25 h. ago Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisonedJailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the Hong Kong government was trying to keep dissidents behind bars for as long as possible.Wong, a well-known activist who has been in jail for more than four years either awaiting trial or serving sentences, is accused of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country. He appeared in court on Friday to hear the charge and did not apply for bail. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Harvard wins relief as judge halts Trump’s fresh bid to ban foreign students

Harvard spokesperson calls president’s order ‘yet another illegal retaliatory step’

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48 h. ago Judge temporarily stops Trump from banning new Harvard foreign students

President Donald Trump 's day feuding with his former First Buddy Elon Musk became worse Thursday night as a federal judge blocked his assault on Harvard University.

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49 h. ago Judge blocks Trump’s ban on foreign Harvard students entering US

University argues president’s proclamation is a ‘government vendetta’ against the school

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52 h. ago Harvard demands federal judge block Donald Trump's ban on foreign students in new claim

Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump 's effort to block foreign students from attending the Ivy League schoo.

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3 d. ago Trump escalates vendetta against Harvard with fresh bid to ban foreign students

A Harvard spokesperson called president’s order ‘yet another illegal retaliatory step’ intended to suppress the university’s freedom of speech

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3 d. ago Trump suspends Harvard University's foreign student visa program for 'undermining' national security

President Donald Trump has officially declared he will restrict foreign nationals from studying at Harvard University.

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4 d. ago Trump’s 50% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum come into effect

Trading partners around the world express anger including Mexico which buys more steel out of the US than it sends the other wayThe US has doubled tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports to 50%, pressing ahead in the face of criticism from key trading partners with a measure that Donald Trump says is intended to revive the American industry.After imposing and rapidly lifting tariffs on much of the world, only to reduce them, Trump last week refocused on the global steel and aluminum markets – and the dominance of China. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here's what we know

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers

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4 d. ago The ugly past behind Salma Hayek and Linda Evangelista's happily blended family: Supermodel took fashion tycoon François

Linda Evangelista and her ex François-Henri Pinault were the image of harmonious co-parents as they beamed for photos at their son's high school graduation in the US this week,

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5 d. ago Utah oil tycoon family accused of conspiring with Mexican cartel on Trump’s foreign terrorist list

Oil magnate James Jensen and his son Maxwell allegedly trafficked 2,900 shipments of stolen crude oil into the U.S.

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6 d. ago Brit dad 'caught spying for China' as he 'called Xi Jinping the boss in phone calls'

John Miller, 63, is accused of conspiring with US-based Chinese national Cui Guanghai, 43 after he was arrested in a sting involving undercover FBI agents

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7 d. ago Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices

President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: grocery aisles

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7 d. ago Utah oil tycoon family accused of conspiring with Mexican cartel in $300M smuggling scheme

Oil magnate James Jensen and his son Maxwell allegedly trafficked 2,900 shipments of stolen crude oil into the U.S.

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8 d. ago FACT FOCUS: Trump’s claims about remedial math at Harvard don’t add up

As President Donald Trump moves to revoke Harvard University's certification to enroll foreign students, he is falsely claiming that the university is offering “low grade mathematics like two plus two is four.”

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8 d. ago ‘My stomach just dropped’: foreign students in panicked limbo as Trump cancels visa interviews

State department move to cancel student visa interviews at all US embassies has shocked international scholars International students in the US: are you considering studying elsewhere?Students around the world who were gearing up to study in the United States this fall face growing uncertainty after the Trump administration temporarily halted student visa appointments this week.On Tuesday, a state department directive ordered US embassies globally to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it prepares to implement expanded social media screening for all international visa applicants. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Harvard president takes swipe at Trump after president’s repeated threats

Harvard University’s president took a swipe at Donald Trump’s attempts to kick foreign students out of the Ivy League institution.

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9 d. ago Hong Kong releases second group of democrats jailed for four years in national security trial

Among those freed was long-time political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groupsFour people jailed in the landmark national security trial of the “Hong Kong 47”, the pro-democracy figures accused of conspiracy to commit subversion, were freed on Friday after more than four years behind bars, the second group to be released in a month.Among those freed was longtime political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groups, the Civil Human Rights Front, which disbanded in 2021. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Foreign tax provision in Trump budget bill spooks Wall Street

Legislation would erode the appeal of US financial assets, banks and investors say

Economics

9 d. ago Judge delivers crushing blow to Trump's ban on Harvard's foreign students

Allison Burrough's decision was reported from a Boston courtroom as the details were still being hashed out.

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