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Funeral held for slain Afghan Taliban minister; IS-K claims credit for killing

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 11:38
Khalil-Ur-Rahman Haqqani was targeted while he was exiting his office building Kabul, marking the most significant casualty inflicted on the Taliban since they swept back to power in August 2021

Mentors can be valuable aid for international students

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 11:30
Mentors can be a key asset for college and university students, particularly when the student comes from a foreign country. This article from U.S. News & World Report explains why. (November 2024) 

Brazil's Lula recovering from second brain surgery

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 11:07
President’s doctor says 79-year-old Lula was awake and speaking, following early-morning procedure, which lasted about an hour

Meta donates $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 11:02
The donation comes just weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Donald Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago

Foreign aid under Trump will be audited, analysts anticipate

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 09:40
How much U.S. foreign assistance is allocated and where it goes are two key questions as the Trump administration prepares to take office in January. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias looks at some sectors where cuts are expected and others that may be a priority.

USCIS Issues Updated Guidance on Evidence for Applicants Under the International Entrepreneur Rule

We are issuing updated policy guidance on the types of evidence that may support an application under the International Entrepreneur Rule.

As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 09:07
More than 600,000 people annually visit the site, a winter-themed amusement park in the small town of Rovaniemi on the edge of the Arctic Circle

Trump named Time's Person of the Year; rings New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 08:55
The honors for the businessman-turned-politician are a measure of Trump's remarkable comeback from an ostracized former president to a president-elect who won the White House decisively in November

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 07:42
US president says he would be taking more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions

Israel says troops to remain in Syrian buffer zone until security guaranteed

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 07:25
Israeli troops advanced from their side of Golan Heights into the buffer zone and onto Syrian side after rebels ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 05:53
Human Rights Watch says Malian armed forces and the Russia-backed Wagner Group deliberately killed at least 32 civilians

South Korea's top court upholds 2-year jail term for opposition MP

Voice of America’s immigration news - December 12, 2024 - 05:45
He was involved in scandal involving bribery, academic fraud

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