International students hoping to begin or continue their studies in the United States in 2025 are confronting an unprecedented convergence of policy disruptions. As of mid-June, U.S. embassies and consulates have paused nearly all new student visa interviews globally—a freeze that has now entered its fourth week. This development, with no clear end in sight,…
President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Iran amid escalating tensions in West Asia. He said that Iran may face ‘United States might like never before’ if they continue to escalate the situation. Trump also indicated the possibility of brokering a deal between Iran and Israel to end the conflict. However, given the…
The American ambassador to Israel has said that it should be up to “Muslim countries” to build a Palestinian state on their territory instead of in the areas that much of the world recognizes as Palestinian lands. If the statements by Ambassador Mike Huckabee are confirmed as representing the U.S. administration’s position, it would be…
Over the past two decades, more than 5 million U.S. households from California to Georgia to Maine have put solar panels on their roofs, drawing energy from the sun and reducing their electric bills. But that could soon come to a crashing halt. The big domestic policy bill passed by House Republicans last month would,…
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the genetic-testing company 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent. The suit, filed on Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, argues that 23andMe needs to have permission from each and every customer before…
An Indian student was handcuffed, pinned to the ground at an airport in the US and deported back to India, a social media user who shared videos and pictures from the incident claimed. “I witnessed a young Indian student being deported from Newark Airport last night— handcuffed, crying, treated like a criminal. He came chasing…
The California National Guard arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday, deployed by President Donald Trump after two days of protests by hundreds of demonstrators against immigration raids carried out as part of Trump’s hardline policy. About a dozen National Guard members were seen in video footage on Sunday morning lining up at a federal building…
As a dramatic chapter in the Donald Trump administration unfolded this week with the fallout between the US President and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, explosive new details emerged about a physical altercation between the tech mogul and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent inside the White House, a moment seen as a key turning point that…
For more than 60 years, my family owned a small paint factory in Long Island City, Queens, in the shadow of the neon Pepsi-Cola sign just across the East River from Manhattan. That factory and the Pepsi-Cola bottling plant are long gone — two of the hundreds of industrial facilities that once existed throughout the…
Russia and Ukraine are set for peace talks in Istanbul, following a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian delegation includes representatives from various fields, while Ukraine’s team comprises military intelligence personnel. Russia’s key demands include Ukraine abandoning NATO plans and addressing the rights of Russian-speaking citizens. A recent drone attack by Ukraine has…