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Why US Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is A Relief For Indians
Hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals work and study in the country on H-1B visas, L-1 intra-company transfer visas, and F-1 student visas, while more than a million Indians remain in the employment-based green card backlog
Airlines Baggage Mishandling Down By 23%, Still Costs $6.3 Billion: Report
With net profit averaging just $8 per passenger, one mishandled bag wipes out the profit from more than 30 seats sold, the report said.
11-Year-Old Canadian Boy Dies Of Rabies After Waking Up With Bat On His Face
Because the boy had no apparent bite or scratch marks and appeared perfectly healthy, his family did not seek medical care.
25-Year-Old Hindu Priest 'Kidnapped', 'Tortured' For Ransom In Bangladesh
Deuri -- a first-year student at Central Law College in Old Dhaka, who also occasionally serves as an assistant priest at the central temple of Jagannath University -- was targeted by unidentified persons late on Monday.
World Bank To Phase Out Lending To China By 2031
The World Bank will phase out its lending to China by 2031, according to the organization's new country partnership framework, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Tuesday.
Microsoft To Cut Under 2.5% Of Workforce In Latest Layoffs: Report
Microsoft is planning to cut under 2.5% of its workforce in the latest round of layoffs that could be announced as early as next week, Business Insider reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
US Lifts Restrictions On Anthropic's Fable 5, Mythos 5 AI Models
Anthropic will soon begin restoring access globally to its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after the US government lifted a restriction on where they could be released, the company said Tuesday.
Boeing Says IT Outage Affected Computer Systems, Denies Cyberattack
Boeing said on Tuesday that an unplanned IT outage affected some of its computer systems and applications.
Trump Filing Shows He Took In About $1.2 Billion From Crypto Last Year
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows.
Kim Jong Un Vows To Deepen Ties With China In Message To Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed on Wednesday to keep strengthening relations with China, describing recent summit talks with President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang as a "historic occasion".
Inside Trump's Camp, Why JD Vance And Marco Rubio Differ On Iran, Lebanon
According to the Trump officials, Rubio was so skeptical of obtaining an acceptable deal with Iran that he declined to head the US delegation to the first ceasefire negotiations in April in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ready For War If Dialogue Fails: Iran Warns US Ahead Of Qatar Talks
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said that Iran was prioritising diplomacy with the United States, but remained ready for war.
Russia Urges Pakistan, Afghanistan To Use Diplomacy To Solve Disputes
Russia's Foreign Ministry urged Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday to use diplomacy to resolve their longstanding differences.
3-Year-Old Rescued From Collapsed Building 6 Days After Venezuela Quakes
Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 less than a minute apart last Wednesday, toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people beneath the rubble, according to authorities and rescue teams.
Israel Ex-Army Chief Launches Campaign In Bid To Unseat Netanyahu
Four months ahead of the planned polls, Gadi Eisenkot held his first electoral meeting, where he declared that "Israel deserves to open a new chapter. We will write it together."
"Civilians Suffering, Children Dying": Ukraine's Drone War Reaches Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the facility plays a role in intelligence operations and helps coordinate Russian military activities in Ukraine.
Israel Won't Leave Lebanon As long As Hezbollah "Threatens Us": Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, vowing that his country's forces would stay in the area as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah remained a "threat".
300 Excess Deaths Recorded In France During May Heatwave
French health officials said on Tuesday that there were at least 300 more deaths than expected during a five-day heatwave in May, the country's first of the year.
"India In Tough Part Of World, Has Some Rough Neighbours": US Envoy
Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership Summit in Washington, Gor said India operates in a difficult neighbourhood and hinted at the unpredictability of regional dynamics.
