China orders US consulate in Chengdu to shut down as retaliation for Houston closure amid allegations of espionage.
This tat for tat between two powers is creating deep divides with a possible cold war on the brink.
The question remains to be answered what will happen to China and US relations.
Italy, Europe's worst coronavirus-hit country and the world's second after China, on Tuesday reported a further 345 deaths in the past 24 hours.
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden promised to make a woman his running mate — and Bernie Sanders said "in all likelihood" he would do the same — as Sunday's first Democratic debate of the social-distancing era offered a brief, if temporary, respite from the anxiety of COVID-19.
President Donald Trump's administration is considering a plan to give incentives to US companies to relocate their operations back home after the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, his Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow said on Monday.
Pakistan on Monday reported 179 coronavirus cases after a sharp increase was reported among pilgrims who had recently returned to the country from Iran via the Taftan border and were quarantined in Sukkur.
Students in Fresno, California will now be able to learn the Punjabi language as part of an after-school program, it was reported.
A Dubai court heard that an Indian man based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) murdered his girlfriend and then drove around the city for 45 minutes with her body in the front seat, even stopping to pick up a meal, before turning himself in to police.