Saudi Arabia imposes SR50,000 fine and six months’ jail for unreported visa overstays/Representative Image Visitors who remain in the Kingdom beyond their permitted stay are not the only ones facing consequences. Saudi authorities have now placed clear responsibility on sponsors, warning that failing to report a visit visa overstay could lead to heavy fines, prison … Read more
BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (AP) Bangladesh is set for a change in leadership as the newly elected government of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by chairperson Tarique Rahman, prepares to take oath on Tuesday.Ahead of the swearing-in, chief adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus has invited leaders from 13 countries to attend the ceremony, … Read more
Newly released files from the US Department of Justice show how Jeffrey Epstein used student visas, English-language schools, work permits and marriages to manage the immigration status of women in his orbit.Emails, bank records and legal correspondence reveal a pattern: enrolling women in language programs to secure student visas, sponsoring their expenses, pursuing special work … Read more
Dhaka: Amid preparations by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to form the next govt, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday called for a recount in 30 constituencies for the 13th parliamentary election, alleging irregularities in the vote-counting process. Speaking at a press conference, Jamaat leaders said a recount could significantly alter the outcomes at several of the 30 … Read more
Between 2010 and 2020, the religiously unaffiliated grew by 270 million to 1.9 billion, rising to 24.2% of the global population. Nearly a quarter of the world’s population now identifies with no religion, according to the latest analysis from the Pew Research Center’s Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project. Drawing on more than 2,700 censuses and … Read more
In a shocking explosive rant, President Donald Trump wrote a nearly 500-word spiel about regretting hosting comedian Bill Maher at the White House. In the post made on Truth Social on Saturday, he called the host a ‘jerk’ who has ‘zero confidence’ during their time together and diagnosed him with the famous Trump Derangement Syndrome. … Read more
Julian Miramontes(right) with Rep. Jimmy Gomez Fourteen-year-old Julian Miramontes from Los Angeles has earned national recognition for creating a mobile app designed to help immigrants understand their legal rights. An eighth grader at El Sereno Middle School, Miramontes developed the Know Your Rights app after witnessing fear and uncertainty in his community linked to immigration … Read more
A Columbia University student who was suspended after declaring that “Zionists don’t deserve to live” has filed a federal lawsuit against North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, alleging that her actions violated his First Amendment rights.Khymani James, 22, who emerged as a prominent figure during pro-Palestinian protests on the Ivy League campus in 2024, claimed in … Read more
The Don shows tough love to friends and allies on Valentines DayThe author of The Art of the Deal has no patience with the weatherworn adage — Build Bridges, Not Walls. Donald Trump has a penchant for doing the exact opposite to ‘win friends and influence people.’In a fresh display of tough love ahead of … Read more
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi (AP image) China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday warned the United States against its attempts to interfere in Taiwan, saying that such actions could lead to a confrontation between Beijing and Washington.Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Wang cautioned that the US in the future could adopt … Read more