David Lammy, left, and Yvette Cooper British prime minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed foreign minister David Lammy as deputy prime minister in a major cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Angela Rayner over a tax underpayment controversy.Lammy, 53, will also take on the role of justice secretary. As part of the reshuffle, home secretary […]
Peter Navarro shared Jack Poso’s post calling for imposing tax on foreign remote workers. US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro has shared a post by Conservative commentator Jack Poso in which Poso called for tariffing foreign remote workers. Navarro is in the middle of a major row owing to his consecutive statements on […]
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called off a planned visit to China after days of unrest spread beyond Jakarta, with parliament buildings in several regions torched and lives lost in violent clashes. Prabowo had been scheduled to attend a “Victory Day” parade in China on September 3, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of […]
Chuck Schumer (left), Donald Trump (File – agencies) US President Donald Trump has unilaterally cancelled nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, drawing sharp criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.Republican Senator Susan Collins called the move “unlawful”, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned it could lead to a government shutdown this fall.The rescinded funds, […]
Department of homeland security (X@dhsgov) The United States department of homeland security (DHS) has proposed new regulations to eliminate the current “duration of status” framework for certain nonimmigrant categories and replace it with fixed admission periods, ANI reported.The changes would apply to academic students (F), exchange visitors (J), and representatives of foreign media (I), according […]
Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Lebanon later this year, in what would mark his first foreign trip since becoming pope and a significant opportunity to address the ongoing challenges in the Middle East, including the situation of Christian communities in the region, news agency AP reported.Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, head of the Lebanese […]
The Ministry of Commerce shut down a foreign website promoting counterfeit gold bullion made of copper coated with gold, targeting Saudi consumers/Representative Image A foreign online store targeting Saudi consumers has been shut down by the Ministry of Commerce for selling counterfeit gold bullion. The move highlights growing regulatory vigilance to safeguard online shoppers from […]
US crackdown on foreign students: Over 6,000 visas revoked this year; about 4,000 linked to criminal offences The US state department revoked more than 6,000 student visas this year, as the Trump administration pressed forward with its crackdown on international students accused of breaking the law. According to a department official, the visas were revoked […]
Justice Ministry commits to full Kuwaitization of judicial staff by 2030/Image: File Kuwait’s Minister of Justice, Counsellor Nasser Al-Sumait, has confirmed that the country’s judiciary will be fully “Kuwaitized” by 2030, meaning all judicial positions, currently sometimes held by foreign workers will be occupied by qualified Kuwaiti nationals. This initiative forms a core pillar of […]
Jimmy Lai (Image: X/@hkdc_us) Days before winning second presidential elections, Donald Trump vowed to secure the release of 77-year-old jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Lai is the outspoken founder of the now-closed Apple Daily which is a strong pro-democratic newspaper known for its sharp criticism of China’s Communist Party which was later forced […]
