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Donald Trump has approved plans to attack Iran, but has not made a final decision on whether to strike the country, the BBC’s US partner CBS reports. The US president held off from initiating strikes in case Iran agreed to abandon its nuclear programme, a senior intelligence source told CBS. Trump is reportedly considering a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for government review. The department said consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed […]
Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this year, the same as they projected in March. The Fed kept its key rate unchanged for the fourth straight meeting Wednesday, and said the economy is expanding at “a solid pace.” […]
Social media has overtaken television as a source of news in the US for the first time, according to a comprehensive analysis of media consumption confirming the rapid rise of “news influencers”. In a watershed moment for the US media, 54% of Americans said they received news from social media, according to the research carried […]
Recognition of Crimea as Russian territory by the United States threatens security in the Black Sea This was stated by former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly during a speech at an international security forum held in Odesa. In his opinion, such a step by the United States would dramatically change the balance […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — New State Department guidance on visa applications is adding to uncertainty for America’s international students, who have faced intensifying scrutiny from President Donald Trump’s administration. In a cable sent Tuesday to U.S. embassies and consulates, Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for international students as the […]
The Trump Administration on Wednesday announced new visa restrictions against foreign officials who it says are “complicit” in censoring Americans on digital platforms, the latest escalation in its challenge to international regulations it sees as infringing on American free speech.
Brandon Drenon and James FitzGerald BBC News Reuters On Tuesday, Harvard University students held a protest in support of international students US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants. An official memo said […]
The U.S.-EU negotiations on coordinating the enforcement of sanctions against Russia have failed, making a future united strategy against Moscow uncertain, the newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reported on May 27, citing an internal document from the German Foreign Ministry. EU sanctions chief David O’Sullivan noted that there is “no more outreach” between the two sides […]
In the telling of Donald Trump and his Republican colleagues, the US media is fake news, stocked with “radical-left monsters” who are guilty of