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Taliban slams US airstrikes as breach of Doha deal

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says airstrikes carried out by the US would lead to consequences, reports Asian Lite News The Taliban slammed the US airstrikes in the Afghan provinces of Kandahar and

July 25, 2021

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US ‘undeterred’ by Chinese sanctions: White House

China on Friday imposed sanctions on seven US individuals and entity, under Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law…reports Asian Lite News Hours after the latest sanctions announced by China targeting several American citizens, the US

July 25, 2021

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US reaffirms support for Afghanistan as fighting escalates

The call came amidst a sharp rise in violence as Taliban militants have continued to wage a war against Afghanistan government forces and gain ground since the drawdown began on May 1,

July 24, 2021

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Quad partnership ‘sets the tone’ for Blinken’s India visit

Blinken is scheduled to travel to New Delhi and Kuwait on July 26-29 and will meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two day visit starting July 27, reports Nikhila Natarajan

July 24, 2021

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About 100 CIA officers, family members afflicted by ‘Havana Syndrome’

The agency also has shortened from eight weeks to two weeks the time that CIA-affiliated people must wait for admission to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center…reports Asian Lite News About 100

July 23, 2021

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China’s opposition to audit of labs dangerous, says White House

“Their position is irresponsible and frankly dangerous … It’s not a time to be stonewalling,” Psaki told reporters during a press briefing….reports Asian Lite News China’s opposition to the second phase of

July 23, 2021

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Global outage hit websites of DraftKings, Airbnb, FedEx, Delta and Barclays

In India, food delivery platforms like Zomato also faced downtime due to the outage…reports Asian Lite News DraftKings, Airbnb, FedEx, Delta, Barclays and several other major websites faced outage on Thursday after

July 23, 2021

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Sanctions on Cuban security minister, special forces unit

The move marked the first concrete steps by President Joe Biden’s administration to apply pressure on Cuba’s Communist government…reports Asian Lite News The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Cuban

July 23, 2021

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NRI Shrina Kurani enters Congressional race from California

Indian American Kurani described herself as “an engineer, entrepreneur, and a fact-based problem solver and not a politician” on her website….reports Asian Lite News Indian American Democrat Shrina Kurani has said she

July 23, 2021

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CIA plans forward-deployment of China specialists

Burns said the US is no longer the “only big kid” on the geopolitical block, especially with the rise of China…reports Asian Lite News CIA Director William Burns has said the US

July 23, 2021

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