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Trump raises fee for high-tech H-1B visa to US$100,000
WASHINGTON (AFP): United States President Donald Trump is raising dramatically to US$100,000 (RM420,700) the fee for the visa used extensively by high-tech workers, especially from India, a US official says. […]
Russian Defence Ministry: Russian fighters did not violate Estonian airspace
(Reuters) – Russian fighter jets did not violate Estonian airspace and flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea in proceeding from northwest Russia to the Russian Baltic exclave of […]
Malaysia deeply concerned over Security Council veto blocking Gaza ceasefire resolution
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has expressed deep concern over the veto at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday (Sept 18), which blocked a resolution calling for an immediate and […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy welcomes presentation of 19th sanctions package on Russia
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed on Friday the presentation of the European Union’s 19th sanctions package on Russia, saying the measures would have a significant effect on the […]
Trump says US struck vessel in SOUTHCOM’s ‘area of responsibility,’ killing 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington carried out a strike on a vessel in the U.S. Southern Command’s “area of responsibility,” killing three males on […]
U.S. stocks close higher as Fed policy buoys sentiment
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, with all three major indexes closing at fresh record highs for a second straight session, as investors weighed the […]
US lawmakers want sanctions to sink Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Friday that would expand sanctions against Russian energy, specifically by targeting a collection of older oil […]
Trump says he is speaking with Afghanistan regarding Bagram air base
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was speaking with Afghanistan about regaining control of the Bagram air base. Read full story Date: 20 September, 2025 […]
Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces inflict heavy losses on Russia in counteroffensive
(Reuters) – Ukrainian troops pressed on with a frontline counteroffensive around two cities in the east of the country on Friday, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying heavy losses were being […]
US to end temporary protected status for Syrians
(Reuters) -The U.S. will terminate deportation protections for Syrian migrants, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday, part of President Donald Trump’s broad effort to strip legal status from […]