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US air force and naval academies remove race and gender from admissions process in major policy shift

In a major policy shift, the United States’ air force academy has removed race, gender, and ethnicity as factors in its admissions process. This move comes after a lawsuit alleged that the institution’s approach to building class diversity was discriminatory. According to a justice department court filing on Friday, the decision was formalised in early […]

‘Very exciting for America, world’: US President Donald Trump’s update on tariff policy

US President Donald Trump on Friday provided an update on how the tariff policy was faring and said that it was “very exciting for America and the world”.“We are doing really well on our TARIFF POLICY. Very exciting for America, and the World!!! It is moving along quickly,” he said in a post on Truth […]

Beijing has ‘sufficient reserve of policy tools’: Chinese Premier Li Qiang over Trump’s tariff war

Representative image China’s second-highest leader Li Qiang said on Tuesday that the country has the necessary tools to handle economic challenges, following widespread tariffs imposed by the United States, China’s main trading partner. “China’s macroeconomic policy this year takes full account of various uncertainties and has a sufficient reserve of policy tools,” Premier Li Qiang […]

Brooke Rollins: Who is Brooke Rollins? Trump’s agri secretary at heart of tariff policy debate

File photo: US agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins (Pictur credit: AP) US agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins, who took up the charge previous month, has stirred fresh debate over the future of US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs after her recent TV appearance. Rollins was seen dodging direct questions on whether the levies would remain in place.Speaking […]

Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center

The head of the Wilson Center, a storied foreign policy think tank, resigned on Tuesday, a day after employees from Elon Musk’s government-overhauling team arrived at the group’s Washington headquarters to dismantle it, according to people familiar with the actions at the center. The resignation of the president, Mark Green, a Republican, and the visit […]

Did US ask French companies it works with to comply with Donald Trump’s rollback of DEI policy?

France accused US diplomats of meddling with companies that work with the US government. French media and a French minister claimed that US diplomats have been interfering in the operations of French companies by forcing them to comply with President Donald Trump’s rollback of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives. The US diplomats in France […]

Who is Katrina Armstrong? Columbia University’s former interim president steps down after announcing sweeping policy changes

Katrina Armstrong resigned as interim president of Columbia University, choosing to return to her role as chief executive officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center.In a statement published on Columbia’s website on Friday, Armstrong said she was proud to have led the university during an “important and challenging time” but that her “ heart is […]

Columbia University bows to federal pressure, agrees to policy changes amid antisemitism row

Columbia University agreed to a series of policy changes after the Trump administration froze $400 million in federal funding over concerns about antisemitism on campus. These measures include a mask ban, new disciplinary protocols, and granting campus police the authority to make arrests.The Ivy League institution, which had become a focal point for violent anti-Israel […]