U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday (May 4).

President Joe Biden is not considered a close contact of Blinken, according to White House spokesperson Jen Psaki.

A speech Blinken was due to deliver on Thursday (May 5) outlining U.S. policy towards China will be...

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Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations in the alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said in Washington on Wednesday.

Sweden and neighbour Finland stayed out of NATO during the Cold War, but Russia&s annexation of...

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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Wednesday it is ready to negotiate with the United States on issues of an external nature.

US suspended talks with IEA in March after it reversed a decision to allow girls to return to secondary school.

&IEA believed in negotiation and dialogue with all parties including the US since the very...

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India have concreted their position with 270 rating at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Men&s T20I Team Rankings following the annual update on Wednesday, 4 May.

According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), India&s lead over England on the top of the charts has extended to five rating points, from one previously.

India have been in...

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At least 22 people have died, 18 others injured and seven are still missing in flash floods in 12 provinces across the country.

Afghanistan&s national disaster management authority (ADMA), says more than 260 homes have been partially damaged, 19 homes have been completely destroyed, 500 acres of land were damaged, and 120 livestock dead.

Afghan...

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The Chinese capital Beijing shut dozens of metro stations and bus routes on Wednesday in its campaign to stop the spread of COVID-19 and avoid the fate of Shanghai where millions of residents have been under strict lockdown for more than a month.

New evidence has emerged that China&s uncompromising battle against the coronavirus, believed to...

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