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US Lifts Advisory On Avoiding All Foreign Travel Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 7, 2020

The United States on Thursday lifted a warning to its citizens to avoid all foreign travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, pointing to improvements.

China Says US Accusations On South China Sea Are "Unjustified"

World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 14, 2020

China said on Tuesday it is firmly opposed to the US State Department's statement rejecting China's disputed claims in the South China Sea and called Washington's accusations of China bullying its neighbours "completely unjustified."

US Warns Citizens Of High Detention Risk In China Without Consular Access

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 11, 2020

The US State Department warned American citizens on Saturday to "exercise increased caution" in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country.

Children As Young As 14 Recruited By Terrorists In J&K, Says US

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 26, 2020

A US State Department report on human trafficking in India has said terrorist groups continue to recruit and use children as young as 14 years in direct hostilities against the government in Jammu and Kashmir.

US Updates List, China's Top 9 State Media Firms Now Termed "Foreign Missions"

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 23, 2020

The US has designated four more top state-run Chinese media houses as "foreign missions", terming them as "propaganda" outlets "controlled" by the ruling Communist Party of China, a move that could further escalate tensions between the two countries.

US Hopes For "Peaceful Resolution" Amid India-China Border Clashes

India News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 17, 2020

The United States voiced hope that India and China will peacefully resolve differences after at least 20 Indian soldiers died in the Asian powers' deadliest clash in decades.

US Report On Religious Freedom Accuses China Of Repressing Minorities

World News | ANI | Thursday June 11, 2020

An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falun Gong practitioners.

China May Have Secretly Set Off Low-Level Nuclear Test Blasts, Says US

World News | Reuters | Friday April 17, 2020

China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the US State Department said in a report on Wednesday that could fuel US-Chinese tensions.

In A First, US Designates White Supremacists As Foreign Terrorist Group

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 6, 2020

The United States on Monday branded a Russian far-right group as a foreign terrorist organization, the first time it has targeted white supremacists with tools regularly used against Islamist extremists.

Over 37,000 Americans Stranded Overseas Repatriated Till Now: US Official

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 4, 2020

The US has so far repatriated around 37,000 Americans stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to bring another 22,000 of its citizens, many of whom are in South Asia, especially India, a senior official has said.

Mike Pompeo, S Jaishankar Discuss Coronavirus Outbreak Over Phone

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 16, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have held a discussion on the coronavirus crisis over the phone, the US State Department said in Washington.

US State Department Approves Sale Of KC-46 Air Refuelers To Israel

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 4, 2020

The US Department of Defense announced Tuesday approval to sell new KC-46 Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft to its staunch Middle East ally Israel.

14 US Plane Evacuees Test Positive For Coronavirus, Isolated On Board

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 17, 2020

Fourteen people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus were among more than 300 US citizens and family members evacuated by plane from a quarantined ship in Japan, the US State Department said Monday.

US Issues Travel Advisory To Citizens Traveling To Pakistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 1, 2020

Advising its citizens to reconsider visiting Pakistan due to terrorism, the US on Friday issued the highest level travel alert for the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with the Line of Control.

Look Forward To Working With India For "Decade Full Of Achievements": US

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 28, 2020

The United States has said that it is looking forward to working together with India on a wide range of issues including security.