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Leaked North Korean phone shows regime’s extreme censorship of foreign media

A smuggled mobile phone from North Korea has revealed new details about the country’s strict censorship system, which blocks nearly all access to foreign content, especially anything related to South Korea.According to a BBC report, North Korean smartphones automatically censor language and monitor user activity. Common South Korean words are altered or corrected, and the […]

Donald Trump calls for 15% cap on foreign students in Harvard University to make it ‘great again’

US President Trump said on Wednesday that Harvard University should reduce its number of international students to around 15 per cent in order to improve access for American students. This follows recent actions by the administration to freeze federal funding and restrict Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students.“I think they should have a cap of […]

Face-shove by wife on foreign tour a joke: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed a viral video showing his wife, Brigitte, seemingly pushing his face away upon arrival in Hanoi as playful banter. Macron attributed the incident and other recent viral videos, including false claims of cocaine use and a strained handshake with Turkey’s president, to disinformation campaigns. HANOI: They were just playfighting. That […]

Three foreign nationals killed in revenge attacks in South Africa’s Eastern Cape | World News

South African police deployed reinforcements on Monday to the Valencia citrus-farming region in Eastern Cape province following deadly revenge attacks in which three foreign nationals were killed.The violence erupted after a local man was allegedly murdered during a bar fight involving both locals and foreign nationals on Saturday night.According to a police statement quoted by […]

Trump vs. Harvard: No more foreign students?

Harvard University And Donald Trump (AP) Founded in 1636, Harvard University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. It has produced many Nobel laureates and eight US presidents. However, the current US president, Donald Trump, has declared Harvard “a JOKE” — one he doesn’t find funny. According to Trump, the university […]

Why El Salvador President Bukele’s foreign agents law fuelling democratic concerns | World News

Nayib Bukele (Photo: Getty images) SAN SALVADOR: Human rights organisations, politicians and experts have sharply criticised a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a censorship tool designed to silence and criminalise dissent in the Central American nation by targeting nongovernmental organisations that have long been critical of President Nayib Bukele.The law proposed by Bukele […]

Hong Kong to open universities to more foreign students after US ban

Representative Image (AI-generated) Hong Kong has said it will open its universities to more international students, highlighting those affected by the US government’s move this week to block Harvard from enrolling foreign nationals.The sharp escalation in US President Donald Trump‘s longstanding feud with the prestigious university came as tensions simmer between Washington and Beijing over […]

Trump approves Nippon Steel investment in US steel, ending saga over foreign ownership of national asset

US President Donald Trump (File Image) US President Donald Trump approved a bid by Japan-based Nippon Steel to make a big investment in the iconic American steelmaker, causing the American company’s shares to surge dramatically amidst discussions about foreign control of a vital national asset.The Pennsylvania-based company’s shares increased by over 21 per cent, with […]

Who is Allison Burroughs? US judge who halted Donald Trump’s Harvard foreign student ban

In a strong rebuke to the Trump administration, US District Judge Allison Burroughs stepped in to stop an order that would have stripped Harvard University of its ability to enroll international students. The ruling has drawn national attention not just for the case’s implications, but for the judge behind it.Burroughs was appointed by former US […]