India
The powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee has confirmed the nomination of Tim J Roemer as the next US envoy to New Delhi.
