US Ends Caribbean Flight Restrictions After Military Operation in Venezuela: Airlines Rush to Restore Schedules

US Ends Caribbean Flight Restrictions After Military Operation in Venezuela: Airlines Rush to Restore Schedules

The United States announced that temporary flight restrictions over parts of the Caribbean—introduced after its military operation in Venezuela—expired at midnight ET (1pm Malaysian time). Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that airlines were officially allowed to resume flights, with major carriers working quickly to update schedules. The restrictions led to hundreds of cancelled flights following […]

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Visa Rejections Get Personal Trump Administration Flags Obesity and Dependents as Potential ‘Burden’.

Visa Rejections Take a Personal Turn: Obesity and Dependents Now in Spotlight

The United States is now considering obesity and the presence of dependents with special needs as potential reasons to deny immigrant visas, marking the latest move by the Trump administration to tighten immigration rules. A cable sent earlier this month by Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructs U.S. embassies to evaluate whether applicants’ health conditions […]

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Congress Ends Longest Shutdown in US History Amid Political Firestorm

Congress Ends Longest Shutdown in US History Amid Political Firestorm

After 43 tense days that left hundreds of thousands of American workers unpaid and government services stalled, Congress finally brought an end to the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown, marked by bitter partisan conflict between Republicans and Democrats, came to a close as the Republican-led House approved a Senate-backed package to reopen federal […]

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