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In a firm stance to protect employee rights, the United Arab Emirates has reaffirmed that employers are strictly prohibited from deducting visa or recruitment costs from employees’ salaries. According to Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 – widely known as the UAE Labour Law – all recruitment-related expenses must be fully covered by the … Read more
Listen to article United States President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday it sought Harvard University’s records on foreign funding and on some foreign ties going back a decade, in the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution. The Trump administration has launched a widely condemned crackdown against top US universities, including Harvard, over pro-Palestinian campus protests … Read more
Listen to article The Trump administration has reignited debate over the origins of COVID-19, publishing a detailed statement on Friday that accuses US public health officials and intelligence agencies of downplaying the lab-leak theory for political purposes. The release, posted on a new White House webpage, comes shortly after the declassification of a CIA report suggesting a … Read more
The glowing object was a bolide, fireballs that explode in a bright flash, according to experts. It streaked across Mexico’s predawn skies on Wednesday.
President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both suggested Friday that the United States might wash its hands of the peace effort.
A U.S. senator was denied entry to a prison holding Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia and other deportees. The authorities arranged a meeting at a hotel instead. Here’s what to know.
Listen to article US airstrikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Houthi rebels said on Friday, marking the deadliest attack of Washington’s ongoing 15-month campaign against the group. The strikes, targeting the Ras Issa port, aimed to cut off supplies and funds for the Houthis, who control large parts of Yemen. Houthi health … Read more
Senator Chris Van Hollen said Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was deported and incarcerated in El Salvador, reported having been transferred after weeks in a notorious maximum security prison.
Listen to article Hezbollah “will not let anyone disarm” it, the Lebanese group’s leader Naim Qassem said on Friday, as Washington presses Beirut to compel the movement to hand over its weapons. Hezbollah, long a dominant force in Lebanese politics, was left weakened by more than a year of hostilities with Israel sparked by the Gaza war, … Read more
Italian officials have identified the four people who died in a cable car accident on Thursday. The ride was popular with locals and visitors because of its breathtaking views.
