Chinese techie decides to quit USD180k Amazon job, plans to leave US amid H-1B visa fee hike
Sep 22, 2025, at 10:37 am
An Amazon employee has decided to quit his big tech job and even leave the US after the President Donald Trump-led administration announced to hike H-1B visa fee to $100,000 for new applications.
Taliban rejects Donald Trump’s demand to return Bagram Air Base
Sep 22, 2025, at 12:16 am
An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible," after US President Donald Trump demanded that the former US base be handed back to Washington.
UK formally recognises State of Palestine in historic move
Sep 21, 2025, at 08:23 pm
In a significant shift in foreign policy, the United Kingdom has formally recognized the State of Palestine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday.
Pakistan: Activist Imaan Mazari-Hazir booked following clash with Islamabad bar chief
Sep 21, 2025, at 03:24 pm
Pakistani police have arrested an outspoken rights activist Imaan Mazari-Hazir, her spouse, and several PTI-linked lawyers under anti-terror laws after a clash broke out with the president of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA).
Chinese journalist, who was arrested for COVID-19 reporting, sentenced to jail in new case
Sep 21, 2025, at 02:42 pm
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was earlier jailed for her reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, has been sentenced to another four years in prison in a separate case, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said.
Netherlands: 30 arrested as anti-immigration protest turns violent in The Hague
Sep 21, 2025, at 01:41 pm
At least 30 people were arrested by the Dutch Police after a violent anti-immigration demonstration erupted in The Hague on Saturday.
Sep 21, 2025, at 12:35 pm
The White House has defended US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 (over ₹88 lakh) fee on new H-1B visa applications, releasing a factsheet that cites cases of American workers being replaced by lower-paid foreign labour.
USD 100,000 H-1B visa rule is one-time and applicable only for new applicants: White House
Sep 21, 2025, at 07:12 am
The White House on Saturday issued a major clarification that the newly announced $100,000 H-1B visa fee will be a 'one-time' payment that will be imposed on new applicants only.
Three die in Russia's overnight aerial strikes on Ukraine: Zelenskyy
Sep 21, 2025, at 01:00 am
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said at least three people died after Russia launched a 'massive' aerial overnight strike on multiple Ukrainian cities.
Pakistani leader claims authorities are kidnapping, making people disappear in Balochistan
Sep 21, 2025, at 12:29 am
A senior politician has claimed that Pakistani authorities are playing a major role in the kidnapping and disappearance of people in Balochistan.
New H-1B visa fee of $100,000 is only applicable for new applicants: US official
Sep 20, 2025, at 11:34 pm
President Donald Trump-led administration has clarified that the newly announced $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas will only affect new applicants, giving relief to a large number of Indian professionals and their family members.
Sep 20, 2025, at 06:59 pm
The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights in Pakistan has demanded strong action to protect children from abuse at seminaries and schools across the country.
Sep 20, 2025, at 06:21 pm
At least three people, including two women, died, and five others were injured after an alleged drone strike by the Pakistani Army hit Zehri region in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Wednesday.
Sep 20, 2025, at 02:05 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: Major tech firms like Meta, Microsoft have urged the H-1B visa holders to not leave the United States at least for the next 14 days or return to the country if outside within 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced dramatic raise of annual fee for the visa category to $100,000, media reports said.
Donald Trump launches 'gold card' visa initiative for US permanent residency, check all details
Sep 20, 2025, at 09:01 am
US President Donald Trump has launched the "Trump Gold Card", which will allow individuals and corporations to receive residency in the country.
Sep 20, 2025, at 08:24 am
US President Donald Trump has signed a petition that will impose an annual $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas.
NATO scrambles jets as Russia violates Estonian airspace, EU warns of escalation
Sep 20, 2025, at 12:25 am
NATO said on Friday that it scrambled fighter jets to intercept Russian aircraft after three MiG-31s violated Estonian airspace, calling the breach another example of Moscow’s “reckless” behaviour amid heightened tensions in the Baltic region.
Trump says he barred London Mayor Sadiq Khan from state banquet, criticises his record
Sep 19, 2025, at 06:45 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he personally asked that London Mayor Sadiq Khan not be invited to a state banquet hosted in his honour during Trump’s recent state visit to Britain.
Sep 19, 2025, at 06:27 pm
The ABC network has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show following his comment on Charlie Kirk, who was killed recently in the US.
LeT operative admits Muridke HQs destroyed by Op. Sindoor, exposes Pakistan with 'rebuilding' claim
Sep 19, 2025, at 01:35 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: After Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)'s admission of Operation Sindoor impact, an operative of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has accepted that the Indian military's action destroyed the group's headquarters at Markaz Taiba in Muridke, media reports said.
Nepal PM Sushila Karki meets Chinese, US envoys after telephone conversation with PM Modi
Sep 19, 2025, at 10:00 am
Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki met the Chinese and American envoys immediately after his telephone conversation with Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday.
Emmanuel Macron, wife to present scientific evidence to prove France's First Lady is a woman
Sep 18, 2025, at 11:09 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron are preparing to present “photographic and scientific evidence” in their defamation case against US far-right commentator Candace Owens, who has repeatedly promoted false claims that Macron is a transgender woman.
Sep 18, 2025, at 10:15 pm
US President Donald Trump has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “let him down” by failing to move towards peace in the Ukraine war, even as he expressed confidence that he would ultimately resolve the conflict.
Trump’s second UK state visit: royal pageantry, investment pledges and mass protests
Sep 18, 2025, at 01:30 pm
London/IBNS: U.S. President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the United Kingdom combined a glittering royal ceremony, a series of high-level meetings and headline investment pledges as it unfolded against a backdrop of sustained public protest and controversy.
Sep 18, 2025, at 10:57 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show has been suspended "indefinitely" by Walt Disney-owned ABC after the popular host made a controversial remark on Charlie Kirk, a Conservative activist and US President Donald Trump's loyalist, who was shot dead at a public event.
Ukraine-Russia Crisis: IAEA says shelling reported close to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Sep 17, 2025, at 07:13 pm
The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday said its team heard shelling close to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.
Sep 17, 2025, at 06:47 pm
The pleaded person was identified as 68-year-old Yuanjun Tang.
Pakistan continue to struggle with floods as millions left homeless
Sep 17, 2025, at 04:14 pm
A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that “the needs are huge” as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities to the brink.
Pakistan reels from floods as millions left homeless
Sep 17, 2025, at 04:02 pm
A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that “the needs are huge” as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities to the brink.
Zambian farmers sue two Chinese-linked firms over 'ecological catastrophe'
Sep 17, 2025, at 09:45 am
Zambian farmers have filed an $80bn (£58.5bn) lawsuit against two Chinese-linked firms, blaming them for causing 'ecological catastrophe' due to the collapse of a dam that stores waste from copper mining.