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December 26, 2025 8:53 AM

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US H-1B Visa Selection Shifts from Lottery to Wage-Based System

A sweeping change to the US H-1B visa selection process will have an effect on Indian technology professionals and Indian American families. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally notified that future H-1B cap selections will be weighted based on wage levels rather than a random lottery alon...

December 26, 2025 8:09 AM

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Israeli Forces Kill Senior Iranian Quds Commander in Lebanon Strike

The Israeli military has killed a senior commander of Iran’s Quds Force in an Israeli strike in northeast Lebanon. In a joint statement, the Israel Defence Forces and Shin Bet security agency said Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari was a top commander in the Operations Unit of Quds Force, the extrat...

December 26, 2025 8:08 AM

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Sheikh Hasina Accuses Bangladesh Interim Government of Atrocities Against Minorities

  Bangladesh's deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is perpetrating unspeakable atrocities against non-Muslims in Bangladesh. The 78-year-old Awami League leader also said that the current ruling group, which has seized power illegally, is setting ...

December 25, 2025 8:07 PM

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Tanzania: 5 killed in helicopter crash

In northern Tanzania, five people were killed in a helicopter crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro yesterday.  The Tanzania civil aviation authority said that, the helicopter went down near Barafu Camp.  Local media, citing Kilimanjaro regional police chief Simon Maigwa, reported that the aircraft was on a ...

December 25, 2025 7:38 PM

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Thailand-Cambodia border negotiations underway, clashes decreased

  Thailand's military announced today that border negotiations with Cambodia have entered the second day, with overall clashes along the frontier showing a downward trend. The Secretariat meeting of the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee kicked off at around 9 am local time on the Thai side of ...

December 25, 2025 8:18 PM

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Pope Leo urges Ukraine and Russia to hold direct talks to end war

  Pope Leo in his first Christmas sermon today urged Ukraine and Russia to find the courage to hold direct talks to end the war. Speaking at St Peter's square, the first U.S. pope, expressed hope that the fighting would stop and that all sides, with support of international community, find the coura...