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H-1B: Trump attaches $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers.Trump's...

Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force

A global agreement designed to protect the world's oceans and reverse damage to...

Trump says Xi approves of TikTok deal as leaders plan South Korea meeting

US President Donald Trump has said he and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping have...

Nato intercepts Russian warplanes violating Estonian airspace

Three Russian warplanes that violated Estonian airspace have been intercepted by Nato, the...

Judge dismisses Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times

A US federal judge has struck down Donald Trump's $15bn defamation lawsuit against...

US says framework for deal on future of TikTok ownership agreed with China

ReutersThe US treasury secretary has said Washington reached a "framework" deal with China on the ownership of TikTok's American operations.Scott Bessent said the...

Netanyahu refuses to rule out further strikes on Hamas leaders

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not ruled out further strikes on Hamas leaders following last week's attack in Qatar, saying they would...

Brazil’s Lula hits back at Trump over Bolsonaro trial and tariffs

Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has defended the trial which saw his predecessor in office, Jair Bolsonaro, sentenced to more than...

BBC investigates Afghan maternal deaths after US aid cuts

Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentAakriti Thapar / BBCWhen Shahnaz went into labour, her husband Abdul called a taxi to take them to...

Vuelta a Espana: Final stage abandoned because of pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid

Riders have crashed as a result of the protests, with some saying they have been worried for their safety.Last week, Israel-Premier Tech began...

Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting not cooperating with authorities, Utah governor says

Charlie Kirk's alleged killer is "not co-operating" with authorities and has not confessed to carrying out the shooting, Utah's governor Spencer Cox has...

Marco Rubio in Israel as IDF destroys more Gaza City buildings

On Sunday, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said the bodies of 68 people killed by the Israeli military had arrived at its...

Hermeto Pascoal, ‘the wizard’ of Brazilian music, dies at 89

Hermeto Pascoal, the innovative Brazilian composer famed for his blend of jazz and traditional music, has died at the age of 89. The...

Watch: Huge fire rips through residential homes in Manila

A large fire broke out in two buildings in the Tondo district of Philippines capital, Manila on Saturday night, affecting around 700 families,...

Netanyahu is only obstacle to bringing hostages home, families say

Getty ImagesFamilies of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas have said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the "one obstacle" preventing their return...

Malawi election: Lazarus Chakwera and Peter Mutharika face off in re-match of 2020

Nomsa MasekoBBC Africa, Lilongwe and MangochiBBCThe queue to get fuel rather than the queue to vote is what is on the mind of...

Trump ‘ready’ to sanction Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil

US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia, but only if Nato countries meet certain conditions...

Greece: Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn leader released from prison early

Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, has been released from prison less than halfway into his sentence.The far-right...

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