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Who Is Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop Who Urged Trump To Show Compassion

January 22, 2025 admin

Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, on Monday, urged Donald Trump to show compassion towards marginalised groups, including gay, lesbian, and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants. “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Bishop Budde said during…

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Panama Canal Was “Not Gift From US”: Panama President At Davos

January 22, 2025 admin

Davos: The Panama Canal was not a gift from the United States, President Jose Raul Mulino said Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to take it back. “We reject in its entirety everything that Mr Trump has said. First because it is false and second because the Panama Canal belongs to Panama and will…

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Trump Slams “Nasty” Bishop For “Boring”, “Uninspiring” Service, Seeks Apology

January 22, 2025 admin

US President Donald Trump called a Washington bishop “nasty” for her remarks during the sermon at his presidential inaugural prayer service on Monday. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appealed to President Trump to have mercy on gay, lesbian, and transgender children. Ms Budde also alleged Trump of sowing fear into the hearts of immigrants and their…

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U.S. birthright citizenship: Indian-American lawmakers oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order

January 22, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian-American lawmakers have opposed the executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump on changes in birthright citizenship, a move likely to hit not only illegal immigrants from around the world but also students and professionals from India. On Monday (January 20, 2025,) in the opening hours of…

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22 US States Sue Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Order, But Can They Stop Him?

January 22, 2025 admin

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump has been sued by a coalition of Democratic-leaning states and civil rights groups over his plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States. Several separate lawsuits came within hours after Trump took office and quickly unveiled a phalanx of executive orders he hopes will reshape American immigration. The…

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In 1st Meet Under Trump 2.0, Quad Sends Strong Warning To China

January 22, 2025 admin

Washington DC: On his first full day in office on Tuesday, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held the first Quad ministerial meeting with Australia, India and Japan and jointly warned against changing the status quo in Indo-Pacific via coercive actions, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea….

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Is Trump justified in asking EU to buy more oil and gas from the U.S.?

January 22, 2025 admin

In July 2024, the EU sourced close to 15% of its crude oil from the U.S | Photo Credit: Peter Boer U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on many countries if they do not fulfil certain conditions. In November last year, he said he would impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, China,…

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Donald Trump On H-1B Visa

January 22, 2025 admin

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers’ visa, noting that he likes “very competent people” coming into the country and that he has used the programme. “I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into…

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Hundreds Of January 6 Capitol Rioters Freed From Jail After Trump Order

January 22, 2025 admin

Washington: Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said 211 people had been released from…

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Donald Trump Feels The Heat From A Rising BRICS+, Threatens 100% Tariff

January 21, 2025 admin

Washington DC: Donald Trump has sniffed trouble brewing afar against the United States – one that may topple the US’s position as a dominant global power and end Washington’s ability to impose economic sanctions against those it deems fit for the case. The storm in question is the steadily-expanding BRICS+ grouping. Within hours of taking…

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