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Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina's Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries. The superintendent praises the international educators - mostly from Jamaica and the Philippines - for their skill and dedication, but she is preparing to lose some of them as the Trump administration reshapes visa programs. Facing higher visa sponsorship costs and uncertain immigration policies, Superintendent Vallerie Cave said it feels too risky to extend some international teachers whose contracts are up or bring on others. "Some of my very best teachers are having to return to their countries," Cave said. For rural schools especially, President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is pinching a pipeline used widely to fill staffing shortages that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rural districts can struggle to attract American teachers to remote areas that lack plentiful

The US president described the action as a limited military move intended to counter threats from Iran

The planned order comes as Trump faces heavy political pressure to confront rising fuel prices before the November midterm elections

The US will begin releasing the oil next week, although it could take around 120 days to deliver the full quantity

President Donald Trump said Iran was paying a 'big price' for what he described as decades of damage inflicted on the world

The US has launched fresh trade investigations into 16 major trading partners, including India, under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, after the SC struck down much of Trump's tariff programme

USTR Jamieson Greer said that Section 301 ​unfair trade practices probe could lead to new tariffs imposed against China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea and Mexico by ​this summer

US intelligence reports indicate that the IRGC and the interim leaders who assumed power after Khamenei's death retain control of the country

US President Donald Trump announces a Reliance-backed refinery project in Texas under a $300 billion deal, months after India and the US signed a major bilateral trade pact

Analysts believe Texas refinery deal could be a positive for Reliance given the current geopolitical environment; however, await for more clarity as the company is yet to issue an official statement.

In the lead-up to the US-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of US strikes inside Iran. The Islamic Republic, its firepower diminished, vowed to fight on. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war's aim is a popular overthrow of Iran's government, and "we are breaking their bones". White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said US President Donald Trump "is not making anything up" as he offers varying justifications for launching the war. The US stock market and oil prices were holding relatively steady on Tuesday after Trump's signals about how long the war could last caused wild swings in financial and fuel markets. The Pentagon, meanwhile, offered its first tally of American wounded, saying about 140 US troops have been injured, eight severely. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf dismissed any suggestion of seeking a ceasefire, while another top Iranian security official, Ali Larijani, warned Trump himself, writing on X that "Iran

Trump announced the opening of a new oil refinery in Texas, calling it the first new US refinery in 50 years and part of a $300 billion deal while thanking Reliance Industries for its investment

Trump said that US forces destroyed 10 mine-laying boats in fresh strikes.

Trump told reporters in Florida on Monday that his administration was lifting sanctions on some countries as part of efforts to stabilise the oil market, but declined to provide details

Ali Larijani wrote the message on X Tuesday after Trump threatened to attack Iran "TWENTY TIMES HARDER" if Tehran stopped oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz

From Ukraine to Iran, Trump has repeatedly misjudged his adversaries - a pattern seen in past US wars that shows how underestimating rivals can reshape conflicts and prolong geopolitical crises

The Senate last week voted down a war powers resolution, which would have put curbs on Trump's abilities to use military force in Iran

While US officials look for ways to ease oil shocks, experts say higher prices will likely persist until traffic through the Strait of Hormuz returns