H-1B visas allow companies to sponsor foreign workers with specialized skills

Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, Estonia said, triggering complaints of a dangerous new provocation from the EU and NATO but a denial from Moscow.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted multiple times, spewing a column of ash kilometres into the sky after authorities raised its alert level to the highest, prompting a local airport to suspend operations on Saturday.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world should not be “intimidated” by Israel and its creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank, as the nearly two-year-long Israeli offensive in Gaza intensified yesterday, killing at least 51 people.

President Donald Trump on Friday bashed US media coverage that he claimed was unduly negative and therefore “illegal,” stoking a debate over free speech following the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show by ABC.

US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee be added to H-1B skilled worker visas, creating potentially major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are prolific.

Russia yesterday slammed the UN Security Council vote to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and warned of a risk of an “escalation of tensions”.

A federal judge has tossed out US President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

Major European airports, including Brussels, Berlin and London’s Heathrow, were hit by a cyberattack yesterday on check-in systems that caused cancellations and long delays for many passengers.

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week as Russia intensified strikes across his country.

From the music, film to publishing industries, growing numbers of Western artists are calling for a cultural boycott of Israel over the Gaza war, hoping to emulate the success of the apartheid-era blockade of South Africa.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday that efforts to cap climate warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial level are failing, as the UN prepared to host a climate week event alongside its annual diplomatic gathering.

Electronic check-in, baggage drop affected, RTX says

Trump did not say if the strike occurred off of Venezuela, where the US Navy has deployed a small armada to combat drug trafficking.

With most Western governments resistant to major economic sanctions, musicians, celebrities and writers are hoping to build public pressure for more action.

Erik Siebert, US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, told staff of his resignation via an email on Friday

They are likely seeking to leverage their media publications

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday the world should not be "intimidated" by Israel and its creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank

The Trump administration imposed fresh restrictions Friday on Harvard's access to federal funds, opening a new front in its unprecedented crackdown on the prestigious US university

US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping spoke by phone yesterday with expectations that they were set to finalise the fate of the hugely popular and influential video app TikTok, as well as discussing trade.