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Bipartisan lawmakers ask Trump to press Xi on release of detained Zion Church pastor
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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has urged President Donald Trump to raise the detention of Mingri “Ezra” Jin, a pastor linked to Beijing’s Zion Church network, during an expected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month, according to a congressional letter dated March 24, 2026. Jin’s daughter, U.S. citizen Grace Jin Drexel, said she hopes Trump will push for her father’s release ahead of Easter.
On Sunday's broadcast of ABC's 'This Week,' anchor Jonathan Karl invoked Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War' to describe the opacity of President Donald Trump's statements on the Iran conflict. One month into Operation Epic Fury, Karl highlighted Trump's seemingly contradictory remarks about winding down or escalating military efforts. He noted shifts from claims of nearing objectives to threats against Iranian infrastructure.
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A group of Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Chris Smith urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to veto the nomination of former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet as United Nations secretary general. In a letter sent on Thursday, they described her as a pro-abortion zealot unfit for the role due to her advocacy record. The United States, as a permanent Security Council member, holds veto power over the selection.
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's newly appointed supreme leader, released a written statement warning neighboring countries hosting US military bases to close them or face further attacks. The message, his first public remarks since his father's assassination, also revealed the deaths of several family members in ongoing US-Israeli strikes. Khamenei urged national unity and praised Iran's regional allies amid the escalating conflict.
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Following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran last weekend, which triggered Iranian counterattacks and regional fears, criticism has intensified. Chinese media labeled the actions as hegemonic, US protests erupted, and Beijing urged dialogue to ease Middle East tensions.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union address that he ended the India-Pakistan conflict, with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif telling him that 35 million people would have died without his intervention. India has denied any U.S. involvement in the ceasefire.
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At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declined to state whether the United States should commit troops to defend Taiwan against a potential Chinese invasion. During a panel on U.S. foreign policy, she emphasized avoiding confrontation through economic and global positioning. The response drew criticism from some observers.
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