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The Taliban government has rejected US President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left the sprawling military facility in the Taliban’s hands. Mr Trump on Saturday renewed his call to re-establish a US presence at Bagram, even saying “we’re talking now to Afghanistan” about the matter. He did not offer …

Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck as he spoke to students at a university campus in Utah on September 10. Thousands of people were in attendance to watch Kirk, who was well known for his strong, right wing conservative opinions, debate students. Whilst debating the issue of school shootings in America, Mr Kirk was shot in the neck with …

Canada has formally recognised a Palestinian state, aligning itself with European allies and pushing ahead with a policy that has drawn criticism from US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office announced the move in a statement on Sunday, calling it a “coordinated international effort to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution.” “While Canada is under no illusions …

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف آج سے امریکا کا اہم دورہ کر رہے ہیں، جہاں وہ منگل کو 6 مسلم ممالک کے رہنماؤں کے ہمراہ امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ سے ملاقات اور 26 ستمبر کو اقوام متحدہ کی جنرل اسمبلی سے خطاب کریں گے، وزیراعظم کی کئی عالمی رہنماؤں سے ملاقاتیں بھی طے پا گئی ہیں۔ وزارتِ خارجہ کی جانب سے جاری …

US President Donald Trump’s push to retake Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base, framed as a response to China’s nuclear build-up in Xinjiang, risks destabilising an already fragile region and could once again turn the war-torn nation into a flashpoint in the US-China rivalry, observers warn. The historic Soviet-built base is located roughly 70km (43 miles) north of Kabul and less than …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …