Canada has increased the financial requirement to $20,635 from $10,000 for foreign students applying for study permits. Canada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller informed the decision at a recent press conference while announcing a set of new requirements for foreign students. The amount will be
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of tank cartridges and related equipment to Israel for an estimated $106.5 million, the Pentagon said on Saturday. The sale will be from US Army inventory and consist of 120mm M830A1 High Explosive Anti-Tank Multi-Purpose with Tracer (MPAT) t
The United States on Friday slapped sanctions on dozens of people over human rights abuses, including Iranian officers it accused of being involved in the targeting of US officials, ahead of Human Rights Day on Sunday. The US Treasury and State Departments imposed sanctions and visa restrictions o
US Department of Justice on Thursday filed new criminal charges against US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, accusing him of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes while spending millions of dollars on a lavish lifestyle. Hunter Biden, 53, was hit with three felony and six misdemeanor tax offenses,
The U.S. nuclear power industry is pressuring the administration of President Joe Biden to include existing reactors in a subsidy program for hydrogen, arguing that U.S. goals to jumpstart a "clean hydrogen" economy could fail without them. The lobbying push reflects the big stakes for the nuclear
Canada on Wednesday said it plans to unveil a cap and trade system starting in 2026 for limiting emissions from the oil and gas sector, a step toward fulfilling one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's key climate policies. The framework for the cap and trade system will be announced on Thursday, ah
A lone shooter opened fire on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a fourth before the suspect was shot dead by police, authorities said at a news briefing hours afterward. Police declined to publicly identify the assailant, going
US Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared hesitant to upend a tax targeting owners of foreign corporations that could undermine efforts at imposing a wealth tax on the very rich in a case that has sparked controversy over a call for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse. The justices heard arguments
Unionized journalists at The Washington Post said they would stage a 24-hour strike on Thursday to protest staff cuts and what they call management's failure to bargain in good faith in contract talks that have stretched on for 18 months, reports Reuters. The planned one-day walkout would ma
Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will not become a dictator if he becomes US president again except "on day one", after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that America was in danger of becoming an autocracy if he wins the 2024 election. Republican presidential candidate Trump had to
The United States is among at least 60 countries backing a pledge on Tuesday to cut cooling-related emissions by 2050, US State Department officials said at the UN climate summit in Dubai. The Global Cooling Pledge would mark the world's first collective focus on energy emissions from the cooling
The United States on Monday expanded a visa restriction policy on Ugandan officials to include those it believes are responsible for undermining democracy and repressing marginalised groups in Uganda, while also announcing a new visa restriction policy for officials in Zimbabwe. US Secretary of St
A U.S. appeals court on Monday threw out a $2.18 billion patent-infringement award won by patent owner VLSI Technology against Intel Corp overturning one of the largest verdicts in the history of U.S. patent law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the jury's 2021 verdict th
