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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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A cable ordered embassies and consulates not to allow "any additional student or exchange visa... Appointment capacity until further guidance is issued" the move is the latest blow to foreign nationals seeking to study in the US. U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce blocked the move. Rubio has sought to rescind hundreds of visas for foreign students. Lawyers for several students targeted by Rubio for their pro-Palestine views.

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Author: Ana Swanson and Lazaro Gamio
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Trade Crime Is Soaring, U.S. Firms Say, as Trump’s Tariffs Incentivize Fraud President Trump's steep global tariffs have supercharged efforts to evade them. Some U.s. Companies say the government is ill equipped to keep up. The vice president of marketing and government affairs at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, a 124-year-old manufacturer based in Charlotte, N.C., described the government’s efforts to shut down Chinese companies engaging in companies may be dodging tariffs by altering information about shipments given to the U.S. Government to qualify for a lower tariff rate. Or they may move the goods to another country that is subject to a higher tariff before shipping them to the United States. The Trump administration said this month that it would focus more on combat trade fraud, including tariff evasion. In his first months in office, Mr. Trump put a 10 percent tariff on most products globally. He raised, lowered and suspended tariffs for various countries with little warning. Some companies suspended orders in the face of the tariffs. Trump’s Tariffs Drive a Rise in Trade Crime - The New York Times A third method involves sending the products to another country before they go to the United States to take advantage of different tariff rates applied to different countries. The U.S. Charges tariff rates based on where a good was last manufactured. If the company takes parts of a shoe made in China and puts them together in Malaysia, the shoe may technically qualify as Malaysian. But if a product is manufactured in China, that is a violation of U.S. Law. One ad sent to an importer this spring explicitly advertised this scheme. Chinese companies are now marketing a method that reduces the U.S. Importers’ legal liability for tariff fraud. In this case, the Chinese company acts as the US importer, retaining ownership of the good as it is shipped across the ocean and into the United States. Customs and Justice Department officials have been reassigned to work on immigration and other issues in recent months. Many U.S. Firms that have seen their business hurt by trade crime have been left deeply frustrated after trying to work with the government. Trump’s use of tariffs to crack down on unfairly made imports was “whipsaw and shoot from the hip” and that the situation called for broader action. “We need Congress to step in and do something more comprehensive, so the president doesn’t have to go around shooting first and asking questions later,” he said. Trump has changed up his tactics with China, backing off his highest tariffs. BYD of China leapfrogged Tesla for the first time, in what an analyst called a “watershed moment” for the continent’s auto market.

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Author: Andy Hirschfeld
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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New York City has won a temporary reprieve in its legal battle against the administration of US President Donald Trump. US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said he believed the federal government would withhold government approvals in the state. Congestion pricing is likely to move forward indefinitely despite the federal administration’s objections because the Metropolitan Transit Authority showed a likelihood of success. New York state launched the programme in January. Drivers have to pay congestion pricing tolls of $9 per day for driving during peak times in parts of Manhattan. The state made the program in an effort to cut congestion in the nation’s most populous city. In March, the MTA forecasted that congestion pricing would bring in $500m in revenue for the system. 42 percent of New Yorkers wanted to keep the programme, while 35 percent wanted to get rid of it.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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90 percent of cases were reported in Khartoum state, where water and electricity supply have been severely disrupted by drone strikes. Last Tuesday, the ministry said 51 people had died of cholera out of more than 2,300 reported cases over the past three weeks. The RSF this month launched drone strikes on three power stations before being completely pushed out of their last holdout positions last week. Sudan’s already fragile healthcare system has been pushed to the “breaking point” by the war. Up to 90 percent of the country’s hospitals have at some point been forced to close because of the fighting. The war, now in its third year, has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill requiring parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged below 18. Utah was the first US state to pass a similar law this year, and US lawmakers have also introduced a federal bill. Another Texas bill would restrict social media apps to users over the age of 18. Wide support Age limits and parental consent are among the few areas of wide US consensus. The effect of social media on children’s mental health has become a growing global concern. More than one-third of US states have introduced bills recognising the central role app stores play. Texas law is likely to face legal challenges on First Amendment grounds. Apple and Google opposed the Texas bill, saying it imposes blanket requirements to share age data with all apps. Google and Google each have their own proposal that involves sharing age range data only with apps that require it. “We see a role for legislation here,” Google director Kareem Ghanem says.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Israeli soldiers used gunfire to disperse the desperate crowds. Starting on March 2, Israel had imposed a total blockade on aid into war-torn Gaza. As fears of famine grew, so did international pressure on Israel. More than two million Palestinians live in Gaza. There is also scepticism on the ground about the motives behind concentrating aid distribution. The fear remains that moving Palestinians southwards could be a “preliminary phase for the complete ousting” of Gaza’s population.

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Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Video footage of six-year-old Ward Khalil's small body silhouetted against the flames has shocked people around the world. Ward's father and a brother also survived the attack, but they both remain in hospital. Footage taken from the school after the attack shows blood-stained walls and charred mattresses lying on the floor. Displaced people in Gaza have been crowding into schools since the onset of Israel’s war on the enclave in October 2023. Israeli forces targeted a single school sheltering 2,000 Palestinians twice on the same day, killing at least 29 civilians in the Bureij refugee camp. UN-run shelters are now “overwhelmed with displaced people desperately seeking safety”, UNRWA says.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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The annual Hajj pilgrimage will begin on June 4 after observatories confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon. The pilgrimage occurs annually between the eighth and 13th days of Dhul-Hijjah, the 12th and final month on the Islamic lunar calendar.

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Russia has launched its largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine since the war began more than three years ago. After the missiles came a war of words as United States President Donald Trump lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin on social media. And he criticised Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s remarks after the Ukrainian president condemned what he called “the silence of America”

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Palestinians desperately swarmed a new aid hub in Rafah following nearly three months of Israeli blockade. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes 'some loss of control'

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Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Israeli military claims its intention was to preserve its “freedom of action” within the Palestinian territory as it continued to rip up roads and destroy buildings, infrastructure, and water and electricity lines. Report by British research group Forensic Architecture suggested Israel has imposed a system of “spatial control”. Researchers interviewed and analysed witness statements, satellite imagery and hundreds of videos to demonstrate a systematic plan of coordinated Israeli action. In the process, existing roads have been widened while homes, private gardens and adjacent properties have been demolished to allow for the rapid deployment of Israeli military vehicles. Israeli ministers have previously stated that they planned to use the same methods in the West Bank that have destroyed the Gaza Strip. About 75,000 Palestinians live in the Jenin, Nur Shams, Far’a and Tulkarem refugee camps. The displaced Palestinians are displaced. Palestinians forced from their homes by Zionist forces from 1947 to 1949. As in Gaza, many of these people have been displaced as a result of Operation Iron Wall. Israeli military is free to reshape and build whatever it likes without interference from residents.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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305 lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the legislation on Tuesday. 199 deputies voted against the bill to grant patients medical assistance. The text has the backing of President Emmanuel Macron but is opposed by conservative groups. Patients with severe psychiatric conditions and neurodegenerative disorders will not be eligible. A person would initiate the request for lethal medication and confirm the request after a period of reflection. If approved, a doctor would deliver a prescription for the medication.

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Author: Gavin Blackburn
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Trump instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies to cease funding. The president and his supporters argue their news reporting promotes liberal bias and shouldn't be supported by taxpayers. Lawsuit: Trump is targeting a non-profit corporation. PBS is considering every option, including taking legal action, a spokesman says. The president's attempts to dismantle government-run news sources have also sparked court fights. In May, the European Union agreed to provide emergency funds to keep Radio Free Europe afloat.

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Author: Gavin Blackburn
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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The administration has asked federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth around $100 million (€88 million) The administration already has cancelled more than $2.6 billion (€2.2 billion) in federal research grants for the Ivy League school, which has pushed back on the administration’s demands for changes to several of its policies. The administration slashed the school's federal funding, moved to cut off enrolment of international students and threatened its tax-exempt status. Trump argues that students' home countries pay nothing toward their education. Harvard offers its own aid to foreign and domestic students alike. The Department of Homeland Security has demanded that Harvard turn over a trove of files. "I think that undermining those things, cutting those things is not only a bad short-term view," he says. "it's the reason we are like a beacon for the rest of the world," says he.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Israeli military gunfire rattled in the background as desperate crowds struggled to reach an Israeli-United States food distribution point on its first day of operation. TV footage from Rafah in southern Gaza showed long lines of people funnelling through a wired corridor into a large open field where aid packages brought by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were stacked. Gaza officials accuse Israel of failing to manage aid amid hunger and relentless bombing of civilians, including children. The aid by GHF arrived in Gaza despite allegations that the new group did not have the experience or capacity to bring relief to more than two million Palestinians. The United Nations and aid groups say the organisation does not abide by humanitarian principles. 1.95 million people – 93 percent of the enclave’s population – are facing acute food shortages. Aid groups have warned for months that starvation in Gaza is being used by Israel as a weapon of war. “This is not how aid is done,” Norwegian Refugee Council spokesperson Ahmed Bayram said. Critics have warned that the GHF’s structure – and its concentration of aid in southern Gaza – could serve to depopulate northern Gaza. In Deir el-Balah, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reported that many of the food parcels being handed out were inadequate to sustain families.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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A draft letter from the General Services Administration instructs all federal agencies to review and possibly cancel existing contracts with Harvard. The move would be the latest effort by the government to use federal funds to force universities to accept changes sought by the Trump administration. Supporters say such efforts are necessary to remedy long histories of racist discrimination and exclusion in US higher education. The administration has also taken an aggressive stance on pro-Palestine activism on university campuses. Critics have portrayed those steps as part of a larger assault on US universities. In March, the GSA and the Departments of Education (DOE) and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an official review of $255.6m in Harvard contracts and $8.7bn in multi-year grants. The administration also cut $400m in grants to Columbia University in New York City in March.

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Author: Joseph Stepansky
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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The so-called “Speech from the Throne” on Tuesday was historic. It represented both the first time Charles had given an address from Canada since becoming king. Only the third time the annual speech kicking off the parliamentary session had been delivered by a British monarch. Charles said he felt a “deep sense of pride” as he and his wife, Camilla, witnessed “Canadians coming together in a renewed sense of national pride, unity and hope” Justin Vovk said the speech puts further weight behind Canada as it faces pressure from the US. Charles hailed shifting Canada-US ties as an example of the new opportunities created by change. In striking that balance, the speech was “actually quite remarkable”, historian Vovk said. Trump had called on Canada to crack down on immigration and drug trafficking. Critics derided the pressure campaign as exceptionally misguided. Charles also referenced immigration, saying Canada’s government would “bring balance” to the issue. He supports efforts for reconciliation – or repairing historical harm – ongoing between the groups and the Canadian government. "It is my great hope that in each of your communities and collectively as a country, a path is found towards truth and reconciliation in both word and deed," the monarch said.

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Author: The Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 17:17:26

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A large elephant seal was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa. Locals came out of houses and recorded videos of the seal making his way down a beach and toward the ocean. The two-ton seal was a young male, an animal welfare group said.

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Author: Gavin Blackburn
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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France's lower house of parliament has adopted a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication. The national Assembly vote is a key step on the long-debated issue, though others remain before the bill can become law. A definitive vote on the measure could take months to be scheduled amid France’s long and complex process. Activists have criticised the complexity and length of the parliamentary process. A bill on palliative care meant to reinforce measures to relieve pain and preserve patients' dignity was also adopted unanimously. Strict conditions To benefit, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens. If approved, a doctor would deliver a prescription for the lethal medication. A 2023 report indicated that most French citizens back legalising end-of-life options. Initial discussions in parliament were abruptly interrupted by Macron's decision to dissolve the National Assembly. Many French people have travelled to neighbouring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia are legal. Euthanasia involves patients taking, of their own free will, a lethal drink or medication prescribed by a doctor. "I cannot accept that French men and women have to go to Switzerland — if they can afford it," Denis says.

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Author: Clea Skopeliti
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Merseyside police say they have arrested a "53-year-old white British man" rumours circulate about the man's identity following the attack. Liverpool's mayor says the police had managed to "dampen down" the spread of misinformation. Suspects are not named until they have been charged and under-18s are usually not named at all. A judge allowed the Southport killer to be named partly to correct the "misinformation" that had been spreading. Dangerous potential of information voids Sander van der Linden says plugging information gaps is crucial. Police responded to "rapid speculation" about the ethnicity of the attacker in this case. "you don't need hard and fast rules when it comes to dealing with dynamic and unpredictable situations," Ahmed says.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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NPR and three of its local stations filed a lawsuit against United States President Donald Trump. The lawsuit argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Trump issued the executive order earlier this month. PBS and NPR get part of their funding from federal grants: 17 percent and 2 percent, respectively. The Order aims to punish NPR for the content of news and other programming the President dislikes. It interferes with NPR’s and the Local Member Stations’ freedom of expressive association and editorial discretion.

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Author: The Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 17:39:27

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Taiwan's president pledges to buy more American goods, including natural gas and oil. The self-governing island seeks closer ties with the U.S. While threatened with a 32% tariff from the Trump administration. Rep. Bruce Westerman says the island would be willing to participate in efforts to reindustrialize. The 32% tariff is on hold except a 10% baseline duty. Lai downplayed the trade tensions between the U.S. And Taiwan as “frictions between friends” The congressional delegation stopped in Taipei as part of the group’s larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region.

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Thousands of desperate Palestinians swarmed a new aid distribution site. Live ammunition was fired to disperse the large crowds.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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The United States Supreme Court turned down an appeal by the group Apache Stronghold on Tuesday. At the heart of the case is a stretch of federal land in the Tonto National Forest. The San Carlos Apache tribe know the land as Oak Flat — or Chi’chil Bildagoteel. The US Forest Service estimates the mining project could produce nearly 40 billion pounds of copper. But critics anticipate the result would be a crater as wide as 3km (2 miles) and nearly 304 metres (1,000ft) deep. The Supreme Court is allowing a decision to stand from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Author: Gavin Blackburn
Published on: 27/05/2025 | 00:00:00

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Issa Al H. Is charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and membership of a foreign terrorist organization. The suspect admitted responsibility for the attack in a statement read by his lawyers. "I killed innocent people, not infidels," he says.

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