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Making 'huge push' to process as many visa applications in India: US
"The consular teams have been making a huge push to process as many visa applications as possible in India, including in those visa categories that are key to the bilateral relationship," Miller said on Thursday in response to a question on what can Indian can expect from the US on diplomacy, immigration and visa issues ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.
UNGA President 'looking forward' to celebrating Int'l Yoga Day with PM Modi
Korosi tweeted on Thursday: "I am looking forward to participating in the 9th International Day of Yoga celebrations @UN with Prime Minister @NarendraModi at the UNHQ North Lawn next week." A UN announcement said that the event will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on June 21 (5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. IST) and will be broadcast live on the UN network (webtv.un.org).
Turkey summons Swiss envoy over demonstration against Erdogan
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Mehmet Kemal Bozbay said these acts were unacceptable, calling on Swiss authorities to launch an investigation into the incident and identify those involved as soon as possible, Xinhua news agency reported.
Pentagon 'leaker' indicted for disclosing national defence information
Jack Teixeira, 21, of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was indicted on Thursday in Boston on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating to the national defense, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement issued by the Department of Justice. "As laid out in the indictment, Jack Teixeira was.
N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: Seoul
Shortly before the launch, a spokesperson for the North's defence ministry issued a statement denouncing what it called the "provocative and irresponsible" drills, Yonhap news agency reported. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 7:25 p.m. and 7:37 p.m..
Covid virus first infected 3 scientists at China's Wuhan lab: Report
"Patients zero" included Ben Hu, Ping Yu and Yan Zhu -- the scientists working on the controversial "gain-of-function" research on SARS-like viruses at the WIV, according to an investigation published on the Substack newsletter Public and Racket. It was previously noted that some WIV scientists had developed Covid-19-like illnesses.
Pak not interested in picking sides between US, China: Hina Rabbani Khar
Instead, Khar told a news outlet that Islamabad is apprehensive about the fallout of an all-out rupture between the US and China, The News reported. In such an instance, Pakistan would face an unfavourable strategic choice. "We are highly threatened by this notion of splitting the world into two blocs," Khar said, The News reported.
Chinese graduates go viral with pictures of misery amid jobs anxiety
Some photos show students draping themselves over bridges or park benches in poses of dejection. In others, students lie face down on stairs or in grassy fields, The Guardian reported. The pictures, which have been going viral on social media, allude to the fact that 11.6 million students are about to enter a difficult jobs market for young people.
Antony Blinken to travel to China this weekend
Blinken will be the first Biden administration official to travel to China and also the first since 2019, reports CNN. Confirming the visit, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink said on Wednesday that the two nations came "to the shared conclusion that now is the right time to engage at this level".
Kim Jong-un touts leadership of China's Xi Jinping in birthday greetings
In the message, Kim said that Beijing has "built a comprehensively well-off society" and that its "national power and international position remarkably strengthened" under Xi's "energetic" leadership, according to North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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