Visa application pause will be felt in every corner of US
Deutsche Welle : The US State Department has put student visa processing on hold following orders from Secretary of State Marco Rubio – the latest...
International
Climate change adds extra month of extreme heat for 4b people
Al Jazeera : About half of the world’s population experienced an additional month of extreme heat over the past year due to human-caused climate change,...
India says over 1,000 nationals deported by US
BBC Online : More than a thousand Indians have “come back or [been] deported” from the United States since January, India’s foreign ministry has said.Spokesperson...
Macron threatens sanctions on Israelis over Gaza aid crisis
Al Jazeera : French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that his country could “apply sanctions” against Israelis unless the government in Tel Aviv responds to...
Saudi warned Iran to reach nuclear deal with Trump
Reuters : Present at the closed-door meeting in Tehran, which took place on 17 April in the presidential compound, were Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, armed...
US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
The Guardian : A US trade court has ruled Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs regime illegal, in a dramatic twist that could block the US president’s...
Chinese students anxious, angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas
AP : Chinese students studying in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that...
Elon Musk leaving Trump admin
Al Jazeera : Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that he is leaving the administration of United States President Donald Trump, where he led a...
US halt student visa appointments, plans expanded social media vetting
BBC : Reuters A Harvard University student chants with fellow demonstrators during a protest in support of international students at Harvard University. He is wearing...
Fukushima soil headed to Japan PM’s flower beds to allay nuclear safety fears
The Guardian : Slightly radioactive soil from near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be transported to Tokyo and used in flower beds...
Malaysian minister resigns
Reuters : Malaysia’s Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said on Wednesday he has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, after losing a contest for...
Hamas agrees ceasefire, US-Israel rejects
Al Jazeera: Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal put forth by the United States for Gaza, according to Al Jazeera’s sources, but an American...