President Donald Trump’s administration will add some 65,000 H-2B seasonal guest worker visas through September 30, a Federal Register notice said, stating the visas would be available to employers at risk of severe financial hardship due to a lack of US labour, Reuters reported.The move roughly doubled the 66,000 visas available each year to businesses…
US President Donald Trump (AP) US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (US local time) that he hopes to avoid military action against Iran and has plans to pursue further talks with Tehran on a possible nuclear deal, even as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East.The President spoke to…
President Donald Trump listens during an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that could mean new tariffs on goods from any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba. Mexican…
Venezuela’s national assembly (File photo) Venezuela’s National Assembly on Thursday approved a law to open the country’s oil sector to private companies, reversing a policy that has kept the industry under state control for more than 20 years. The vote comes less than a month after then-President Nicolás Maduro was seized in a US military…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has delivered an unequivocal message as he began a high-profile visit to Beijing: “Like it or not, China matters for the UK.” Calling for a long-term, consistent and comprehensive strategic partnership, Starmer said engagement with Dragon is firmly in Britain’s national interest, even as differences…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a new federal investment programme for newborns, with the White House saying over 500,000 families have already enrolled. The initiative aims to help children build long-term savings and address affordability concerns for American families.The investment accounts, named after Trump are being set up for babies born over a…
India’s approach to sourcing crude oil is increasingly tilting toward supplies that carry lower risk. (AI image) India and the US trade talks have so far failed to yield a deal, and Russian oil continues to play a role in any tariff relief that India would want from the Donald Trump administration. India faces 50%…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Celebrated American composer and Indophile Philip Glass has withdrawn the world premiere of his Symphony No 15, “Lincoln,” from the MAGA-infused Kennedy Center in Washington DC — the decision redolent of nonviolent Gandhian protest embodied in his landmark opera Satyagraha.Glass announced this week that the Kennedy Center’s current direction under President…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has said that another American “armada” is moving towards Iran, while expressing hope that Tehran would agree to a deal with Washington, adding to tensions already high in the Middle East.Speaking at a public event in Iowa, Trump said, “By the way,…
Scott Bessent is often held up as one of the saner and more sober members of the Trump administration. His appointment in November 2024 piqued more than a few eyebrows, given he is openly gay, co-hosted a fundraiser for Al Gore in 2000, and even worked for many years at Soros Fund Management, an investment…