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What is the 0 US visa integrity fee and how will it impact Indian travellers?

The United States has introduced a new $250 Visa Integrity Fee as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration overhaul, embedded in the recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4. Designed as a form of security

‘Have to do things the hard way’: Trump administration issues subpoenas to Harvard, warns Ivy could lose accreditation

The Trump administration has escalated its confrontation with Harvard University, warning that the elite institution could lose its accreditation over allegations related to foreign student programs and antisemitism on campus. In a joint statement released Tuesday, the Departments of Education

Turkey blocks X’s Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan

A Turkish court has blocked access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after it generated responses that authorities said included insults to President Tayyip Erdogan. Issues of political bias, hate speech and accuracy

Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Putin as Ukraine war casualties mount

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the growing death toll in Ukraine, stating that weekly casualties have surged to 7,000, a figure he called “unacceptable.” “I’m not happy with Putin. I can

China says US is in ‘no position’ to point fingers over Tibet issues

China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States was in “no position” to point fingers at the country on Tibet-related issues, urging Washington to fully recognise the “sensitivity” of the matter. Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks

Eleven dead and dozens injured in Kenya anti-government protests

Kenyan police fired to disperse demonstrators in Nairobi marking the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies on Monday, and police said 11 people were killed nationwide in the latest anti-government protests to end in bloodshed. The death of blogger Albert Ojwang

‘What’s Truth Social’: Musk’s comeback to Trump’s dig on new America Party

As the public feud between Trump and his estranged ally Elon Musk continues to escalate, the tech billionaire appeared to mock the US president’s social media platform Truth Social, stating that he “never heard” of it. Hours after the Tesla

Hezbollah leader refuses to disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated Sunday the militant group’s refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes. He spoke in a video address, as thousands gathered in Beirut’s southern suburbs

‘You need strong nerves’: Account of a solo traveller from Taiwan who took 104 hours to escape Iran amid Israeli airstrikes

When Ariel Kang Chengxuan, a 24-year-old solo traveller from Taiwan, fell asleep on a Persian carpet at a homestay in Isfahan, Iran, she had no idea she would soon find herself in the middle of a “12-day war”. Kang, a

US blames Hamas for attack that hurt two US aid workers in Gaza

The United States on Saturday blamed Hamas for an attack that injured two American aid workers from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation at a food distribution site in Gaza. The US- and Israeli-backed GHF said in a statement that the injured

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