Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) A Republican lawmaker has proposed replacing America's H-1B visa selection system with a merit-based framework that would prioritise highly skilled, better-paid foreign workers, while sharply restricting family-sponsored immigration and eliminating the Diversity Visa lottery.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has blamed immigration for the unrest sweeping parts of Europe, warning that France and Italy risk further instability unless their governments tighten border controls, even as French authorities have attributed much of the recent violence to radical groups amid protests over education and rising living costs.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, alleged that the US helped engineer the 2024 protests that toppled his mother's government.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) A bipartisan group of four US lawmakers has introduced legislation to establish a formal parliamentary dialogue between the United States and India, proposing a permanent mechanism for congressional engagement on trade, defence, emerging technologies and other issues shaping relations between the world's two largest democracies.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared that she is determined to return to her country despite the possibility of being arrested, tortured or killed, saying she cannot remain away while her supporters and ordinary Bangladeshis continue to suffer.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has expressed willingness to hold a three-way meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss nuclear arms reductions, potentially during his planned visit to China next month, as Washington seeks to revive arms-control diplomacy among the world's three major nuclear powers.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) Sixty-three US lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to expedite green-card applications for legally present immigrants facing the loss of government-funded healthcare.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) The United States has announced plans to strengthen critical mineral supply chains, expand transport corridors across Central Asia and train thousands of technology professionals in the region, as Washington seeks to reduce dependence on potentially unreliable foreign suppliers of strategically important materials.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) The United States has effectively blocked Iranian oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz while allowing millions of barrels of crude from other countries to reach global markets, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said, describing the strategy as part of Washington's efforts to weaken Tehran's economy without disrupting international energy supplies.
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) The World Bank Group has launched its first comprehensive digital strategy, placing artificial intelligence, affordable internet access and job creation at the centre of its development agenda as 1.2 billion young people prepare to enter the workforce in developing countries over the next 10 to 15 years.
