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China bars four from U.S. panel on religious freedom in response to sanctions

22 Dec 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has barred entry to four people from a U.S. commission on religious freedom, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, following U.S. sanctions this month against Chinese people and entities over accusations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The four people, from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), would be banned …

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Sanders says there should be vote on Build Back Better despite Manchin rejection

19 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Bernie Sanders said in a CNN interview on Sunday he thinks there should still be a vote on the Build Back Better bill, despite rejection of the $1.75 trillion domestic investment plan by fellow Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu and David Brunnstrom; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

U.S. House passes measure clamping down on products from China’s Xinjiang

15 Dec 2021

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, part of Washington’s continued pushback against Beijing’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority. The measure passed by unanimous voice vote, after lawmakers agreed on a compromise that eliminated …

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New York ethics panel orders Cuomo to pay $5.1 million in book earnings

14 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – An ethics panel in New York on Tuesday ordered former Governor Andrew Cuomo to return $5.1 million he received for his memoir after finding he failed to follow state ethics regulations, a spokesperson with the commission said. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted 12-1 to approve the order, the spokesperson said. Reuters …

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U.S. and Israel ramp up pressure on Iran as diplomacy stalls

9 Dec 2021

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Israel increased pressure on Iran on Thursday as nuclear talks stalled, with Israel’s visiting defense chief raising the issue of joint military readiness to be able to halt Iran’s nuclear aspirations, if necessary. Reuters exclusively reported https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-diplomacy-stutters-us-israel-discuss-military-drills-iran-scenario-us-2021-12-09 that Thursday’s U.S.-Israeli agenda was expected to include discussions …

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U.S. envoy to visit UAE, Turkey, Egypt to discuss Ethiopia conflict -State Dept

8 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will depart on Thursday for the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Egypt to discuss international support for diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ethiopia, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday. The United States has repeatedly called on parties to …

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U.S. Senate confirms Biden’s border chief amid record migrant arrests

8 Dec 2021

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an Arizona police chief as the top border official in a near party-line vote, as President Joe Biden deals with record migrant arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border and criticism from both the right and left over his immigration policies. Tucson Police Chief Chris …

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