US State Department

US announces nearly $180 million in humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas

With this new funding, the total humanitarian assistance for this response reaches more than $1.5 billion since August 2017, when more than 740,000 Rohingya were forced to flee ethnic cleansing and...

FILE PHOTO: The owner of a "Kirana" or mom-and-pop grocery store arranges a rice sack in Kolkata October 24, 2013. REUTERS

World+Biz

India continues to be a challenging place to do business - US state department

An US flag waves in the wind on a boat near the Statue of Liberty in New York August 31, 2011. Reuters/Lucas Jackson

World+Biz

US lawmakers seek 20% boost in foreign affairs budget, with eye on China

South Asia

US closely monitoring India-China border disputes: State Dept

US President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Politics

State Dept prematurely announces Trump departure

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters during a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

World+Biz

US state department preventing President elect to access messages from foreign leaders

Kazi Shahid Islam Papul. Photo: Collected

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