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Trump must halt mass layoffs of federal workers: Judge

The Trump administration must temporarily cease from engaging in widespread layoffs and firings of govt workers, a California federal court ruled Friday. President Donald Trump’s Feb executive order calling for a radical reorganisation of the federal workforce likely violates the Constitution, Judge Susan Illston of the US district court for the Northern District of California […]

Education association files lawsuit to halt unlawful termination of SEVIS records of international students

The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a coalition of over 570 campus leaders, together with several impacted international students, has filed a lawsuit in a US district court (district of Massachusetts) on Thursday, challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) unlawful mass termination of SEVIS records for F-1 students and participants in the […]

UN agency forced to halt food aid for 650,000 women, children in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that it was suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia because of a lack of funding.The UN agency warned they were among 3.6 million people in Ethiopia who would no longer have access to food aid in the coming weeks without urgent new funding.“WFP […]

‘Unlawful’: Harvard University files lawsuit to halt $2.2 billion funding freeze by Trump administration

The Trump administration has been engaged in an escalating back-and-forth with the university over its refusal to heed the White House’s demands in exchange for federal funding Harvard University announced on Monday it has filed a lawsuit to stop the administration of US President Donald Trump from blocking its federal funding of more than $2.2 […]

‘Will analyse and decide’: Vladimir Putin on Zelenskyy’s offer to halt strikes on civilian infrastructure

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he would “analyse” his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s proposal, under which the warring neighbours would halt airstrikes targeting the other’s civilian infrastructure.“We will analyse everything and take the corresponding decisions,” Putin told state TV reporters in Moscow, according to news agency AFP. […]

China orders halt to Boeing jet deliveries as trade war with US intensifies

Representative image/AI generated Amid the ongoing trade conflict with the United States of America, China has told its airlines not to take any more deliveries of Boeing Co planes, Bloomberg reported. This move follows US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs of up to 145 per cent on Chinese goods.Chinese carriers have also been […]

Amnesty urges halt to Ethiopia evictions for urban development

Image used for representative image ADDIS: Ethiopia is conducting forced evictions on an “unprecedented” scale, Amnesty International said on Monday, urging authorities to “immediately pause” urban renewal projects.Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in power since 2018, is spearheading a “corridor project” in which streets in the capital and in cities across the country have been renovated […]

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law

Appeals court won’t halt order barring Donald Trump administration from deportations under wartime law A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an order barring US President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely invoked wartime law.In a 2-1 decision, the US […]

Russia, Ukraine agree to halt strikes in Black Sea, energy sites in US-brokered talks

Russia, Ukraine agree to halt strikes in Black Sea, energy sites in US-brokered talks (Pic credit: AP) Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement to halt military strikes in the Black Sea and on energy infrastructure following negotiations mediated by the United States. The talks, held over three days in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, mark […]