Iran launched fresh attacks against US military positions in the Gulf on Thursday, intensifying an already volatile conflict despite US President Donald Trump warning that Washington remained prepared to launch additional strikes against Tehran. The latest exchange of attacks marks another major escalation in the six-month-old US-Iran war and threatens to widen the confrontation beyond...
A US-backed programme designed to monitor landslides, floods and other natural hazards in Nepal was shut down in January 2025 following funding cuts under the Donald Trump administration, more than a year before a devastating Himalayan disaster claimed more than 1,200 lives and left thousands of people missing. The closure of the disaster-monitoring initiative has...
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down from his position after months of reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, marking another major change in the Pentagon’s senior leadership at a particularly sensitive time for the American military. The White House confirmed Driscoll’s departure after reports emerged that he had spoken with President Donald...
The Donald Trump administration has proposed a dramatic increase in the cost of hiring highly skilled foreign workers through the H-1B visa programme, with a new fee of $103,265 for covered H-1B petitions. The proposed charge could significantly change the cost-benefit calculation for American companies that depend on international professionals to fill specialised positions. It...
US Vice President JD Vance sparked attention during a political appearance in Maine after referring to Canada as a “state” while discussing increasingly tense trade relations between Washington and Ottawa. Vance made the remark on Monday, August 24, during an event in Brewer, Maine, as he defended the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive position on Canadian...
A US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that the measure exceeded the legal authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and conflicted with federal immigration law. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas, sitting in Manhattan, issued the ruling on Friday, August 21,...
The United States has imposed a new 50% tariff on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian goods after last-minute negotiations between Washington and Ottawa failed to produce a trade agreement. The move has sharply escalated tensions between the two countries and prompted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to announce plans for dollar-for-dollar retaliation. The new...
US Vice President JD Vance has intensified his criticism of outsourcing, foreign labor and immigration policies, arguing that decades of economic decisions weakened American manufacturing and left working-class communities struggling with job losses and social disruption. Speaking in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, Vance presented the decline of American industry as part of a broader...
US President Donald Trump has issued a sharp warning to Oman amid rising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States could launch military action if Muscat interferes with Washington’s efforts to reopen and secure the strategically vital waterway. The warning came during a television interview on Monday, August 17, as the broader...
US President Donald Trump has intensified the confrontation with Iran by saying that the United States could declare the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz US territory after what he described as Iran’s defeat. The statement marks a significant escalation in Washington’s rhetoric over one of the world’s most important maritime passages and comes as the...