Washington: A proposal reportedly being considered by the Trump administration to impose a $100,000 fee on international students seeking to work in the US after graduation has sparked concern among universities, immigration lawyers and employers, who warn it could fundamentally alter the economics of studying in America for hundreds of thousands of foreign students, including…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced what he described as a breakthrough agreement for the completee disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, alongside a phased Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory. The proposal seeks to unlock the second phase of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, which has remained stalled over the same…
Washington: United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have claimed to carry out a ‘heavy wave of strikes’ against dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran on Wednesday, calling the action a response to attempted Iranian missile strikes on US forces in West Asia. The strikes, completed at 10 pm ET on July…
Tehran: US President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked US bases in Jordan on Wednesday, as the West Asia war reignited and once again drew in the Islamic republic’s proxies. The warning came after a short lull in the fighting that had spurred hopes of a return to negotiations…
Washington: The US Senate advanced a sweeping sanctions bill on Russian energy on Tuesday which might give US President Donald Trump the authority to impose heavy sanctions on Russian officials as well as upto 100% tariffs on nations like India and China in order to deter them from buying Russian oil and gas. The bill was…
New Delhi: The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Wednesday said it was closely monitoring the situation involving a merchant vessel carrying 13 Indian seafarers near Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, following reports that it was under threat from repeated drone and missile attacks. The embassy said it was in constant touch with all concerned authorities to…
Moscow: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has charged Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and launched procedures to place him on the international wanted list, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS. The FSB said Durov, who heads Telegram’s administration, has been charged under Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal…
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, their first sit-down since launching a joint war against Iran and it offered Netanyahu a chance to smooth out strains in their relationship. The closed-door meeting lasted nearly an hour and a half…
Tokyo: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 has struck Kumamoto prefecture on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu. The epicenter of the tremors was at a depth of 10 kilometers below the sea surface, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has said injuries have been reported due to the quake…
Washington: The next round of US-led talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Rome next week, with negotiators seeking to build on recent progress toward implementing a security framework agreement, US media reported Monday. “We are entering these discussions with significant momentum following the successful launch of the first pilot zone in southern…
