The United States government is moving to revise employment-based green card sponsorship requirements after completing a federal review of proposed changes to the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme. The proposed regulation, developed by the US Department of Labour (DOL), has cleared review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), paving the way for its […]
The United Kingdom has announced an increase in the financial requirements for international students applying for study visas, with applicants studying in London expected to demonstrate access to at least £14,130 in living expenses from November 30, 2026. As reported by Nairametrics on Wednesday, the revised maintenance requirements, introduced by the UK Home Office, will […]
A 24-year-old American Airlines flight attendant, Destiny Blake, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding an older woman of about $25,000 and using the money to fund international trips, Apple products and food deliveries. As reported by the Daily Mail on Wednesday, Blake, who is from Brooklyn, New York, was arrested by United States Customs and […]
United States President Donald Trump has said Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the US because he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, the Telegraph reports. The president made the declaration while addressing his supporters at a rally in Michigan on Monday. Trump, in the attack on the country, said, “Frankly, Norway sucks. Norway […]
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has expressed his desire to repair his strained relationships with his father, King Charles III, and his elder brother, Prince William, saying reconciliation is important amid other challenges facing the world. In an interview with GQ magazine in New York released on Tuesday, Harry said he remained hopeful that […]
Iran’s ambassador to Iraq said on Tuesday that Baghdad had agreed to “expel” or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups who have taken refuge on the Iraqi side of the border. The announcement came after senior Iraqi security officials repeatedly told AFP that Baghdad was refusing to do so, fearing for the lives […]
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu credited localized overnight curfews in Paris and other major cities for providing a measure of calm after intense nationwide protests that have seen thousands arrested and sustained violent clashes between demonstrators and police. Nighttime curfews went into effect on Monday night in cities including Paris, Bordeaux, Nice and Lyon as […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged political parties and trade unions to condemn violence unequivocally after protests against the rising cost of living turned into riots in cities across France on Saturday. In a televised address published on Sunday evening, Macron said the whole country felt anger and shame at the scenes. He stressed France […]
Israeli police said they had arrested 10 suspects as part of an investigation into violent incidents in the occupied-West Bank over the weekend, including separate attacks on a US photojournalist and European diplomats. Masked Israeli settlers were filmed on Friday assaulting Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, a US citizen, who was covering a Palestinian olive […]
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Monday that there had been any suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine and called on President Volodymyr Zelensky to “focus” on ending the war with Russia. “There has been no pause,” Rubio told reporters when asked about Ukraine’s claims that the United States had briefly halted the […]
