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BEIJING: Top officials from the United States and China held a “candid” video call on Tuesday to discuss global economic challenges, especially regarding supply chains. The exchange between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen came as President Joe Biden considers lifting some tariffs on imports from China to try and ease soaring inflation. The world’s …

WASHINGTON: The United States and Afghanistan’s de facto rulers concluded a two-day meeting in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, and a Taliban spokesperson said the talks focused on freeing frozen Taliban assets. This was the first in-person talks between the two sides in more than three months and the two sides agreed to continue their talks, said a Taliban statement issued …

VIENNA: Major European countries and the United States are expected to seek to censure Iran as the UN atomic watchdog started meeting on Monday with talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal stalled. The resolution drafted by the United States, Britain, France and Germany is a sign of their growing impatience as diplomats warn the window to save the landmark …

WASHINGTON / ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated the need for cooperation with the United States and India, while assuring Beijing of further deepening of relations. “The new government wishes to constructively and positively engage with the US to promote shared goals of peace, security and development in the region,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in response to …

WASHINGTON: The United States and major European nations urged Afghanistan’s neighbours and other Muslim-majority states to cooperate in protecting the interests of the Afghan people. In a joint statement issued in Washington, they also urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to engage “regularly with other political and civil society leaders in a sincere dialogue that leads to an inclusive political system in …

WASHINGTON: The United States and the United Nations warned Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Thursday that the failure to reopen girls’ schools could hurt their efforts to get international recognition and rebuild the Afghan economy. The Taliban had announced earlier that high schools in Afghanistan will open their doors to girls on Wednesday but later reversed their decision until it’s decided what would …

WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran are near to reaching an agreement over reviving the 2015 deal on limiting Tehran’s nuclear weapons program, the State Department said on Wednesday. “We are close to a possible deal, but we’re not there yet,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price. “We do think the remaining issues can be bridged.”

WASHINGTON: The United States and China urged India and Pakistan on Monday to hold direct talks for reducing tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations. “We continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern,” said a US State Department official when asked if the United States would urge India and Pakistan to hold direct talks on …

United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday Washington is in still unresolved “consultations” with India, when asked if Washington and Delhi were fully in sync on a response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine ahead of an expected United Nations Security Council vote. Biden did not elaborate, but his short response to a question at a briefing at which he announced tough …

HONOLULU: US Sec­retary of State Antony Blin­ken met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang began the year with a series of missile tests. Blinken said at a news conference after the meeting that North Korea was in a phase of provocation and the three countries …