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Heather Nauert
Heather Nauert withdraws her nomination for US envoy to United Nations
In a surprise move, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert withdrew her nomination to replace Indian-American Nikki Haley.
17 Feb 2019 12:16 PM
Trump says US to report who killed Khashoggi in ‘next two days’
Trump said 'we’ll be having a very full report over the next two days, probably Monday or Tuesday.'
18 Nov 2018 9:34 AM
US calls on Sri Lankan President Sirisena to ‘immediately reconvene parliament’
UN chief Guterres called on the Sri Lanka govt to respect democratic values, constitutional provisions and process and uphold rule of law.
29 Oct 2018 9:27 AM
Will impose sanctions on any nation giving fuel to N Korea, warns US
Washington has 'evidence of consistent and wide-ranging Russian violations' of the sanctions, US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley said recently.
23 Sep 2018 5:25 PM
India calls off meeting with Pakistan, MEA says Pak's evil agenda exposed
The meeting was scheduled to take place in New York later this month on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session.
21 Sep 2018 5:54 PM
India, Pak foreign ministers’ meet in New York ‘terrific news’: US
Swaraj's meeting with Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be first high-level engagement since suspension of talks after Pathankot attack.
21 Sep 2018 9:56 AM
US to impose new sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack in Britain
The State Department said that following a 15-day Congressional notification period, these sanctions will take effect around August 22.
09 Aug 2018 1:26 PM
US formally concludes N Korea killed Kim Jong-Un's brother with banned VX agent
‘This public display of contempt for universal norms against chemical weapons use further demonstrates the reckless nature of N Korea.’
07 Mar 2018 12:56 PM
US is watching China closely as it prepares to scrap presidential term limit
Nauert said promoting human rights and democratic governance was a core element of the US foreign policy.
28 Feb 2018 3:56 PM
Pak has allies: Saudi, China, Turkey to jointly bar US’ terror watchlist move
This was one of the ‘rare disagreements’ between Saudi Arabia and the administration of President Donald Trump.
22 Feb 2018 5:42 PM
Trump certainly has ‘strong relationship’ with Modi, says state dept official
‘This is a good example of the world coming together and working through places, countries that may not have worked together in the past.'
16 Feb 2018 10:47 AM
Respect nuclear limits under New START Treaty: US to Russia
On Thursday, Nauert had said that Washington had ‘no reason to believe’ that Russia would not meet its goals.
05 Feb 2018 2:55 PM
Rohingya crisis: US ‘deeply, deeply troubled’ by news of mass graves in Myanmar
Myanmar's army had said that the security forces had discovered a mass grave on the edge of a village in Rakhine State.
02 Feb 2018 4:07 PM
US calls for Hafiz Saeed's prosecution ‘to law's fullest extent’
Responding to a question, Nauert said the US has 'certainly seen' the reports about Abbasi's comment on Saeed.
19 Jan 2018 9:55 AM
Suspension of Pak aid not related to release of Hafiz Saeed: US official
US continues to have conversation with Pak not only on Haqqani network, Taliban but also on India-centric terrorist groups like LeT and JeM.
05 Jan 2018 10:39 AM
Trump-Putin ties in danger? US to provide Ukraine with lethal arms
US has provided Ukraine with support equipment and training, and has let private companies sell some small arms like rifles.
23 Dec 2017 11:09 AM
US appeals for ‘dignified,’ ‘voluntary’ return of Rohingyas
Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months.
20 Dec 2017 6:21 PM
US warns ‘decisive’ action against Pak-based terror
US may rethink strategy if Islamabad fails to act: Tillerson.
28 Oct 2017 3:05 AM
Engage in talks to reduce tensions over Kashmir: US to India, Pakistan
'In terms of Kashmir, our policy is same, we continue to encourage the sides to sit down and talk together about that', Heather said.
24 Aug 2017 11:20 AM
US says "looks forward" to working with new Pak PM for mutual cooperation
Abbasi, was endorsed by Sharif to hold the post for interim arrangement of 45 days (till mid-September) till Shahbaz makes to Islamabad.
04 Aug 2017 12:15 PM
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