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Designation of Chinese Communist Party Official Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights Details Written by State Department Washington, DC - Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State: "Today, the Department of State transmitted its 2020 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to the United States Congress.  This Annual Report provides a detailed and factual account of the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories and docu...

JNS.org – In a joint address late Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz told citizens... “Palestinians in Gaza must reject the futile terrorist cause of Hamas, which continues to block peace for this & future generations. I hope we see an immediate de-escalation, especially at religious sites,”said Sen. John Thune (R-SD). A US State Department spokesman said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had spoken to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenaz...

Date Time Designation of Chinese Communist Party Official Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights Today, the Department of State transmitted its 2020 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to the United States Congress. This Annual Report provides a detailed and factual account of the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories and documents reports of violations and abuses committed by governments, non-state actors, and individuals. The United...

Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The US Department of State on Wednesday (local time) sanctioned a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official over human rights violations, including the arbitrary detention of a Falun Gong practitioners.

US Senators Say Mongolia’s Democracy Is Under Threat U.S. senators have expressed concern about the current political situation in Mongolia, writing to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken last week, urging the State Department to make its voice heard. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Budget Allocation Committee, wrote in the letter: “Recent political developments may portend for the future ...

5 hours ago Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) is calling for $50 million in direct aid to Artsakh to help rebuild following the Turkey/Azerbaijan attacks. WASHINGTON—Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) – the most senior member on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee – has called on House appropriators to allocate at least $50 million for food security, housing, medical aid, infrastructure, and other pressing needs in Artsakh – citing the vast death and destruction caused by Azerbaijan’s Turkey-b...

Bono Fast Facts Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Father: Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present) Children: John Abraham, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q, Memphis Eve and Jordan Other Facts Is co-founder of ONE and (RED), global charitable organizations fighting extreme poverty and AIDS. Timeline March 1979 March 1980 1981 1984 – Bono takes p...

65 members of Congress call for $100,000 U.S. aid to Armenia, Artsakh ANCA Welcomes Congressional Armenian Caucus Efforts to “directly aid the Armenian people of Nagorno Karabakh to recover and rebuild from the devastating fall 2020 war” WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of more than 65 U.S. House members joined in the Congressional Armenian Caucus request for the House Appropriations to allocate over $100 million in U.S. aid to Armenia and Artsakh following Turkey and Azerbaijan’s devastat...

Martha McCoy Share: On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan, and the tsunami that subsequently struck Japan caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. This natural disaster resulted in approximately 16,000 deaths, hundreds of thousands of evacuees, and vast devastation to buildings and infrastructure. In addition to this human loss and suffering, the tsunami substantially exacerbated a global pollution problem that threatens wildlife, the environment...

Outpour of bipartisan support for Joe Biden over COVID-19 help to India The US maintains a moral obligation to assist our ally India as they face severe challenges posed by COVID-19, Congressman Brad Sherman said PTI | April 28, 2021 | Updated 13:06 IST US President Joe Biden In an outpour of support during Indias moment of crisis, American lawmakers applauded President Joe Biden for all help he was extending to save lives of people suffering from COVID-19, and urged him to do more. "The US m...