In a bold declaration signaling a dramatic shift in immigration policy, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, representing the Trump administration, labeled the H-1B visa system a “scam” and outlined plans for sweeping reforms to both the H-1B visa and green card frameworks. “Scam” and Structural Reform Lutnick, in a televised statement, criticized the current H-1B...
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim of mediating a truce between India and Pakistan during their military standoff in May, asserting that he used trade threats and high tariff warnings to prevent a potential nuclear war. Speaking at an event, Trump said he personally intervened after tensions escalated between the two...
Updated: Aug 26th, 2025 Valentina Gomez (image: X) A woman name Valentina Gomez, affiliated with Republican Party, a MAGA activist and a staunch Trump supporter, sparked online outrage for posting a video where she burnt Quran, the holy book of Islam. In the video, Gomez was seen holding a flamethrower-like object, and before setting the...
Two police officers were killed and a third seriously injured in a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, southeast Australia, local media reported on Tuesday. The property is located 210 km northeast of Melbourne in Victoria’s Alpine region. The officers were executing a warrant related to historical sexual abuse allegations when they were ambushed...
Ahead of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, President Xi Jinping praised the strategic partnership between China and Russia, describing it as the “most stable, mature, and strategically significant” relationship among major world powers. In a meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of Russia’s State Duma, Xi emphasized that the China-Russia relationship...
Updated: Aug 26th, 2025 Image source: NASA website NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on August 6 using its Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), according to the space agency’s website. The research team is currently analysing Webb’s data, with a preprint already available online. While interstellar comets pose no threat to Earth,...
Updated: Aug 26th, 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he deeply regretted the tragic mishap that occurred at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza. The attack on the Nasser Hospital killed 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom was working for Reuters. Following the incident, Israel faced global backlash over the deaths...
Updated: Aug 26th, 2025 US President Donald Trump said that he hopes to meet with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), later this year. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday during the outset of his meeting with visiting South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Trump said...
Updated: Aug 26th, 2025 Three people have died and one remains in serious condition after a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight in Britain, police said. “We can confirm that three people have died following a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight this morning. Four people in total were on board, with one...
Postal services in Australia and Switzerland have become the latest to announce a suspension of deliveries to the United States, joining a growing list of countries halting shipments in response to the Trump administration’s sudden tariff changes. The move comes ahead of new levies set to take effect on Friday, August 29. Several other countries,...