Trump imposes $100,000 fee per year for H-1B visas
Fee paid by companies set to transform high-skill work visa system, upon which technology sector relies heavily.
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US gov’t asks Supreme Court to end protections for Venezuelan migrants
A federal judge ruled that terminating Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans violates laws on government conduct.
Trump-Xi call thaws US-China relations, but no clear TikTok deal yet
While the leaders had 'broken ice' with the call, US President Donald Trump was in no place to impose more tariffs.
US vaccine advisory panel does not recommend COVID jabs for all
Break from past recommendations comes amid warning of scientific backslide under leadership of HHS secretary RFK Jr.
France suspends counterterrorism cooperation with Mali
French foreign ministry said it also ordered two members of Mali's embassy in Paris to leave.
PA arrests Palestinian suspect decades after deadly Paris restaurant attack
French official says arrest of suspect Hicham Harb was made possible by upcoming recognition of Palestinian state.
UN approves video address by Palestine’s Abbas after US visa refusal
UN General Assembly allows Abbas to address world leaders by video after US denies him a visa for travel to New York.
EU chief seeks sanctions on Russian LNG to pressure Moscow over Ukraine war
European Commission's Ursula von der Leyen urges members to back new sanctions to cut Russian fossil fuel revenues.
UN Security Council rejects resolution to extend Iran sanctions relief
Four countries vote to stop sanctions from being reintroduced, while nine vote against sanctions relief.
What are the GCC’s air defence capabilities?
Six-nation group in the Middle East reaffirms joint military system in light of Israeli attack on Qatar.
Taliban releases elderly British couple from Afghanistan detention
UK thanks Qatar for leading negotiations for the release of the pair after their arrest in February.
South Korea questions $350bn investment drive amid US immigration crackdown
Seoul says that 'visa uncertainties' must be addressed before substantial investments are launched.
Does Jimmy Kimmel’s removal over Charlie Kirk violate freedom of speech?
Disney-owned ABC pulled Kimmel's late-night show off the air after he made comments about MAGA and Tyler Robinson.
Trump-China TikTok deal in the works to avoid looming US ban: What we know
US lawmakers voted to ban the app in 2024 amid concerns that Beijing could access user data.
Civilians on the front line in Sudan’s ‘forgotten’ war, UN warns
Report says ethnic violence has risen as the civil war passed two-year anniversary in the first half of 2025.
LIVE: Trump says Xi call ‘productive’, leaders to meet in November
US president says the pair will meet at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea in November.
Afghanistan bans female authors from university curricula
At least 679 titles blacklisted, from books on human rights and women's rights to Western political thought.
Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on nuclear sanctions
Tehran says it has offered fair proposals and accuses the E3 of 'political bias' in seeking to revive sanctions.
Bali court hands Ukrainian man life sentence for illegal drugs laboratory
Authorities say Russians and Ukrainians are collaborating to form crime rings on Indonesia's most famous holiday island.
‘We will stay’: Displaced Nigerians fear Boko Haram, stay in closing camps
Authorities are closing camps in Borno state and resettling displaced people. But communities fear continuing violence.