Rome [Italy], December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy has imposed a lockdown for almost the whole holiday period, with the exception of a few days, and will allow a maximum of two guests for Christmas and New Year celebration, given they should anyways return to their homes before the curfew at 10
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): Numerous academics, journalists and politicians have been arrested and detained for 'anti-patriotic activities' since China imposed a national security law in Hong Kong earlier this year, yet the matter has attracted little comment from the international c
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) imposed sanctions on Turkey for purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia and urged Ankara to resolve the problem "immediately in coordination with the US".
Chandigarh [India], December 14 (ANI): In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, Chandigarh on Monday imposed a ban on the operation of hookah bars in the Union Territory from December 14 to February 11.
Lahore [Pakistan], December 13 (ANI): As Prime Minister Imran Khan intensifies his efforts to stop the Lahore rally by Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the Punjab government has imposed a "smart lockdown" in 13 areas surrounding the Minar-e-Pakistan.
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow views the sanctions imposed by London against Russian individuals for alleged human rights violations in Russia's Chechen Republic as groundless and reserves the right to retaliate, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said o
Baku [Azerbaijan], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Azerbaijani parliament voted on Friday to enact a presidential decree to lift the martial law, which was imposed on September 28 due to escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Wan Kuok Koi, a notorious Chinese gangster and triad boss known as "Broken Tooth", and Huang Yuanxiong, the Chief of the Xiamen Public Security Bureau (PSB) in China's Fujian province.
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden's proposed National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that he was 'deeply concerned' about the imprisonment of pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong in wake of the draconian National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Comm
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Since the resumption of operations in May, IndiGo has been rapidly refunding amounts owed to customers whose flights had been canceled due to the lockdown imposed in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samik Bhattacharya said his party do not want President's Rule to be imposed in West Bengal, adding that they want "natural death" of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): US State Department on Friday imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials, accusing them of using coercion and intimidation tactics to suppress freedom of expression, against those who oppose Beijing's policies.