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Austin in Israel for talks

Austin was received with military honours before meeting his counterpart Benny Gantz…reports Asian Lite News US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ON Sunday began talks with Israeli leaders, in the first visit by

April 11, 2021

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Moscow warns against Ukraine’s NATO membership

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Kiev’s possible accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will escalate the situation in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region and cause “irreversible consequences”. At a weekly

April 10, 2021

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US sanctions Pak-based human smuggling group

The US Treasury Department stated that it has imposed sanctions on Pakistani national Abid Ali Khan and what it labelled the “Abid Ali Khan Transnational Criminal Organization”…reports Hamza Ameer US President Joe

April 9, 2021

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India donates 100,000 doses of Covid vaccine to Nigeria

The vaccines donated by India to Nigeria will help boost the number of Nigerians to be vaccinated by about 50,000, Mustafa, who is the Chairman of Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on Covid-19…reports

April 9, 2021

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Biden to curb US gun violence epidemic

Biden delivered a speech from the White House introducing new executive actions aimed at addressing rising gun violence in the country…reports Asian Lite News US President Joe Biden called gun violence in

April 9, 2021

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Palestine hit by Arab funding shortage

“The Arab countries and US haven’t sent any financial aid during 2020 until now”, said Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye…reports Asian Lite News Palestine has not received financial aid from any Arab country

April 8, 2021

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US, Iraq agree to redeploy troops

The decision was made following the US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein, while the US side was headed by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…reports Asian Lite News

April 8, 2021

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Biden backs Jordan’s king

Biden hailed Jordan and underscored the importance of King Abdullah II’s leadership to the United States and the region…reports Asian Lite News President Joe Biden spoke with Jordan’s King Abdullah II to

April 7, 2021

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Biden makes all adults eligible for vaccine by April 19

On Tuesday, Biden announced the new timetable after his visit to a vaccination site in Alexandria, Virginia, moving up his original deadline of May 1 by nearly two weeks, reports Xinhua news

April 7, 2021

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Bezos supports hiking US corporate tax

The hiking of the corporate tax rate to help pay for Biden’s plan was an idea that Republican leaders are panning as harmful to economic growth, it was reported…reports Asian Lite News.

April 7, 2021

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