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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump has extended an executive order that would impose a fee of $100,000 for H-1B non-immigrant visas by another year, the White House said on Friday (September 18, 2026). U.S. employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers can use the federal government’s H-1B visa…
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Over the last decade or so, India has complied with U.S. pressure to reduce oil imports from countries it has sought to isolate, such as Venezuela, Iran, and Russia, even though they were important sources for India. Once the U.S. pressure has eased, official data show that India has almost immediately turned back to these…
U.S. President Donald Trump has opposed efforts to constrain AI and claims that doing so could cause China to eclipse America on AI. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday (September 14, 2026) that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the…
President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too. First, Mr. Trump agreed to a measure that would bar him and his…
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A rocket launcher fires a munition during tests, involving an upgraded version of a 240-mm, 24-tube multiple rocket launcher system, tactical ballistic missiles, and a 155-mm self-propelled howitzer, overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in North Korea. | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korea said on Monday (September 14, 2026) it conducted a joint…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday (September 13, 2026) that he expected the Iran war to end this year, possibly just after midterm elections due in the United States in November, resulting in a drop in oil prices. “Iran will end right after – maybe before…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday (September 12, 2026) that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course. At a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, Mr. Trump said he would love…
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U.S. military and civilian officials have told their Saudi counterparts in recent weeks that Trump’s directive is to keep American forces focused on Iran and safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz. FIle | Photo Credit: AP Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called U.S. President Donald Trump twice on Thursday (September 10, 2026) and urged him…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said he did not regret going to war against Iran despite the impact the conflict may have on the November U.S. midterm elections. “I don’t believe in the word ‘regret.’ You can always question yourself a little bit,” Mr. Trump said in an…
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In President Donald Trump’s telling at a White House event on Tuesday (September 8, 2026), two firefighters bodily lifted him to safety from a site near an unstable building after the September 11, 2001 attacks. “And I’ll never forget,” Mr. Trump said, “we thought it was coming down on top of us, and two firemen,…