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Hong Kong does not warrant special US status as China dismantling
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): The Biden administration on Wednesday reaffirmed a determination of the Trump administration that Hong Kong does not warrant preferential treatment under US law owing to the erosion of its autonomy at the hands of Beijing.
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Hard to meet May 1 deadline to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 26 (ANI): United States President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) said it is going to be hard to meet the May 1 deadline to pull out US troops from Afghanistan as per the deal made during the Donald Trump administration.
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US mulls extension of troop deployment in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is considering a six-month extension for US troops in Afghanistan contrary to the May 1 deadline that the previous Trump administration had negotiated with the Taliban to withdraw all US forces from the war-ravaged country,
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US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights Council almost three years after the Trump administration left the world body, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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Biden administration to keep tariffs on China amid review
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The White House expects to keep in place tariffs on China left by the Trump administration though it will evaluate what is appropriate going forward, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview.
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Biden makes move to restore Iran nuclear deal
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden-led administration on Thursday (local time) made a major move to restore the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the former Donald Trump administration.
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Biden's Justice Department to replace US attorneys appointed by Tr
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday (local time) announced that it is beginning the process of replacing US attorneys appointed in former President Donald Trump's administration as current President Joe Biden looks to appoint his own picks as fed
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US Justice Dept drops discrimination case against Yale
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year accusing the school of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate
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Biden signs orders to Undo Trump immigration policies; reunite mig
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has signed three executive orders to address concerns over the Trump administration's immigration policies, including one to reunite migrant families separated at the southern border under the previous administration's zero-to
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Turned down Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Trump administrat
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Legendary country music star Dolly Parton said she was offered the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Donald Trump's administration on two separate occasions, but turned both requests down, according to a report.
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US must 'impose cost' on China for threat towards Taiwan, Hong Kon
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): The United States must be prepared to "impose cost" on China for its threats toward Taiwan, as well for its actions in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
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Biden reviewing latest actions taken during Trump's term, says Bli
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is currently reviewing the latest actions taken by the Donald Trump administration before their departure, including its designation of Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist organisation, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on
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