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US expected to sanction Russia, expel officials in response to ele
Updated : 10 hours ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce sanctions targeting Russia in response to Moscow's alleged meddling in the Presidential elections and SolarWinds cyber intrusion.
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Xinjiang court to hear defamation case against German researcher w
Updated : 3 days, 2 hours ago IST
Xinjiang [China], April 12 (ANI): A court in China's Xinjiang province will hear a defamation case against a German researcher who has accused Beijing of human rights violations against Uyghurs.
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US blacklists Pakistan-based human smuggling organization
Updated : 5 days, 16 hours ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): The United States has imposed sanctions on a Pakistan-based human smuggling organization, accusing it of being involved in smuggling migrants to the United States, including foreign nationals that may pose a national security risk.
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US lawmakers prepare Strategic Competition Act to counter China
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): In a bid to counter growing Chinese aggression, US lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation titled Strategic Competition Act of 2021 in the coming week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials and build closer ties with Taiwan.
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US lawmakers plan to introduce bill to counter China threat
Updated : 6 days, 17 hours ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): US lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials; build closer US relations with Taiwan and place more checks on Beijing's military operations and territorial claims, among other measures intended to
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US slaps sanctions on Myanmar's state gem company
Updated : 6 days, 23 hours ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 8 (ANI): The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Myanmar's state gem company in a bid to cut the "economic resource" of the country's military rulers.
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Scholars, researchers face abuse, sanctions amid China's growing a
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Amid international condemnation over numerous human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, several China researchers are facing abuse and sanctions as Beijing is amping up its efforts to silence and intimidate critics.
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'We will respond in kind': China warns Australia against sanctions
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 8 (ANI): China has warned Australia that it will "respond in kind" if Canberra sanctions Beijing over human rights violations against the ethnic minority Uyghurs in Xinjiang province, local media reported.
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China: Two ex-govt officials in Xinjiang sentenced to death over s
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Two former government officials in the Xinjiang region have been sentenced to death on charges of separatism, as China continues its crackdown and rights violations in the region despite international outcry.
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US 'prepared to lift' sanctions imposed on Iran inconsistent with
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): The United States is prepared to lift sanctions imposed on Iran to resume mutual compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday.
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Punjab CM sanctions Rs 130 crore for flood protection works
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 130 crore for the execution of various flood protection works across the state and directed the irrigation and revenue departments to ensure their completion before the onset of the mo
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China terrorising Uyghur population, eroding their cultural identi
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
London [UK], April 7 (ANI): Amid worldwide condemnation and sanctions by western countries over human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, a UK-based poet and academic said the Chinese government has been terrorising the entire Uyghur population and is erasing their ethnic and c
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