US EPA plans to reduce staff to 1980s levels, cut budget by 0 million | World News

US EPA plans to reduce staff to 1980s levels, cut budget by $300 million | World News

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced plans to reorganize and reduce staffing to 1980s-levels and slash its budget by $300 million in fiscal year 2026. “This reorganization will bring much needed efficiencies to incorporate science into our rulemakings...
82 PTI workers sentenced to 4 months in prison

82 PTI workers sentenced to 4 months in prison

Islamabad: A Pakistan anti-terrorism court on Friday sentenced 82 workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to four months in prison for staging a violent protest last year. More than 1,500 PTI supporters were arrested after staging...
Israeli forces to demolish over 100 homes in West Bank, local governor says

Israeli forces to demolish over 100 homes in West Bank, local governor says

Jerusalem: Israeli forces were preparing on Friday to carry out home demolitions across two northern urban refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the governor of one of the camps and Israeli military documents shared with The Associated...
7 people are dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone, police say | World News

7 people are dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone, police say | World News

A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people, Idaho State Police say. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho. The state park...
Deporting international students will end US edge in STEM fields

Deporting international students will end US edge in STEM fields

In early April 2025, the Trump administration terminated the immigration statuses of thousands of international students listed in a government database, meaning they no longer had legal permission to be in the country. Some students self-deported instead of facing deportation.The...
How Rubio Proved Himself as Trump’s Loyal Foreign Policy Foot Soldier

How Rubio Proved Himself as Trump’s Loyal Foreign Policy Foot Soldier

After President Trump ousted Mike Waltz, his national security adviser, on Thursday night, he settled on someone less hawkish on Russia and willing to remain in lock-step with his foreign policy approach to Iran, Gaza and China.He didn’t have to...
As ties with India nosedive, Bangladesh makes overtures to China

As ties with India nosedive, Bangladesh makes overtures to China

The ouster of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024 and the establishment of an interim government under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus has changed the dynamics of India-Bangladesh relations. Dhaka under Sheikh Hasina had managed to balance its relationship between New...
Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza

Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza

It’s almost 5 a.m. on March 23 in Rafah, southern Gaza. Two Red Crescent medics are out searching for a missing ambulance crew. Driving is Asaad al-Nasasra and sitting beside him and filming is Rifaat Radwan. Both have worked with...
How the End of a U.S. Tax Loophole Hurts Chinese Companies

How the End of a U.S. Tax Loophole Hurts Chinese Companies

A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and filling customs forms is closing on Friday. Meaghan Tobin, a correspondent for The New York Times covering...
US is not giving up on settling the conflict in Ukraine, says Rubio

US is not giving up on settling the conflict in Ukraine, says Rubio

Washington: Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State and acting National Security Advisor, said that the US does not give up on the matter of settling the conflict in Ukraine but acknowledges that there are plenty of more important problems across...
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