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Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University

The administration urged Harvard to adopt merit-based admissions, leadership reforms, and audit diversity views among students, faculty, and staff in a letter sent on Friday

White House proposes significant cuts to State dept, UN, Nato funding

The proposal, which was presented to the State Department last week and is still in a highly preliminary phase, is not expected to pass muster with either the department's leadership or Congress

Won't be releasing Maryland man back to US, says El Salvador Prez Bukele

Trump administration officials emphasised that Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and that the US has no say in his future

International students challenge widespread US visa revocations in court

In lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security, students have argued the government lacked justification to cancel their visa or terminate their legal status

Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, president says

President Bola Tinubu also said he has ordered an investigation over the late Sunday night attack on the Zike community, extending his condolences to the victims and their families

US Army to take over border land for base, may detain migrants: Officials

The Trump administration's plan to transfer the border zone to military control aims to bypass a federal law restricting US troops from engaging in domestic law enforcement on American soil

Intruder arrested near UnitedHealthcare HQ months after CEO's killing

Police in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka said the suspect was arrested outside of the United Healthcare corporate campus

Hong Kong defends immigration procedures after British MP denied entry

Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, said on Bluesky that authorities offered no explanation for what she called a cruel and upsetting blow

EU pledges $1.8 bn aid package to Palestinian Authority to rebuild Gaza

Over a third of the two-year aid will directly support the Palestinian Authority to boost finances, governance, and private sector growth

Russia claims attack on Ukraine's Sumy was supposed to target troops

Two ballistic missiles struck central Sumy on Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, including two children, and injuring 119, according to Ukrainian officials

Trump slams Iran for slow nuclear talks, says they're 'tapping us along'

The next meeting is expected to take place on Saturday in Rome, according to a source in the Italian government

Shooting at US city park leaves two dead, nine injured in Arkansas

It happened at 5th Avenue Park in Conway, about 43 kilometres north of Little Rock. Conway Police said in a Facebook post Sunday night that the nine people injured were in stable condition

Islamabad seeks Tehran's cooperation over killing of 8 Pakistanis in Iran

Pakistan's Ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir, wrote on X that the eight were labourers and that Islamabad and Tehran were working on facilitating the repatriation of the bodies

Trump to host El Salvador's Bukele amid controversial deportation deal

Since March, El Salvador has taken over 200 Venezuelans deported by the US, accused of gang ties, and placed them in a notorious maximum-security prison near San Salvador

Suspected US airstrikes in Yemen kill 6, injure 30 people, say Houthis

In nearly a month, US airstrikes under President Trump have killed over 120 in Yemen, targeting rebels after their attacks on Mideast shipping linked to the Israel-Hamas war, say Houthi officials

Israel intensifies strikes near Gaza hospital, kills 21 as Holy Week begins

The health ministry said the hospital was temporarily out of service and patients were transferred to other hospitals in Gaza City

Hungarian Oppn leader tells supporters he will restore Western alliances

Pter Magyar, the leader of the Respect and Freedom (Tisza) party, represents the most serious challenge to Orbn's power since the right-wing populist leader took power in 2010

Schumer seeks to halt flights for NYC firm post deadly Hudson chopper crash

In last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have fallen into the Hudson and East rivers as a result of mechanical failures, pilot errors or collisions, killing 20 people

Bayern drops points in der Klassiker, Dortmund draw keeps gap at 6

A game of missed opportunities, said Thomas Mller after making a rare start for Bayern

Man City makes comeback, thanks to De Bruyne; Arsenal, Forest falter

The Belgium playmaker certainly looked like a man on a mission in sparking City's remarkable fightback against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday