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Monday, June 16, 2025

US says it will start revoking visas for Chinese students

The United States will start “aggressively” revoking the visas of Chinese students, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.

Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments

The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said.

Putin ‘playing with fire’ – Trump

US President Donald Trump has suggested that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire,” without elaborating on what exactly he means.

US envoy denies Hamas has agreed to his Gaza deal

Washington rejected Monday an assertion by Hamas that the group had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal that reportedly involves the liberation of 10 hostages in two batches and a 70-day truce.

What we know about EU-US trade talks

Before Donald Trump backtracked on his latest threat of heavy tariffs against the European Union, the US president had justified them on the grounds talks with the bloc were "going nowhere".

Trump calls Iran-US nuclear talks ‘very, very good’

US President Donald Trump on Sunday described the latest negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear program as "very, very good."

Amazon.com is sued over alleged sale of contaminated rice

Amazon.com was sued on Friday by consumers over its alleged sale of a wide variety of rice contaminated by arsenic and other "heavy metals."

US moves to implement Trump’s ‘vision’ for Syria

Washington has eased sanctions and appointed a special envoy to Damascus to oversee its path to “greatness” promised by the US president

Woman shot and detained outside CIA headquarters – media

A shooting unfolded outside the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters near Washington, DC on Thursday

China calls out Western ‘double standards’ on Russia sanctions

Beijing has accused the European Union and its allies of “double standards,” following the latest wave of sanctions targeting Russia and Chinese companies allegedly linked to Moscow’s military supply chains.

Trump bans Harvard University from accepting foreign students

The Ivy League institution has been given 72 hours to comply with the White House’s demands

Trump issues ‘Golden Dome’ promise

The US president aims to deploy space-based missile interceptors by the end of his term