South Korea’s leading universities have begun rejecting applicants with histories of school bullying, marking the first time the country’s top institutions have enforced such a policy.Despite strong academic records, two students were denied admission to Seoul National University (SNU) last year, not for their grades, but for past involvement in school bullying.They were among 45 […]
US visas will soon be out of reach to applicants suffering from any chronic illness or medical conditions like diabetes or obesity, reports claimed, citing a new directive from the Trump administration. CBS News reported that KFF Health News examined the cable of the State Department sent to embassy and consular officials asking visa officers […]
US visas will soon be out of reach to applicants suffering from any chronic illness or medical conditions like diabetes or obesity, reports claimed, citing a new directive from the Trump administration. CBS News reported that KFF Health News examined the cable of the State Department sent to embassy and consular officials asking visa officers […]
USCIS announces end of automatic EAD extensions. The Donald Trump administration has come up with a new rule for migrant workers that will impact their stay and authorization to work in the country. This will end a Biden administration practice that allowed certain immigrants to keep working legally after their work permit expired as long […]
Why Saudi drivers should treat yellow lights seriously now / AI-generated Image Saudi authorities say the yellow (amber) traffic signal is a transition warning that requires drivers to slow and prepare to stop, not a cue to speed up. While simply passing on amber is not automatically fined, entering or crossing the stop line after […]
Sanae Takaichi made history on Tuesday as Japan’s first woman prime minister, but she is no ordinary politician. At 64, the new leader is a devoted heavy metal fan who still plays drums at home whenever she feels stressed.“I play after he goes to sleep,” she joked during a recent interview with a Japanese YouTuber, […]
Kuwait’s Awqaf Ministry issues strict new guidelines for mosque surveillance – monitoring, oversight and accountability now firmly in state hands / AI generated image for Illustration purposes only On October 19, 2025, Kuwait’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs issued a nationwide directive mandating that all surveillance cameras within mosques must receive prior approval from […]
Centrist Rodrigo Paz won Bolivia’s presidential runoff on Sunday, defeating conservative rival Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, as the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation helped propel the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule. Paz, a senator from the Christian Democratic Party, won 54.5% of the vote, beating Quiroga’s 45.5%, according to early results […]
There was great surprise when Cameroon’s electoral commission announced the 12 candidates for the October 12 presidential election. For the third time in Cameroon’s political history, one of the contenders running for the highest office in the country is a woman.The fact that Tomaino Hermine Patricia Ndam Njoya was even allowed to run is remarkable, […]
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth (Pic credit: AP) Sikh minorities in the US military voiced strong objections to defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement mandating stricter grooming standards, including a ban on beards, long hair, and other personal expressions. “The Sikh Coalition, a group that has advocated for Sikhs in the military who want to wear […]
