In response to rising international concerns over the United States’ visa policies, China has announced a new ‘K Visa’, aimed at attracting the world’s brightest minds. The visa will take effect on 1 October. This move comes shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, a decision that has […]

On Monday, US President Donald Trump called for major changes to the routine infant vaccination schedule, claiming—without scientific evidence—that there is “no reason” to vaccinate newborns against Hepatitis B, a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening disease. “I would say, wait until the baby is 12 years old and formed,” Trump said, directly contradicting the broad […]

On Monday, technology experts, politicians, and Nobel laureates called on governments worldwide to swiftly establish “red lines” for artificial intelligence (AI)—boundaries deemed too dangerous for the technology to cross. More than 200 prominent figures, including 10 Nobel Prize winners and scientists from Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and OpenAI, endorsed a letter released at the start […]

Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, expressed hope on Monday for a security deal to ease tensions with Israel, but downplayed any immediate prospect of official recognition. Sharaa, a former jihadist whose forces toppled longtime President Bashar al-Assad in December, met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and […]