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Postal services in Australia, Switzerland, India, and several European countries have temporarily halted shipments to the United States following new customs and tariff rules, including the removal of the $800 de minimis exemption for low-value parcels.
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With global powers chasing competing visions, multipolarity is being shaped more by rivalry, and less by cooperation
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The US is launching a visa bond pilot program that could require some business or tourist visa applicants to pay up to $15,000 as a bond. This move aims to curb overstays and includes tighter screening of student visa applicants.
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The US State Department has launched a probe into Harvard’s eligibility in the Exchange Visitor Program, amid rising political tensions over foreign student policies, free speech concerns, and national security.
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Bitcoin surged past $1,21,000 for the first time, driven by institutional demand, ETF inflows, and macroeconomic factors. Ethereum also rose. Experts cite regulatory clarity, tokenization progress, and US policy support as key drivers of this sustained crypto market rally
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Twenty U.S. states have sued the Trump administration for allegedly violating federal privacy laws by sharing Medicaid data of non-citizens with DHS to aid deportations. California AG Rob Bonta says the move breaches HIPAA and long-standing federal protections.
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The US Embassy in a brief statement on X also said if anyone breaks the US law, they will be punished with "significant criminal penalties".
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Justices will rule on nationwide injunction limits, school LGBTQ-storybook opt-outs, Louisiana redistricting, Texas porn-law challenge and more before breaking until October
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for a final round of contentious hearings marked by scrutiny over his controversial decisions
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Indian students at Harvard say they are navigating a “rollercoaster” of uncertainty and anxiety amid the Trump administration's relentless battle against the university while also dealing with a dearth of job opportunities
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In one of his posts, Musk floated a poll asking whether a new political party was needed in the United States. He claimed that 80 per cent of respondents supported the idea
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President Trump plans to sell his Tesla amid an escalating feud with Elon Musk. The rift risks federal contracts worth billions and space missions reliant on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. Musk recently walked back a threat to decommission Dragon amid growing political tensions
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The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 am, a cushion that may avoid the chaos that unfolded at airports nationwide when a similar measure took effect with virtually no notice in 2017
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The US President later posted on social media that the higher tariff rate would take effect on June 4
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered US missions around the world to pause student visa interviews to incorporate expanded scrutiny of the social media footprints of applicants.
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The Trump Administration must realise that such a hammer-like approach towards legal migrants will ultimately hurt US interests
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The Trump administration's latest salvos include asking federal agencies to cancel about USD 100 million in contracts with the Ivy League school
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Musk's announcement came just a day after he publicly criticised the cornerstone of Trump's legislative agenda
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We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action. It imperils the futures of thousands of students and scholars across Harvard and serves as a warning to countless others at colleges and universities throughout the country, says Harvard University President Alan Garber
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“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, international students who contribute significantly to the University and its mission,” Harvard said in its suit. “Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard.”
