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Biden supports mandatory vaccination for US troops
"I strongly support (Defense) Secretary (Lloyd) Austin's message to the Force today on the Department of Defense's plan to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccinations for our service members not later than mid-September," Biden said in a statement released by the White House on Monday hours after the DOD unveiled Secretary Austin's memo.
Russia sanctions Britons in retaliation
The sanctioned are closely involved in anti-Russian activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, without disclosing their names and how many people are exactly targeted. The sanctioned are closely involved in anti-Russian activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, without disclosing their names and how many people are exactly targeted.
UN humanitarian chief extremely concerned over Afghanistan
In a statement on Monday, the UN humanitarian chief said that he is "extremely concerned by the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan where more than 1,000 people have been killed or injured due to indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Hilmand, Kandahar and Hirat provinces in the last month alone", reports Xinhua news agency
Iran urges US to quit 'pressure policy'
Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said at a press conference on Monday that the incumbent US administration should realise that it will not gain anything related to the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known also as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if it adheres to "Trump's mentality", reports Xinhua news agency.
London still the most vax resistance area of UK: Survey
In the survey released on Monday, the ONS said adults from all regions of England, Scotland and Wales became less likely to report coronavirus vaccine hesitancy during the first half of 2021, but in London, the hesitancy level fell from 11 per cent to 7 per cent, reports Xinhua news agency.
US to press Taliban to stop military offensive
US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad left for Doha on Sunday, where he help formulate a joint international response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in the war-torn counyru. A negotiated peace is the only path to ending the war, and the US will continue to work with all parties and with regional and international stakeholders to advance a consensus on a political settlement.
UNSC meet chaired by PM Modi snubs China, underlines primacy of Law of Sea convention
The conference, held under the agenda item "Maintenance of International Peace and Security," was attended by two presidents (Russia and Kenya), two prime ministers (India and Vietnam), and ten ministers, seven of them were foreign ministers. It was one of the greatest levels of participation in the UN Security Council in recent memory. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken represented his nation.
India is answer to almost every question about China: Former Australia PM Tony Abbott
In an opinion piece published in The Australian newspaper, Abbott argued that it is in everyone's best interests that India reclaims its proper place among countries as quickly as possible especially China) is becoming more belligerent with each passing day. Tony Abbott emphasised that Australia needs to break away from Beijing and claimed that India was a “natural partner” for his country.
US to continue to support Afghan forces
Addressing a briefing here on Monday, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that the security situation in Afghanistan "is clearly not going in the right direction". "We will continue to support them with the authorities we have, where and when feasible, understanding that it's not always going to be feasible," he said. "But where and when feasible, we will continue to support them with airstrikes, for instance."
Quad poses major threat to Beijing's ambitions: Kevin Rudd
Writing in Foreign Affairs, Rudd, Asia Society's president and CEO argues that the group formed by Japan, Australia, India, and the U.S. poses a major threat to Beijing's ambitions. "But the worst-case scenario from Beijing's perspective is that the Quad could serve as the foundation of a broader global anti-Chinese coalition.
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