The White House issued a major clarification on Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry a day earlier, saying a US$100,000 fee will be a “one-time” payment imposed only on new applicants. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had repeatedly said on Friday that the fee would be applied annually, but a White House official …
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President Trump just made it a lot more expensive for companies to hire foreign workers through the H-1B program. The White House announced Friday that Trump signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee. H-1B visas allow U.S. companies to hire foreign …
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Friday’s phone call between the leaders of China and the United States could deliver a marked – if fragile – improvement in stability in the world’s most consequential relationship, Chinese observers said. However, they also sounded a note of caution. One analyst highlighted serious sources of friction, such as confrontations in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, while …
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Venezuela on Friday accused the United States of waging an “undeclared war” in the Caribbean and called for a UN investigation of American strikes that killed over a dozen alleged drug traffickers on boats in recent weeks. Washington has deployed warships to international waters off Venezuela’s coast, backed by F-35 fighters sent to Puerto Rico in what it calls an …
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President Trump just made it a lot more expensive for companies to hire foreign workers through the H-1B program. The White House announced Friday that Trump signed a proclamation requiring employers to pay a hefty $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applications, an enormous jump from the current $215 lottery registration fee. H-1B visas allow U.S. companies to hire foreign …
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US efforts to ban TikTok started during Trump’s first term in 2020. Months before he left office, Trump threatened to ban TikTok and another Chinese app WeChat. The Biden administration rescinded Trump’s executive orders on the topic but continued to scrutinize TikTok. The US congress eventually passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications (PAFACA) Act in April 2024. …
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A Florida federal judge has tossed out a £11 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times on the basis that it was too petty. US District Judge Steven Merryday ruled on Friday that Mr Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language which had no bearing on the legal …
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امریکا کے صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے افغانستان میں بگرام ایئر بیس پر دوبارہ قبضے کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ جس پر رد عمل دیتے ہوئے طالبان حکومت نے کہا ہے کہ افغانوں نے تاریخ میں کبھی کسی غیر ملکی فوج کی موجودگی کو قبول نہیں کیا۔ برطانوی خبر رساں ادارے ’رائٹرز‘ کے مطابق موجودہ اور سابقہ امریکی عہدیداروں نے کہا ہے …
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted at the possible extension of a trade truce with China and at facilitating a deal for TikTok’s continued operation in America, as the market eagerly awaits any signs of progress in an anticipated phone call between the two countries’ leaders today. Trump made the comments at a joint press conference with British Prime …
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US President Donald Trump has said he “didn’t want” Sadiq Khan at events put on for his second state visit to the United Kingdom, escalating his feud with the London mayor by describing him as “among the worst mayors in the world”. The US president said that Khan had wanted to attend, but “I asked that he not be there”. …
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