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Trump's administration proposes a $103,265 fee on H-1B skilled worker visas, calling it a revenue mechanism to fund the immigration system.

The US unveils new sanctions on Iran, vowing economic asphyxiation of Tehran, though Bessent named no specific countries or timelines.

Trump says he will double tariffs on Canada autos to 50 percent from January 2027, deepening an escalating US-Canada trade fight.

Syrian and Israeli delegations held high-level, US-mediated negotiations in Jordan to establish de-escalation mechanisms following Israeli airstrikes and insulate Syria from rising friction between Israel and Turkey

Oil prices and Asian stock benchmarks dropped on Monday as global markets braced for an aggressive US financial offensive targeting Iran, while tech sector volatility and rising bond yields added to investor anxiety

The Trump administration says Canada is "foolish" to fight a US-Canada trade war after new 50% tariffs took effect.

Iran condemns new US sanctions as Bessent prepares to announce "toughest" measures yet, with Hormuz oil traffic still paralyzed

The Pentagon fired Stars and Stripes leadership on Friday after a clash over editorial independence, drawing press freedom criticism

A US judge has struck down the immigrant visa suspension affecting Pakistan and 74 other countries, ruling it exceeded Rubio's authority

US and Iran traded defiant messages as Washington prepares new Iran sanctions Monday, with Hormuz oil shipments still near a standstill

The United States and Canada failed to finalize a trade agreement to avert 50 percent tariffs after Ottawa rejected late changes to terms, prompting US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to announce that new import duties will take effect

TikTok and parent company ByteDance agreed to pay a $400 million settlement to resolve a US Department of Justice lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's online privacy laws

Diplomatic tensions between Turkey and Israel escalated after Ankara requested an Interpol red notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a Gaza aid flotilla raid, drawing personal attacks and accusations from both leaders

Trump signs a new policy to spark a 'golden age' of US space transportation, aiming for over 1,000 rocket launches and reentries a year by 2030.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the 'toughest sanctions in history' against Iran alongside an ongoing naval blockade, threatening secondary penalties against third nations

The US imposed sanctions on 10 individuals in a Hezbollah cash-smuggling network and amended the group's terror designation to classify it as a direct proxy under Iran's IRGC

The US warns allies and China to join its economic campaign against Iran or face consequences, Treasury Secretary Bessent says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed Donald Trump's "Economic D-Day" pressure campaign as a failed strategy aimed at diverting attention from US debt

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle plan to return to the UK with their children to live in a private non-royal residence, ending six years of living in California

US President Donald Trump announced plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later in 2026, while offering an unusually precise estimate that Pyongyang possesses 57 nuclear weapons.