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Sri Lanka agrees with the US to ensure a safe maritime domain in Indian Ocean
Following visits to India and Bangladesh, Nuland was in Colombo on Wednesday with an interagency delegation, including Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Amanda Dory, for meetings with the Sri Lankan government, business and civil society leaders.
UNSC fails to adopt resolution on humanitarian situation in Ukraine
A Security Council resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by Russia, China, Britain, France or the US to be adopted. Russia's draft resolution expresses grave concern about reports of civilian casualties and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine, including the growing number of internally displaced persons and refugees.
Russia announces expulsion of US diplomats in retaliation
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in a statement that it summoned a senior diplomat of the US embassy in Moscow on Wednesday and declared a list of American diplomats "persona non grata", Xinhua news agency reported. The US side was told that any hostile actions against Russia will receive a decisive and adequate response, it added.
Albright, 1st female US Secy of State, dies of cancer
Albright died of cancer, her family said in a statement on Wednesday, adding she was "surrounded by family and friends" during the final moment of her life, Xinhua news agency reported. A native of Prague, then Czechoslovakia, she migrated to the US in 1948 as an 11-year-old refugee, rising to the top of US Foreign Service as she held the post of Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 during the Bill Clinton administration.
US dislikes quick success in Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Lavrov
The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. "It is unprofitable for Americans that this (negotiation) process will be completed quickly. They want to continue to send weapons to Ukraine.
Lynching history stays as US passes act to make it federal crime: Report
"Local, state and federal officials ignored, tolerated and even approved the racial violence. Lynching's stain will never -- can never -- be cleared away," said the article titled "Opinion: Why did it take so long to make lynching a hate crime?" However, now there will be no more looking away, with a bill making lynching a federal crime finally headed to the White House to be signed into law, according to the report.
NATO to send more troops to Europe
"The first step is the deployment of four new NATO battlegroups. In Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. Along with our existing forces in the Baltic countries and Poland, this means that we will have eight multinational NATO battlegroups all along the eastern flank. From the Baltic to the Black Sea," he said.
US to discuss freezing $132bn Russia's gold reserves
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet this week with a bipartisan group of Senators to discuss the opportunity of freezing Russia's $132 billion in gold reserves, Axios reported. "Secretary Yellen regularly meets with members of Congress to discuss legislation. Additionally, Treasury staff frequently provide technical assistance on sanctions bills," the Department Spokesperson said.
Omicron subvariant infections on rise in US, coinciding with allergy season
The BA.2 variant accounted for about 34.9 per cent of new Covid-19 infections in the country in the week ending March 19, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This data went up from 22.3 per cent a week prior, and 15.8 perc ent two weeks before, Xinhua news agency reported.
Pentagon's interest in biolabs requires clarification: Lavrov
The Pentagon's interest in biological laboratories in the former Soviet republics requires clarification, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. "US biological laboratories are all over the world and we are most concerned about the presence of these laboratories and the continued creation of new ones in the former Soviet republics
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