Portugal to officially recognise State of Palestine Sunday: ministry
NN ONLINE: Portugal will officially recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, Lisbon’s foreign ministry said on Friday, ahead of a UN General Assembly where […]
International
Trump signs order imposing $100K annual fee for H-1B Visas, unveils $1M “Gold Card” visa
NN ONLINE: US President Donald Trump is raising dramatically to $100,000 the fee for the visa used extensively by high-tech workers, especially from India, […]
US again vetoes UN security council Gaza
AFP : The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its […]
Trump eyes Bagram, sparks Afghan re-invasion fears
Reuters : US President Donald Trump’s goal of re-occupying Bagram air base in Afghanistan might end up looking like a re-invasion of the country, requiring […]
Canada, Mexico seek fairer US trade deal
AFP : The leaders of Canada and Mexico on Thursday defended their three-way free-trade deal with the United States, while agreeing to try and make […]
Taliban bans women-authored books in Afghan universities
BBC : The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which […]
Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on nuclear sanctions
Aljazeera : Iran has hit out at European states that have threatened to revive international sanctions over the monitoring of its nuclear programme. Tehran officials […]
800+ students food poisoned by Indonesian govt meals
Reuters : Over 800 students fell sick in two cases of mass food poisoning this week after consuming free school meals sponsored by the Indonesian […]
Starmer, Trump to discuss foreign investment
Reuters : Donald Trump arrived at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s country residence on Thursday for talks designed to focus the U.S. leader’s unprecedented second […]