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US senators write to Indian envoy welcoming Australian participation at Malabar exercises; bat for quad NATO

US senators write to Indian envoy welcoming Australian participation at Malabar exercises; bat for quad

A group of fourteen US Senators have written to Indian envoy to United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu welcoming India's decision to invite Australia for the Malabar exercises in the month of November, and batted for Quad grouping even as Chinese aggressiveness in the region and other part of the world…
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October 21, 2020
Armenian president to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh with EU, NATO NATO

Armenian president to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh with EU, NATO

FILE PHOTO: Armenian President Armen Sarkissian votes during an early parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia December 9, 2018. REUTERS/Hayk Baghdasaryan/PhotolureYEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has left for Brussels to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with NATO and European Union officials, his office said on Wednesday.During the visit he will…
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October 21, 2020
Senators flag lack of housing assistance offered to residents in Taal danger zone NATO

Senators flag lack of housing assistance offered to residents in Taal danger zone

Senators flag lack of housing assistance offered to residents in Taal danger zone (Philstar.com) - October 21, 2020 - 1:14pm MANILA, Philippines — Almost no help has been given to Filipinos whose homes were decimated or damaged by the eruption of Taal Volcano this year, senators said Wednesday.  This was…
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October 21, 2020
Senators urge Pentagon to suspend implementation of Army’s new fitness test NATO

Senators urge Pentagon to suspend implementation of Army’s new fitness test

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators appealed Tuesday for support of a legislative proposal that would suspend implementation of the Army’s new fitness test, arguing the high-profile initiative to improve physical readiness is based on faulty data and could undermine the goal of creating a diverse force. In an Oct. 20 letter…
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October 21, 2020
Republican senators defend Fauci as Trump escalates attacks on top health experts NATO

Republican senators defend Fauci as Trump escalates attacks on top health experts

Several Republican senators defended Anthony Fauci after a string of attacks in recent days from President Trump, who has called the government's top infectious-disease expert "a disaster" and claimed without evidence that he's a Democrat.Why it matters: As polls indicate warning signs for both Trump and down-ballot Republicans, more GOP…
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October 20, 2020
Group of GOP Senators lay out proposals to prevent Democrats from court packing NATO

Group of GOP Senators lay out proposals to prevent Democrats from court packing

A group of Republican senators advanced two proposals Monday, including a Constitutional amendment, to prevent court packing, which Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has portrayed as a near certainty if Democrats take power in November.The first proposal would amend the U.S. Constitution by explicitly limiting the number of Supreme Court justices to nine.…
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October 20, 2020