WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has extended by another year the $100,000 fee requirement for certain new H-1B visa applicants. According to the White House, the measure will now remain in place until September 2027.Under the order, some H-1B applicants outside the United States must pay $100,000 with their visa application, though exemptions may be…
TOKYO: Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was seen handing out political pamphlets to commuters at Minami-Funabashi Station in Chiba on September 18, during the morning rush. His official schedule listed the activity from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., focused on building support in his local constituency.According to reports, the leaflets covered local issues such…
Moscow: Russian officials said on Saturday that Moscow’s electronic voting system came under powerful cyberattacks overnight as the country’s tightly controlled parliamentary elections entered their second day.Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia’s Central Election Commission, said the attack was ongoing and was happening “almost without interruption.” She gave no details about its nature and did not…
Ukraine has fired its largest drone attack on the Moscow region, the mayor has said, hitting the city’s main oil refinery and a residential building. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones heading for the capital had been shot down in what he called “the most massive” attack. The region’s governor said at least two people…
London: British investigators say the September 8 air traffic control failure was traced to a minor software fault that began within a single millisecond. It led to the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights across the UK and also disrupted passengers travelling between Britain and the UAE.According to National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the affected…
LONDON: Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana, has claimed in a new excerpt from his memoir that the late Queen Elizabeth II reacted irritably to incomplete news of Diana’s car crash, before the seriousness of the situation was known, asking: “What is she doing now?”The excerpt, published Friday, also alleges the Queen considered restoring Diana’s…
Ed Sheeran has apologised to fans for making “mistakes” as he opened his first show since Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. The singer began his concert in Philadelphia by addressing the controversy that has since engulfed the tour and prompted all of his support acts to quit. “I…
Ed Sheeran told his fans that he had made mistakes after Macklemore was dropped for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage this month. Earlier, pro-Palestinian protesters had gathered near the stadium to express solidarity with Macklemore. The British singer’s backing band and opening acts boycotted the event – leaving Sheeran alone on stage to address the…
Concertgoers filing into Ed Sheeran’s concert on Saturday night had mixed emotions about seeing him perform without opening acts or his support band, after Macklemore was dropped for making pro-Palestinian remarks. Nearby, protesters gathered to express support for the American rapper and urge Sheeran to address the controversy. BBC correspondent Carl Nasman speaks to both…
COPENHAGEN: Greenland, Denmark and the United States expect to sign a new agreement next week aimed at strengthening security in the Arctic and North Atlantic, the Danish Prime Minister’s Office said. Signing is expected in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.The agreement will not take effect immediately after signing. It must…
