The dozen board members of the prestigious Fulbright program that promotes international educational exchanges resigned on Wednesday because of what they said was political interference by the Trump administration in their operations, according to people familiar with the issues and a board memo obtained by The New York Times. The members are concerned that political…
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Germany realized that its dependency on natural gas piped from Russia had endangered its energy security. It had no ports to bring in alternative energy sources needed to keep its factories running and homes warm. Three years on, it now has four. The most recent began operating in late…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke over the phone on Sunday to discuss the prospects of upcoming peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, which is scheduled to take place in Istanbul on June 2. “The situation linked to the Ukraine crisis was discussed,” the ministry said in its…
Exposes US’s lies of freedom: China on Marco Rubio’s remarks about revoking visas for Chinese students Source link
In a fiery exchange that sent ripples across both political and academic circles, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers this week that “a visa is not a right, it’s a privilege,” as he defended the mass revocation of student visas. The remark came amid a tense Senate hearing where Democratic Senator Chris Van…
After the setbacks in failed peace talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a series of high-level meetings with US officials and European leaders in Rome on Sunday — just a day before the scheduled phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, which will decide the fate of ceasefire between Russia…
A judge in Virginia on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University who was arrested in March, after two months of detention in an immigration facility in Texas. The order, issued from the bench by Judge Patricia Giles of the Eastern District of Virginia, came as courts…
Even as the United States and China take steps to rein in their trade war, Beijing is preparing for broader rivalry with Washington to continue. For China, that means its search for economic and diplomatic opportunities across Asia is unlikely to soften its tough line on its regional territorial claims and military competition. Both sides…
President Trump wants Latin American countries to shift closer into Washington’s orbit, raising echoes of the Monroe Doctrine, when the United States claimed the Western Hemisphere as its domain. This week, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is hosting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and other leading officials from Latin America and the Caribbean…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasised the importance of de-escalation and direct communication between India and Pakistan during a conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Secretary Rubio offered US support in facilitating productive dialogue to avert future disputes Source link