WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY WAS ENGAGED IN MILITARY ACTIVITIES SAYS EX-US SECRETARY POMPEO

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• Several countries are demanding a probe into the theory that the Covid-19 pandemic emerged from the secretive lab

• China on many instances has denied allegations surrounding COVID-19 origin calling it baseless

The United States former Secretar...

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY OFFICIAL WARNED OF DRUMS OF WAR AMID GROWING TENSIONS

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• The security official of Australia has warned for the drums of wars
• The remarks have come as the rift have been deepening between the China and Australia over the trade issues

A senior security official of Australia has g...

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDS SOME TERRORISM SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON YEMEN'S HOUTHI REBELS

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• The Biden administration on Monday suspended some of the terrorism sanctions imposed on Yemen's Houthi rebels

• In last days at the office, the former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that the US has decided to designate Yemen&...

U.S. HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION URGING VICE PRESIDENT PENCE TO INVOKE 25TH AMENDMENT

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• The House voted 223 to 205 in order to pass the resolution on Tuesday

• Pence said in a letter that under our Constitution, the 25th Amendment is not a means of punishment or usurpation

Before impeaching the sitting US President Donald Trump, t...

HOUSE DEMOCRATS PLAN TO INVOKE THE 25TH AMENDMENT AGAINST TRUMP

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• The impeachment article was introduced by the Democrats on Monday charging the incumbent with incitement of insurrection while encouraging his supporters to storm the US Capitol

• It is being said that the lawmakers will be voting on the 25th Amendment m...

U.S. TO DESIGNATE YEMEN’S HUTHI REBELS AS A TERRORIST GROUP: MIKE POMPEO

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• This move is likely to complicate the Biden administration’s efforts to restart diplomacy with Iran and to reassess the US relationship with Saudi Arabia

• While Iran has warm relations with the Huthis, Saudi has led a brutal offensive in Yemen

US ENDS RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING OFFICIAL CONTACTS WITH TAIWAN

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• The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said the United States is ending restrictions governing official contacts with Taiwan

• Taiwan government has hailed this move by calling it as an end decades of discrimination

• Foreign mi...

GOOGLE & MICROSOFT AMONG OVER 960 ORGANIZATIONS DONATING FOR JOE BIDEN'S INAUGURATION

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• Along with the tech giants, other companies that donated include Qualcomm Inc., Charter Communications Inc., Boeing Co., insurer Anthem Inc. and cable providers Comcast Corp

• The inauguration committee will have to report detailed information on donors&...

U.S. ALONG WITH THREE OTHER COUNTRIES CONDEMN MASS ARRESTS OF HONG KONG POLITICIANS

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• The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and foreign ministers of three countries have called on Chinese authorities to respect the legal rights and independence of the people in the region

• The national security law implemented in Hong Kong on July 1 i...

THE UNITED STATES IS NOT A BANANA REPUBLIC: US SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO

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• The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “The slander reveals a faulty understanding of banana republics and of democracy in America.”

• The former US Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush had condemned these attacks and accused Preside...

THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA HAVE NEVER BEEN CLOSER SAYS U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO

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• Pompeo in a tweet wrote “The US relationship with Asia’s most populous democracy has never been closer, from trade to military cooperation and more.”

• Along with this tweet, his speech given in 2019 during a visit to New Delhi was atta...

PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN PLANS TO GET HIS COVID-19 SHOT ON MONDAY

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• The President-elect Joe Biden is planning to get inoculated publicly on Monday in order to boost confidence of the Americans and establishing the fact that it is completely safe

• The Vice-President elect Kamala Harris would get vaccinated in the coming ...

U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON 14 CHINESE OFFICIALS OVER BEIJING'S CLAMPDOWN IN HONG KONG

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• According to the U.S. Treasury Department, it was freezing the US assets of 14 vice chairs of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and restricting their travel

• While the names or positions of the people likely to be sanctioned...

U.S. TO TERMINATE CHINESE-FUNDED EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

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• The US State Department on Friday said that it has decided to scrap five China-funded exchange programs with the United States

• These programs conducted under a US law called the MECEA that permits American government employees to travel using foreign g...

AMERICANS LIKELY TO GET TWO COVID-19 VACCINES BEFORE CHRISTMAS SAYS U.S. HEALTH SECRETARY

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• The decision regarding authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate will be taken by the Food and Drug Administration's outside advisers on December 10

• Azar on CBS “This Morning” said “So we could be seeing both of t...

NO EVIDENCE OF COMPROMISED BALLOTS OR CORRUPT VOTING SYSTEMS: U.S. ELECTION OFFICIALS

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• President Trump had claimed that an election equipment maker deleted 2.7 million votes for him nationwide

• Despite the Democrat Joe Biden secured 290 electoral votes to become the 46th U.S. President, the Republicans are still refusing to accept his vic...

U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON FOUR OFFICIALS ACCUSED OF CURBING FREEDOMS IN HONG KONG

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• Pompeo said that “These actions underscore US resolve to hold accountable key figures that are actively eviscerating the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and undermining Hong Kong's autonomy”

• The U.S. had previously imposed similar s...

DONALD TRUMP JR CONFIDENT ABOUT HIS FATHER’S VICTORY

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• Donald Trump Jr. made a tweet along with a world map which showcased most countries shaded in red, the Republican party’s colour indicating President Trump’s victory

• President Trump’s eldest son wrote in a tweet “Okay, finally g...

U.S. SPECIAL FORCES RESCUE AMERICAN HOSTAGE PHILIP WALTON IN NIGERIA

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• The President of the United States, Donald Trump also made a tweet hailing US Special Forces for this achievement and termed it as a “big win”

• The Pentagon said “Walton is safe and in the care of the US State Department. The US forces...

2+2 TALKS: U.S. STANDS WITH INDIA TO DEAL WITH ANY THREAT SAYS POMPEO

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• Pompeo has been accompanied by the Defence Secretary Mark T Esper, and the two are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia after this meeting

• According to the officials, the LAC standoff between India and China was the topic of discussion ...