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US unions sue over new visa rule for foreign students, journalists
New rule caps student and exchange visas to four years, while most journalist visas will be limited to 240 days.
UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks
Iran denies launching missiles at the UAE, suggesting the incident was a 'false flag operation'.
US sanctions International Criminal Court’s president and top lawyer
The US has sanctioned International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye.
Trial begins that could force Meta to change Facebook and Instagram
A landmark trial has begun in California over allegations Meta deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive.
US, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says
Trump announces pause on 50 percent duty on Canadian exports shortly before midnight deadline.
US refineries taking in half of Venezuela’s oil output, official says
US official says Venezuela is sending 500,000 of its 1.25 million barrels per day output to Gulf Coast refineries.
How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
US ambassador to Israel calls settler violence ‘terror’
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank
US condemns ‘unnecessary escalation’ after Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airbase
Damascus called the attacks “an unjustified act of aggression” that imperilled regional security.
واشینگتنپست: چین و روسیه ماشین جنگی جمهوری اسلامی را سرپا نگه داشتهاند
روزنامه واشینگتنپست سهشنبه ۲۷ مرداد در تحلیلی نوشت که چین و روسیه با کمک به جمهوری اسلامی از جمله از طریق تامین مواد شیمیایی و اطلاعات نظامی و جاسوسی، ماشین جنگی تهران را سرپا نگه داشتهاند.