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India so far contributed over USD 1 million to UN Counter terroris
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): India has till date contributed over USD 1 million to the UN Trust fund for Counterterrorism Fund, including for Africa, the country's Permanent Representative TS Tirumurti said.
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Iran rejects 'irresponsible' comments on blast outside Israeli emb
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Iran on Monday strongly repudiated what it said were unsubstantiated allegations about the involvement of Iranian entities in the January 29 blast outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, stating that it sees such remarks as steps towards "realizing the si
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At virtual summit, PM Modi, Swedish counterpart reaffirm 'strong c
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven have reaffirmed their strong commitment to work for multilateralism, rules-based international order, counterterrorism, peace and security, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said
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The saga of China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 14 (ANI): China's sweeping crackdown on Muslim ethnic minority, Uyghurs in Xinjiang since 2017 in the name of counterterrorism has drawn global ire, particularly US State Department, that has classified it as 'genocide', reported The Washington Post.
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India to chair 3 key subsidiary bodies of UNSC
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], January 8 (ANI): India has been asked to Chair three important Committees of the Security Council, which includes Taliban Sanctions Committee, Counterterrorism Committee, and the Libyan Sanctions Committee, said Ambassador of India to UN TS Tirumurti on Friday.
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US State Department official to meet with Belarusian opposition in
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US State Department's Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Nathan Sales is scheduled to visit Lithuania on Monday to hold talks with representatives from Belarus's opposition.
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US report says China uses counter-terrorism as pretext to detain,
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): A US report issued by the Department of State has said that China uses counter-terrorism (CT) as a pretext to detain and carry out a repressive campaign against millions of Uighurs and members of other Muslim minority groups in internment camps in the Xi
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US designates Iran-backed militia leader in Iraq as global terrori
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has designated Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Ahmad Al-Hamidawi as a global terrorist, US Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Nathan Sales told reporters on Wednesday.
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Russia, US to hold next bilateral counter-terrorism talks in secon
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and the United States will hold their next bilateral counterterrorism negotiations in the second half of 2020, a top Russian official has said.
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PM Modi to depart for France on Aug 22; counterterrorism, defence
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to hold bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron during his two-day state visit to France from August 22 with an aim to strengthen cooperation in the fields of defence, maritime security, counter-terrori
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US: Joseph Maguire named new acting national intelligence director
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday appointed Joseph Maguire, current Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, as the new acting director of the National Intelligence.
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UN raises concern over UN counterterrorism official's visit to Chi
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 15 (ANI): The United States on Friday objected to a visit by the United Nations counterterrorism chief to China's Xinjiang province, where around one million ethnic Uighurs and minority Muslims are reportedly held at detention centres.
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