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Russia faced with containment threat: Vladimir Putin
This foreign pressure, the president said, is not of a healthy competitive nature but rather part of a series of direct actions aimed at forcing Russia to succumb to external control. Putin also the president thanked the FSB for providing timely information concerning planned external "provocations."
US welcomes Ind-Pak agreement reaffirming ceasefire along LoC
"This is a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia, which is in our shared interest and we encourage both the countries to keep building upon this progress," President Joe Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki said during her daily briefing in Washington.
After Brahmaputra, Chinese dam on Mekong raises hackles in US
The Biden administration in the US has urged China not to impede the flow of Mekong river waters to southeastasian countries downstream. The Mekong is the longest river in the region with a length of approximately 4900 km, flowing from its source on the Tibetan Plateau in China through various Southeast Asian countries.
US man kills neighbour, cooks her heart with potatoes
According to the investigation agency, Lawrence Paul Anderson killed his neighbour, Andrea Lynn Blankenship, at her home in Chickasha, about 40 miles southwest of Oklahoma City, and cut her heart out before cooking it and serving it "with potatoes to feed to his family to release the demons."
Senate committees postpone votes on Indian-American cabinet nominee Neera Tanden
With the votes uncertain for Neera Tandon's confirmation by the full Senate after a key Democratic Party Senator Joe Manchin opposed her, the Homeland Security and Budget Committees delayed the preliminary votes on approving her nomination that were scheduled for Wednesday.
'Nigerian troops kill Boko Haram militants, take back lost town'
Mohammed Yerima, the army spokesman, told Xinhua that the town of Marte and its surrounding areas in the northern state of Borno were cleared of militants who had laid siege to the region for some days, Xinhua reported.
Human rights agenda faces challenges due to terror: India tells UNHRC
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that the human rights agenda continues to face severe challenges, most of all from terrorism. Terrorism continues to be one of the gravest threats to humankind, the minister said, adding that it is a crime against humanity and violates the most fundamental human right - namely 'the Right to Life'.
Joe Biden appoints Kiran Ahuja to top personnel management job
Ahuja, whose nomination was announced on Tuesday by the White House, is joining at least 20 other Indian Americans nominated by Biden to senior positions in his administration. As a member of Biden's transition team, she was in charge of ensuring a smooth move by the agency to the new administration.
Candles lit at White House to honour 5L Covid deaths in US
Johns Hopkins University's statistics showed that 500,176 American lives had been lost to Covid-19 as of 7.23 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday (0023 GMT, Tuesday), a toll far outnumbering any nation in the world. "As a nation, we can't accept such a cruel fate," Biden said.
South Asian group mobilises for Neera Tanden as POTUS Biden stands by her
South Asians for Biden, a group that campaigned for him, asked members of the community on Monday to contact key senators who could ensure her confirmation by the Senate as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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