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  'He was dumb as rock, lazy as hell': Trump lashes out at former secretary of state Rex Tillerson

  World | December 08, 2018 9:10 IST

    "He (Tillerson) was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at state!” Trump said.

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  US Senate approves Mike Pompeo as US secretary of state

  World | April 26, 2018 23:19 IST

  Pompeo, the outgoing CIA director, secured support from 57 senators, with 42 voting no — one of the slimmest margins for the job in recent history.

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  North Korea accuses US of plotting another Korean War

  World | January 19, 2018 12:52 IST

  "The US, in collusion with Canada, created the scene of war simulation by summoning the foreign ministers' meeting of the countries participated in the Korean War," Xinhua quoted an official from the North Koreas's Foreign Ministry as saying.

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  Rex Tillerson's offer of talks with North Korea left hanging as White House contradicts remark

  World | December 14, 2017 12:53 IST

  A National Security Council spokesperson said that North Korea must not only first refrain from provocations but take "sincere and meaningful actions toward denuclearization."

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  Pakistan must alter relationship with terror groups in its land: Rex Tillerson

  World | December 13, 2017 16:16 IST

  The US and Pakistan have had a long history of good relations, but that relationship has really deteriorated over the past decade, he conceded.

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  US embassy unlikely to move to Jerusalem before 2020: Rex Tillerson

  World | December 13, 2017 16:04 IST

  US President Donald Trump formally recognised Jerusalem as the Israeli capital last week but he nevertheless signed a national security waiver which will allow him to delay the movement of the embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv for an additional six

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  No diplomatic ‘wins on the board’ after first year of Trump administration: Rex Tillerson

  World | December 12, 2017 22:26 IST

  Rex Tillerson spoke on Tuesday to the US diplomatic corps at a town hall meeting amid low morale and widespread concerns about his planned overhaul of the State Department.

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  Palestinians’ Washington office may be shuttered unless they enter peace talks with Israel: US

  World | November 18, 2017 16:04 IST

  Trump now has 90 days to consider whether the Palestinians are in “direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel.” If Trump determines they are, the Palestinians can keep the office.

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  Behind the scenes, US pressing India, Pakistan for talks to defuse tensions: Report

  World | November 13, 2017 14:58 IST

  A report in the Pakistani media notes that there has been a noticeable reduction in violence along the Line of Control in the Kashmir region since Rex Tillerson's visit.

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  US going to test Pakistan by giving them opportunity to act against terrorists: Rex Tillerson

  World | November 02, 2017 7:54 IST

  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that the Trump administration will give Pakistan an opportunity to act on actionable intelligence.

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  US Senators call for designating Pak as ‘country of particular concern’ over religious freedom

  World | October 28, 2017 16:26 IST

  Senators Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio, Chris Coons, Todd Young, Jeff Merkley and James Lankford wrote a letter to Tillerson in this regard.

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  US waiting to see Pakistan act on terrorism in coming weeks, says top official

  World | October 28, 2017 9:22 IST

  During his just concluded visit to Pakistan, Tillerson stressed the importance of Pakistan "moving quickly" to demonstrate good faith and efforts to use its influence to create the conditions that will get the Taliban to the negotiating table.

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  Rex Tillerson speaks to Myanmar military leader over Rohingya crisis

  World | October 27, 2017 16:57 IST

  Rex Tillerson asked Myanmar security forces to cooperate with the United Nations to ensure a thorough, independent investigation into all allegations of human rights abuses and violations and to ensure accountability.

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  F-16s, F-18s and more: US willing to provide India best military tech, says Rex Tillerson

  India | October 26, 2017 8:12 IST

  United States will provide India with best technologies for its military modernisation which include offers to supply F-16 and F-18 fighter jets, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.

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  With India in fight against terror, safe havens will not be tolerated: US warns Pakistan

  World | October 25, 2017 19:18 IST

  Tillerson said the two countries will cooperate further in the Indo-Pacific region to promote rules-based commerce.

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  H-1B visa: India requests US not to take any adverse action

  Business | October 25, 2017 17:28 IST

  India on Wednesday again raised the issue of H1-B visas with the US when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson here.

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  There is trust deficit between Pakistan, US over Afghanistan: Khawaja Asif

  World | October 25, 2017 14:35 IST

  There is a "trust deficit" between Pakistan and the US over the issue of Afghanistan, Khawaja Asif said today.

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  Trump's policy on terrorism can only succeed when Pakistan takes action: Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | October 25, 2017 14:21 IST

  Addressing a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the External Affairs Minister said that defence and strategic relations between the two countries have deepened after PM Narendra Modi's US visit.

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  Rex Tillerson arrives in Pakistan for bilateral talks

  World | October 24, 2017 20:12 IST

  It is Tillerson's first visit to Pakistan since the new US administration assumed office

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  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's three-day India visit begins today

  India | October 24, 2017 7:24 IST

  Rex Tillerson is on a five-nation visit from October 20-27, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan and Switzerland.