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Nigerian, Other International Students Face Uncertainty As U.S. Cancel Visas

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Nigerian, Other International Students Face Uncertainty As U.S. Cancel Visas

Several hundreds of international students across the United States, U.S are facing sudden visa cancellations and legal status terminations, sparking panic and confusion on college campuses in America. “We thought it was unusual at first,” said Boston-based attorney Matthew Maiona. “Now it’s coming fast and furious.” At least 901 students from 128 colleges have been…

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Migrants and Immigration

China Imposes Retaliatory 84% Tariffs on US Products Effective Thursday

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China Imposes Retaliatory 84% Tariffs on US Products Effective Thursday

China will impose 84 percent tariffs on US imports, up from 34 percent, the finance ministry said Wednesday, hours after similar levies by the United States came into force. US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs came into effect on dozens of trading partners Wednesday, including punishing 104 percent duties on imports of Chinese…

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Diplomacy and International Relations, Trade and Commerce

China To US: No Conflict With Us Can Be Won

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China To US: No Conflict With Us Can Be Won

China has warned the United States against engaging in any kind of war, stating that such conflicts “cannot be won.” The statement was issued by the Chinese Embassy in the US via their X account on Thursday, March 6, cautioning America against viewing China with “an outdated Cold War mentality.” The post read: “The US…

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Diplomacy and International Relations

Nationwide Protest: US, UK, Canada Warns Their Nationals Ahead Of Commencement

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Nationwide Protest: US, UK, Canada Warns Their Nationals Ahead Of Commencement

The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued travel alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the planned #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1.The three countries cited past incidences of confrontations between security agencies and protesters as the basis for their caution. In separate statements, the US, UK, and Canadian embassies…

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Antivirus Software: US Bans Kaspersky From American Market

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Antivirus Software: US Bans Kaspersky From American Market

The United States on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the country, the US Commerce Department announced. “Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or provide updates to software already in use,” the agency said in a…

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Cyberspace and Security I

No One Should Be Jailed For Using, Possessing Marijuana – Joe Biden

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No One Should Be Jailed For Using, Possessing Marijuana – Joe Biden

President Joe Biden of the United States has said no one should be jailed for using or possessing marijuana. Biden made the remark while backing the Department of Justice, DOJ, to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under federal law. The reclassification of marijuana will put it in the same…

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World News

US Offers Israel Intelligence Information To Avoid Full-scale Rafah Op. – Washington Post

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US Offers Israel Intelligence Information To Avoid Full-scale Rafah Op. – Washington Post

The Biden administration has offered to supply Israel with important intelligence information to avoid an extensive IDF operation in Rafah, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing four officials. According to the Post, the information offered by the US includes details regarding the whereabouts of Hamas leaders and the terror group’s tunnels. In addition, the…

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Conflict and warfare

US Reps Passes Sending $61bn, $26bn In Aids To Warring Ukraine, Israel Respectively

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US Reps Passes Sending $61bn, $26bn In Aids To Warring Ukraine, Israel Respectively

The United States House of Representatives on Saturday passed $61 billion and $26 billion aid packages for Warring Ukraine and Israel respectively It also passed $8.12 billion for the Indo-Pacific. The bills which were a result of broad bipartisan support, will head to the Senate alongside another crucial legislation. 101 Republicans and 210 Democrats voted…

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US Braces For Retaliation After Attack on Iranian Consulate

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US Braces For Retaliation After Attack on Iranian Consulate

With Agency Reports WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after an airstrike widely attributed to Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Syria, the United States had an urgent message for Iran: We had nothing to do with it. But that may not be enough for the U.S. to avoid retaliation targeting its forces in the region….

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US, Britain Launch Expanded Attacks In Yemen

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US, Britain Launch Expanded Attacks In Yemen

With Agency reports The United States and Britain has carried out large-scale military strikes against eight sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi militants, according to the two countries. The strikes — the eighth in two weeks — signaled that the Biden administration was intending to wage a sustained campaign against the Iran-backed group, which has…

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Conflict and warfare