In this screengrab from a video via @StateDept/YT U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce speaks at a press briefing. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The U.S. State Department has announced a new awareness campaign warning Americans, particularly Iranian Americans, about the severe risks of travelling to Iran. U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce asked Americans, … Read more
An imposter posing as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio used artificial intelligence to send convincing voice and text messages to high-level officials, including foreign ministers, a U.S. senator, and a state governor, according to a classified cable obtained by U.S. media. The messages were delivered via SMS and the encrypted app Signal, sparking a … Read more
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal | Photo Credit: ANI The U.S. State Department’s statement on the implementation of CAA “we are of the view that it is misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted,” was rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs on March 15. India, on March 11, notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 four years after the … Read more
China’s foreign ministry expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the United States late on Saturday after it raised concerns over China’s coronavirus control measures. The U.S. State Department said on Friday that non-emergency staff at its Shanghai consulate and families of U.S. employees could leave due to a surge in COVID cases and coronavirus restrictions in the … Read more
The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of 40 155mm M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan in a deal valued at up to $750 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. This comes after arms sales last year that included drones and coastal missile defenses meant to upgrade the island’s capabilities and discourage … Read more
The U.S. government agreed to sell a compound for consulate staff in one of Hong Kong’s most exclusive residential areas to a local developer for nearly a third of a billion dollars. Property agent CBRE Group Inc. said on Thursday the buyer would pay $332 million (reported as 2.57 billion Hong Kong dollars), for the … Read more