US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation raising the application fee for H-1B visas to $100,000, creating potentially major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are prolific. The new measure, which could likely face legal challenges, was announced alongside
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Iranian authorities hanged a man on Wednesday after convicting him of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency since 2022, the judiciary said. “Babak Shahbazi… was executed by hanging this morning following due legal process and the confirmation of his sentence by the Supreme Court,” the judiciary’s Mizan Online news website said. It was not immediately […]
The wife of former US Senator Robert Menendez has been sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison for aiding her husband in a bribery scheme involving stacks of cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz. Nadine Menendez, 58, was convicted in April of 15 counts, including bribery, after jurors found she acted as a […]
US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a university in Utah. The US authorities said they have detained a suspect in the fatal shooting. “The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody. We will provide updates when able,” FBI Director Kash […]
The government of the Central African Republic is launching a billion-dollar investment program covering all sectors and regions of the country. Investments totaling USD 12.8 billion, combined with extensive government reforms and incentives for businesses, are set to trigger an upswing for the country in the heart of Africa. A total of 543 specific projects […]
The Cuban Government has rejected the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea, stating that this action represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force against the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cuba further said this action ignores the commitment of the […]










