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State Dept coordinating with DHS to revoke visas of visitors who later seek asylum to stay in US The State Department said earlier this month that under the Trump administration, it had revoked more than 175,000 visas of foreign nationals.. PHOTO: FILE President Donald Trump’s administration said on Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant … Read more
The salvage company that has been awarded the rights to recover, but not sell, items that sunk with the ship, has proposed selling 100 of them.
. Recently, I was invited to speak at a programme on Dr Jameel Jalibi’s landmark work, Pakistani Culture: The Question of National Culture. Revisiting the book reminded me that some books belong to their time, while others continue to interrogate every generation that follows. Jalibi’s work, first published in 1964, is firmly in the latter … Read more
Some leaders of the health movement are challenging a pillar of the president’s energy agenda.
President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.
Brazil steps up scrutiny of platforms’ safeguards for minors as countries tighten social media rules A logo is displayed over a door at the US headquarters of the social media company TikTok in Culver City, California, U.S. January 17, 2025. REUTERS Brazil’s data protection authority (ANPD) has fined TikTok owner ByteDance 153.8 million reais ($29.81 … Read more
A thriving ‘conflict economy’ is extracting minerals while the military and armed groups inflict abuse on civilians, according to a new report on the scale of recent violence in Myanmar.
‘First Light’ will bring the Swedish DJ to Moin Khan Academy on September 19, with local acts Bilal Brohi and Hazey Karachi is set to host the city’s first international electronic music event, with Swedish DJ and producer Axwell headlining First Light on September 19 at Moin Khan Academy (DHA Sports Club), according to a … Read more
Gabbard warned Trump killing Iran’s leader could bring a hard-line successor and close Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump holds a meeting alongside Vice President JD Vance in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 21, 2025. The White House/Handout via REUTERS United States President Donald Trump launched the February … Read more
Gangs targeted a key community on the outskirts of the capital, raising fears about the gangs’ next move. The mayor said at least 25 people had been killed, but the U.N. put the death toll at 47.