WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new government report accusing President Joe Biden’s administration of fomenting “anti-Christian bias” is being met with mixed reactions from Christian leaders, with some conservatives celebrating the study and others arguing it appears narrowly focused on the concerns of evangelical Christians and obscures President Donald Trump’s own conflicts with faith groups. The…
We explore why water infrastructure is increasingly being targeted in the midst of war and conflict. Water sustains life, but what happens when it is weaponised? In the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, desalination plants supplying millions in the Gulf have become targets. This reflects a growing pattern: water infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable as global…
Federal authorities are investigating a note they said was written by the man being held in connection with the attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner that suggests he was angered by the actions of the Trump administration. The writing was shared with The New York Times by two law enforcement officials who asked not…
The alleged shooter at the Washington Hilton on Saturday evening had written about targeting Donald Trump and other administration officials, authorities said. US attorney-general Todd Blanche said on Sunday that federal investigators were “still looking into” the shooter’s motivations for the attack, but said they believed he had been “targeting members of the administration” and…
Aoun said preserving Lebanese sovereignty over all of its territory was his top priority, and that Lebanese negotiators would seek an end to Israeli attacks, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, release of Lebanese prisoners in Israel, deployment of Lebanese troops along the Israeli border, and the beginning of reconstruction process, according to a…
Shorouk Express According to the Gazet van Antwerpen newspaper and sources cited by the VRT broadcaster, among the intended targets was De Wever, who leads the Flemish nationalist party New Flemish Alliance (N-VA). Contacted by POLITICO, De Wever’s spokesperson Philippe Kerckaert declined to comment. Yvan Verougstraete, a Belgian MEP with Renew Europe and president of Les Engagés,…
President Trump just made it a lot more expensive for companies to hire foreign workers through the H-1B program. The White House announced Friday that Trump signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee. H-1B visas allow…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 29. Azerbaijan’s State Committee on Work with Diaspora has condemned a post circulated on a fake Telegram channel in Russia, Trend reports. “A post titled “The Azerbaijani Community Accuses Baku of Damaging Relations with Moscow” has been published on a fake Telegram channel called “Azerbaijani Diaspora” in Russia. The State…
Shorouk Express “We will have a presentation and first exchange of views among EU ambassadors (Coreper) still tonight,” said Ignacy Niemczycki, Polish Secretary of State for European Affairs, one of the top officials coordinating Warsaw’s six-month rotating presidency. “I am optimistic we can succeed.” Von der Leyen also said that a ban on imports of…
Shorouk Express A French government spokesperson already said last week that the EU’s retaliation against U.S. tariffs could include “digital services that are currently not taxed.” That suggestion was fiercely rejected by Ireland, which hosts the European headquarters of several U.S. Big Tech firms. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to respond to…
