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US Border Patrol imposes $5,000 fee on illegal US border crossers

The fee was approved by Congress under President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included billions of dollars for immigration enforcement

Foreign student spending in US falls record 5.3% on visa crackdown

The 5.3 per cent decline - amounting to about $3 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate - follows a crackdown by the Trump administration on visas for foreign students

Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, passes away at 96

Among his many masterpieces are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Berlin's DZ Bank Building

Bolsonaro's son to run for Brazil presidency in 2026 after father's jailing

Bolsonaro was arrested last month and began serving a 27-year prison sentence after being convicted of attempting a coup

US, Ukraine officials report progress on creating postwar security plan

Zelenskyy, as well as European leaders backing him, have repeatedly accused Putin of stalling in peace talks while the Russian army tries to press forward with its invasion

International body to govern Gaza to be announced by end of year: Officials

The ceasefire deal also calls for an armed International Stabilization Force to keep security and ensure the disarming of the militant Hamas group, a key demand of Israel

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump's birthright citizenship order

The administration is facing multiple court challenges, and the high court has sent mixed signals in emergency orders it has issued

White House creates media 'hall of shame' in fresh attack on news outlets

So-called journalists' have made it impossible to identify every false or misleading story, which is why help from the American people is essential, Trump's press office said

New York Times sues Perplexity AI for 'illegal' copying of content

The Times also claimed that the startup's generative AI products created fabricated content

As Trump covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA cozies up to him with its own award

Infantino, president of FIFA, soccer's global governing body, who had publicly lobbied for Trump to receive the peace prize, simply had his organisation establish its own

US gives Europe until 2027 to lead Nato Defence capabilities: Report

If European allies don't meet this deadline, the US could stop participating in some of NATO's coordination mechanism, according to the report

EU fines Musk's X €120 mn as clash with US over free speech rules deepens

In doling out the first ever penalty under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission concluded that X's paid-for blue tick symbol misled users

Apple, Google issue fresh global alerts over state-backed cyber threats

Apple and the Alphabet-owned Google are two of several tech companies that regularly issue warnings to users when they determine they may have been targeted by state-backed hackers

Amazon pays Italy 180 mn euros to end tax fraud, labour practices probe

In July 2024 the group's logistics services unit was accused of circumventing labour and tax laws

Putin's India visit: Why New Delhi won't act on the ICC arrest warrant

As Vladimir Putin visits India, the ICC arrest warrant resurfaces, but New Delhi faces no legal duty to detain him since India is not a Rome Statute signatory

Four killed as US military conducts another strike on suspected drug boat

There were four casualties in Thursday's strike, according to the social media post, bringing the death toll of the campaign to at least 87 people

US wants stable trade with China instead of conflict, says Jamieson Greer

Greer claimed that the US trade deficit with China was down "about 25 per cent" since President Donald Trump came to office, a move in the "right direction" for a team seeking to balance flow of goods

Japan rebuts China's 2nd letter to UN as spat over Taiwan keeps simmering

The letter follows on from China's second missive to the UN complaining about Japan after Takaichi said last month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could mean a survival-threatening situation for Japan

Iraq retracts terror label for Hezbollah, Houthis, cites publication error

The November 17 gazette had listed both Iran-aligned groups among 24 organisations facing asset freezes, accusing them of involvement in terrorist acts

US Navy admiral denies 'kill all' order amid probe on Venezuela boat strike

Lawmakers want a full accounting of the strikes after The Washington Post reported that Bradley on September 2 ordered an attack on two survivors to comply with Hegseth's directive to kill everybody