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US faith leaders, politicians invoke God’s protection for Trump in wake of shooting

United States RNS Reactions from faith leaders and fellow politicians to Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an apparent assassin’s bullet called upon God’s protection for the former President and for the nation.  “May God protect all who serve us,” wrote Albert Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Seminary, on X after news broke Saturday evening […]

Following Griner’s release, US lawmakers want a “National Hostage” day

Washington DC, US Reuters Days after the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, Democratic and Republican US lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish 9th March as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad. The bill, according to text seen by Reuters, seeks to make 9th March “National […]

US Congress approves import ban targeting forced labour in China

US Joe Biden virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping Nov 2021

Washington DC, US AP US Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labour, overcoming initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters said was opposition from corporations. The measure is the latest in a series intensifying US […]

China sanctions US figures – Cruz, Rubio, Smith and Brownback – for criticism

China US sanctioned US officials

Beijing, ChinaAP China said Monday it will impose sanctions on three US lawmakers and one ambassador in response to similar actions taken by the US last week against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against Muslims in the Xinjiang region.  US Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Representative Chris Smith and Ambassador for Religious […]