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US Visa News: ‘US visa holders should know…’: What Marco Rubio’s statements on revoking visas mean

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said vetting does not end when one gets the visa. With green card holders now fearing their stay in the US after Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest for leading anti-Israel protests last year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that revoking visas when threats arise is a way […]

Katy Perry Blue Origin: ‘If Jeff Bezos can send…’: Katy Perry boards Blue Origin shuttle. People can’t stop hating her for…

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez board the Blue Origin rocket ahead of their 11-minute flight to space today. Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King and Kerianne Flynn flew to space today for 11 minutes in the Blue Origin NS-31. The no-pilot automatic rocket took off at 9.30am from Texas and will pass […]

Karenna Groff: Karenna Groff, family were going to celebrate her 25th birthday when their MU-2B aircraft went down

Karenna Groff’s family was going to celebrate her birthday when their plane crashed in upstate NYC. Former MIT soccer player Karena Groff who was named the 2022 NCAA woman of the year died in a plane crash along with six other people including her family members in upstate New York on Saturday. After they were […]

German parliament to vote on Merz as new chancellor on May 6 | World News

German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a coalition agreement with the main centre-left party, the Bundestag said Monday. Both steps were expected to be a formality after Merz’s conservative bloc, the CDU/CSU, and his future governing partners, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), settled […]

‘Disgusting violence’: JD Vance condemns arson attack at Pennsylvania governor’s residence

US vice president and Ohio Senator JD Vance on Sunday reacted sharply to the arson attack on Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro’s official residence in Harrisburg, calling the incident “really disgusting violence.” In a post on X, Vance wrote, “Thanks be to God that governor Shapiro and his family were unharmed in this attack. Really disgusting […]

‘What about Palm Sunday?’: Canadian PM Mark Carney accused of ‘pandering’ to Sikhs on Vaishaki | World News

Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing online criticism after taking part in Vaisakhi celebrations in Ottawa this weekend without publicly recognising Palm Sunday, which fell on the same day.Photographed wearing a yellow turban and serving food at a Sikh langar, Carney’s presence at the festival drew praise from members of the Sikh community—but also sparked […]

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 […]

Rebellion trial opens for South Korea’s ousted president. Here’s what to know

Yoon Suk Yeol (AP file photo) SEOUL: Yoon Suk Yeol‘s legal saga is far from over. Ten days after he was ousted from office over his martial law declaration, the former conservative South Korean president appeared for the first time at his criminal trial Monday on high-stakes rebellion charges. Yoon’s baffling decision to declare military […]

WHO extends travel restrictions on Pakistan for three months due to concerns over polio

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to extend travel restrictions on Pakistan for another three months due to concerns over polio, ARY News reported. The decision was taken during the WHO Emergency Committee’s 41st meeting held on March 6. Authorities from polio-affected countries attended the meeting virtually.According to WHO, the committee reviewed the […]

Iran FM to head to Moscow, discuss US nuclear talks

Donald Trump and Ayatollah Khamenei (ANI file photo) TEHRAN: Iran‘s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit Moscow this week to discuss recent nuclear negotiations with the United States held in Oman, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.On Saturday, Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat, the highest-level […]