US sanctions Chinese companies over Muslim abuse complaints
Beijing, ChinaAP China said on Tuesday it would take unspecified “necessary measures” after the US Government imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China’s Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. The sanctions add to US pressure on Beijing over Xinjiang, where the ruling Communist Party is accused of […]
US Christian groups oppose ICE rule on international students
AP Leaders of 12 Christian organisations on Friday urged the Trump administration to rescind a policy requiring international students to leave the U.S. or transfer if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall, saying it “falls short of American ideals”. In a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, shared with The […]
Refugees: Evangelical, Catholic leaders say Trump has left persecuted Christians in danger
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on the findings of a new report released in the US which says the Trump administration is not doing enough to protect persecuted Christian refugees…
Essay: US seeks to change the rules for mining the Moon
In an article first published on The Conversation, SCOTT SHACKELFORD, of Indiana University, looks at what the rules are about owning property in space as the US looks to mine the Moon…
Franklin Graham: No interest in federal money meant for WHO
New York CityAP Rev Franklin Graham says his Christian relief charity has no interest in receiving any of the funding President Donald Trump has withheld from the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus. Samaritan’s Purse, Graham’s international relief charity, has operated a field hospital for coronavirus patients in New York’s Central Park […]
White House takes low-key approach to churches that ignore coronavirus advice
Washington DC, USRNS On Wednesday, Trump administration officials continued to call out those who have violated government recommendations to avoid meeting in groups larger than 10 people, particularly younger Americans who have continued to dine out at bars and restaurants. But they said little about another group that is resisting their guidance: a subset of […]
ESSAY: AMERICANS’ SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION IS AT RECORD HIGHS – BUT THE GOVERNMENT IS OUT OF SYNC WITH THEIR VIEWS
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARIANO SANA, of Vanderbilt University, looks at what polls show about American views on immigration…
“We will become homeless”: US residents fear housing rule change could force them out of home
Washington, DCThomson Reuters Foundation Fears are mounting across the United States over a proposal by President Donald Trump’s administration that would force tens of thousands of families to choose between splitting up or being homeless together. The proposed rule change, on which a national public comment period ended in July, would deny public housing assistance […]
Faith groups fear the end of refugee resettlement in the US
RNS Faith-based groups that help the US Government resettle refugees fear the future of their work is in jeopardy, after learning that the Trump administration is considering shutting down refugee resettlement for the coming fiscal year. That move, advocates say, would dismantle an already weakened – and largely religious – refugee resettlement infrastructure dedicated to […]
US launches economic formula for Middle East peace, Palestinians unhappy
Manama, BahrainReuters The US Trump administration launched a $US50 billion economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace on Tuesday, saying an investment programme for the Palestinians was a precondition for ending the decades-old conflict. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner opened a two-day international meeting in Bahrain to rally support for the blueprint, which […]