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Trump administration scraps lottery system for granting H1-B visas, amends rules to prioritise foreigners with higher skills and wages

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Earlier, in September this year, the Trump administration had announced an additional $100,000 fee for H-1B visa application per filing.
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US House Democrats release fresh batch of photos from the Epstein estate featuring figures like Bill Gates, Noam Chomsky and Woody Allen

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US Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday (18th December) released a fresh batch of 68 photos from Epstein's...
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Caribbean boat strikes trigger war crime controversy, US lawmakers seek audio and video records: Read how Trump and Defence Secretary Hegseth are facing heat

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A row has erupted in the US as Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is likely to face criminal liability for giving a “kill everybody” order, which led to a second airstrike on a boat and the killing of the survivors of the first strike on 2nd September.
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Trump, Hegseth committed war crimes? US Defence Secretary could be held liable for strikes on alleged drug boat, White House admits order came from...

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In this incident, 11 people were killed in the two Pete Hegseth-ordered strikes. Reports say that the military knew there were survivors in the water after the first hit.
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As Trump moves to designate Muslim Brotherhood as terror group, here’s what you must know about it and its Al Jazeera links

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The executive order states that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shall submit a joint report to the President concerning the designation of any Muslim Brotherhood chapters or other subdivisions, including those in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, as FTO and SDGTs.
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Trump signs executive order to establish federal Artificial Intelligence program ‘Genesis Mission’: All you need to know

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With the Genesis Mission, the Trump administration aims to coordinate the fragmented federal assets with academia and private companies to reduce reliance on foreign nations, especially China for semiconductors, critical minerals and AI technology.
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US: Trump administration designates 4 violent, foreign left-wing Antifa groups as global terrorists

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In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he had designated German-based Antifa Ost as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists," alongside three other groups in Greece and Italy. He called this move an effort to build on Donald Trump's "commitment to confront Antifa’s campaign of political violence."
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After announcing additional $100,000 fee, Trump now aims to abolish H1B visa lottery system: All you need to know about the new rule 

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The Trump administration has announced another major H-1B visa reform, scrapping the existing lottery for a wage-based selection system.
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As Trump creates H1-B visa complications to appease MAGA supporters, read how this may be a strategy to hide corruption of his “border czar”...

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After winning the Presidential election in November 2024, Trump appointed Homan as his “border czar”, an advisory role which did not require a Senate confirmation or a full background check by the FBI.
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Days after saying India will say ‘sorry’ to US, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says US will sort out India once New Delhi stops buying...

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“So, the president (Trump) called nonsense on that and said you got to stop that stuff. So, I think India, we’ll sort it out once they stop buying Russian oil,” Howard Lutnick added.
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