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The administration of United States President Donald Trump has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the country, according to Associated Press. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed the…
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A 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa has been arrested over the death of a 39-year-old Japanese woman, local police said on Sunday, CBS News reports. Police allege he killed the woman at a…
Al Qaeda supporters have called for Americans on airplanes to be targeted, referencing the 9/11 attacks while praising the Dubai flight hijacker, New York Post reports. The threat appeared Friday in the latest edition…
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike was unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator on Thursday night after authorities failed to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyers say in court filings, the BBC reports.…
Persian Gulf oil exports have recovered to about 72% of their prewar levels as shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz increases amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the New York Post reports. Crude…
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Iran is making a “total miscalculation” if it believes the US midterm elections will restrain President Donald Trump’s actions against it, former senior US official Morgan Ortagus told Iran International. Ortagus, who held senior…
Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has criticised the Federal Government over its reported $700 billion mineral investment framework with the United States, according to Tribune. He said details of the agreement, signed on…
The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting individuals and businesses involved in commercial “birth tourism” schemes designed to help foreign nationals give birth in the country and obtain U.S. citizenship for their…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said artificial intelligence could double US economic growth next year, raising GDP expansion from about 2% to 4%. According to The Economic Times, Musk made the projection…