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Trump 2.0: What's the conservative row over H-1B visas?
Check who could be affected by the policy changes
21 January 2025, 05:47 AM
'Please let us in': Trump crackdown leaves migrants in tears
He vowed to declare a national emergency at the border with Mexico
21 January 2025, 05:37 AM
Elon Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration
Musk dismissed criticism of the hand gesture as a "tired" attack.
21 January 2025, 05:08 AM
Trump leaves Paris climate agreement, doubles down on fossil fuels
Under the accord's rules, the United States will formally exit in one year.
21 January 2025, 04:56 AM
What Melania Trump wore to the inauguration - including the hat
The fashion industry eyes the ensembles of the first ladies
21 January 2025, 04:12 AM
Nations react to Trump inauguration
Some of the first reactions after Trump took the oath of office
21 January 2025, 03:45 AM
The global forces sending coffee prices skyward
Experts and industry insiders expect volatility will remain the watchword, giving little visibility for producers
21 January 2025, 03:35 AM
Love and rights: Thailand's same-sex marriage milestone
The new law coming into effect Thursday grants same-sex couples the same legal rights as heterosexual couples
21 January 2025, 03:29 AM
Trump grants pardons to 1,500 US Capitol rioters
Trump, just hours after taking office, also ordered that all pending criminal cases against Capitol riot defendants be dropped.
21 January 2025, 03:22 AM
6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan
The epicentre was recorded 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north of Yujing, a mango-growing district in southern Taiwan, the USGS said.
21 January 2025, 03:17 AM
From the border to 'woke,' Trump signs raft of orders on Day 1
Some of his orders delivered on promises he made during the 2024 campaign
21 January 2025, 03:10 AM
Full speech of Trump after being sworn in for second term
Full speech of Donald Trump
20 January 2025, 18:52 PM
Trump vows to launch 'tariff' wars
In his speech, he reiterated his plan to set up an "External Revenue Service"
20 January 2025, 18:11 PM
Taliban deputy FM calls for girls’ high schools to open
The Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM
South Korea’s Yoon shuns questioning
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol yesterday refused to be questioned by investigators under a probe into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his supporters faced being charged over a violent rampage on a court building.
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Biden pre-emptively pardons Trump foes
US President Joe Biden yesterday issued pre-emptive pardons to former Covid-19 advisor Anthony Fauci and retired general Mark Milley to shield them from “politically motivated prosecutions” under the Trump administration.
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Houthis will only target Israeli-linked vessels
Yemen’s Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israeli-linked ships after the Gaza ceasefire came into effect, according to the Yemen-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC).
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Thank God I’m outside’
About 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released in exchange for three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas to Israel, as part of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal aimed at ending 15 months of offensive.
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM
What Trump 2.0 could mean for the world
Donald Trump’s second presidential term could have huge implications for US trade policy, climate change, the war in Ukraine, electric vehicles, Americans’ taxes and illegal immigration.
20 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN
Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday
20 January 2025, 17:52 PM