Expressing concern over the persecution of communities worldwide, US President Donald Trump on Monday urged all the countries to take stringent steps in protecting religious freedom and announced USD 25 million to protect religious sites and relics across the globe.Speaking at the 'United Nations Event on Religious Freedom', Trump said that around 80 per cent of the world population lives in countries where religious liberty is threatened.He also announced that the US is forming a coalition of American businesses for the protection of religious freedom, saying the first-of-its-kind initiative will encourage the private sector to protect people of all faiths in the workplace."Approximately 80 per cent of the world's population live in countries where religious liberty is threatened, restricted, or even banned. And when I heard that number, I said, 'Please go back and check it because it can't possibly be correct.' And, sadly, it was. Eighty per cent," Trump said."As we speak, Jews, ...
