China has announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already been singled out by Beijing. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday said the 11 had ``performed badly'' on issues concerning Hong Kong, where China has cracked down on opposition voices following its imposition of a national security law in the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city last month. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33Q55nj
Central electoral commission chief Lidia Yermoshina said in televised comments that the strongman's main challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya won 9.9 percent, citing a preliminary count. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/3gK3WRB
President Donald Trump's new executive orders to help Americans struggling under the economic recession are far less sweeping than any pandemic relief bill Congress would pass. Trump acted Saturday after negotiations for a second pandemic relief bill reached an impasse. Democrats initially sought a $3.4 trillion package, but said they lowered their demand to $2 trillion. Republicans had proposed a $1 trillion plan. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kriE29
President Donald Trump's new executive orders to help Americans struggling under the economic recession are far less sweeping than any pandemic relief bill Congress would pass. Trump acted Saturday after negotiations for a second pandemic relief bill reached an impasse. Democrats initially sought a $3.4 trillion package, but said they lowered their demand to $2 trillion. Republicans had proposed a $1 trillion plan. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kriE29
Vietnamese Americans and members of the Tibetan community joined a group of Indian-origin Americans in 'America Protest Against Communist China' demonstration outside the Capitol Hill on Sunday (local time). Since the Galwan standoff between India and China, anti-China protests have broken out in several cities in the United States including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DJoQSl
US health secretary Alex Azar is in Taipei for a three-day visit to promote shared democratic values and the island's success in taming the coronavirus. His trip comes as relations between the United States and China are in tumult, with the two sides clashing over a wide range of trade, military and security issues, as well as the pandemic. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2DsGQkk
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested on Monday on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers, his aide said, in the highest-profile use yet of the new national security law Beijing imposed on the city after protests last year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/33KG7Wq
Police in Belarus broke up crowds of protesters with stun grenades and rubber bullets as long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko looked set to declare an overwhelming victory in a presidential poll his opponents say was rigged. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30IUR5S
An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world’s most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million. The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters at the request of the buyer, said designer Isaac Levy. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3iqWjjv
The US has been hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic, recording more than 162,000 deaths -- by far the highest of any country, ahead only of Brazil, which on Saturday became the second country to pass 100,000 deaths. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3inDlKC
Police in Belarus broke up crowds of protesters with stun grenades and rubber bullets as long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko looked set to declare an overwhelming victory in a presidential poll his opponents say was rigged. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/30IUR5S
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, one of the city's most vocal Beijing critics, was arrested Monday under a new national security law for colluding with foreign forces, deepening a crackdown on democracy supporters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2F9k5SP