‘US to revoke more student visas’
Agency : The United States will likely revoke visas of more students in the coming days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, following the arrest and detention of Columbia University student...
International
China, Russia, Iran endorse dialogue for nuclear solution
Agency : China, Russia and Iran issued a joint statement on Friday, reaffirming that political and diplomatic engagement and dialogue remains the only viable and practical option for the Iranian nuclear issue after deputy...
Trump signs order to gut VOA
Agency : President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of US government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration’s latest step to...
‘Now good chance to end war’
Agency : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he saw a good chance to end the war with Russia after Ukraine accepted a US proposal for a 30-day interim ceasefire and Moscow...
G7 statement drops ‘One China’ reference from Taiwan language
Agency : G7 foreign ministers took a tough stance on China on Friday, stepping up language on Taiwan and omitting some conciliatory references from past statements, including to “one China” policies.A statement by ministers...
ISIS leader killed in Iraq
AP : Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced Friday that the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria was killed in an operation conducted by Iraqi national intelligence forces with...
Greenland parties unite to reject Trump’s annexation plans
Deutsche Welle : All five parties in Greenland’s parliament have united to reject US President Donald Trump’s calls to take over the strategically important Arctic island.“We, all party leaders, cannot accept the repeated statements...
Sea level rise ‘Unexpected’ in 2024
Al Jazeera : Earth’s oceans rose faster than expected last year as the world experienced its hottest year on record, NASA says.Sea levels rose faster than expected around the world in 2024 – the...
‘Everything in crisis’ as Israel, Hamas talks continue
Deutsche Welle : As indirect negotiations between Israel and the resistance group Hamas continue in Doha, ordinary Palestinians say the ceasefire in Gaza is starting to feel more and hollower.“I don’t know what to...
Genocide in international law
AFP : The “genocidal acts” a United Nations investigation said on Thursday that Israel had carried out in Gaza are the most serious crimes recognized by international law, but also the most difficult to...
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari rejects Israel’s Wolf Prize
AP : Prominent Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has rejected the prestigious 2025 Wolf Prize in architecture, citing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as her reason.The Wolf Prize, awarded in Israel since 1978, honors...