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Palestinian president urges US to reinstate visa ahead of UN meetings

French Foreign Minister Jean-Nol Barrot protested restrictions on access to the UN General Assembly, and said he would discuss the issue with EU counterparts

Japanese minister halts visit after Trump demands Japan buy rice from US

Japan has cancelled a planned visit to Washington amid tensions over US demands for Tokyo to increase American rice imports

Humanoid AI robot Xiao He to assist media personnel at SCO Summit in China

A humanoid robot, Xiao He, has been positioned to provide multilingual support, answering queries and assisting journalists in multiple languages

US envoys spark diplomatic tensions, White House not doing much about it

Just this week, no fewer than three US envoys scrambled to extricate themselves from diplomatic hot water

US colleges face funds crunch as visa challenges keep foreign students away

Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate students showed up for fall classes compared to last year

What happens to Trump's tariffs now that US appeals court calls it illegal?

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that Trump went too far when he declared national emergencies to justify imposing sweeping import taxes on almost every country on earth

EPA fires employees who publicly criticised agency policies under Trump

Vaseliou declined to say how many employees were disciplined, but the head of one of the agency's largest unions said at least six probationary employees who signed the letter were fired

US court finds Trump's tariffs 'illegal', but levies in place for now

Federal judges ruled Trump exceeded authority by invoking emergency law, but tariffs remain in place pending further appeals to the Supreme Court

Trump moves to cancel $4.9 bn in foreign aid, clashing with US Congress

US President Donald Trump seeks to cancel $4.9 bn in foreign aid using a 'pocket rescission', bypassing Congress. Lawmakers say the move is illegal under US budget law

US lawmaker urges tighter AI chip exports to curb China's military edge

Chairman Moolenaar's RTT framework aims to maintain China's reliance on US hardware and software while restricting its capabilities in advanced AI, according to a statement from the SCCCP

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes near Kuril Islands, no tsunami threat

he epicentre was located 94 kilometres east of the city of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir Island

Zelenskyy seeks talks with Trump, EU leaders on slow progress towards peace

Trump has bristled at Russian leader Vladimir Putin's stalling on an US proposal for direct peace talks with Zelenskyy, and said a week ago he expected to decide on next steps in two weeks

Chicago is in Trump admin's sights for its next immigration crackdown

The Trump administration asked the military this week for use of the Naval Station Great Lakes, north of Chicago, to support immigration enforcement

US revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UNGA

The move is the latest in a series of steps the Trump administration has taken to target Palestinians with visa restrictions and comes as Israeli military declared Gaza's largest city a combat zone

US appeals court rules Trump's tariffs illegal, but keeps them in place

The government has argued that if the tariffs are struck down, it might have to refund some of the import taxes that it's collected, delivering a financial blow to the US Treasury

US to proceed with probe of solar imports from India, Laos and Indonesia

Imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos surged to $1.6 billion last year, up from $289 million in 2022, according to the group

Trump admin plans to remove 700 unaccompanied migrant children: Senator

Wyden's letter said children who do not have a parent or legal guardian as a sponsor or who don't have an asylum case already underway, will be forcibly removed from the country

Social Security whistleblower quits after alleging data mishandling by DOGE

Charles Borges, the agency's chief data officer, alleged that over 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk by DOGE officials who uploaded sensitive information to cloud account

Global mail to US disrupted as countries halt shipments after Trump rule

Thailand Post, country's postal service, has stopped sending mail to United States while its transportation partners adjust to President Trump's decision to end duty exemptions for low-value imports

Bangladeshi court jails 1971 war veterans, professor on terrorism charges

Magistrate Farzana Haque ordered them to be sent to jail after they were produced in court nearly 24 hours after their detention