Iranian, Israeli economies “under stress” because of war
Economic pain is spreading in Iran and Israel as conflict escalates, said professor Nader Habibi. Source link
Voice of America journalists fearful after Kari Lake guts network : NPR
The Voice of America headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg On Friday, the Trump administration issued mass layoff notices gutting the agency that owns the Voice of America and funds its sister news outlets. That same day, a correspondent arrested … Read more
Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees | Freedom of the Press News
With the Friday notices, 85 percent of Voice of America’s workforce had been slashed. Layoff notices have been sent to 639 employees of Voice of America (VOA) and the United States agency that oversees it, effectively shutting down the outlet that has provided news to countries around the world since World War II. The notices … Read more
Trump says he’s close to ‘a Deal’ with Harvard amid injunction news : NPR
People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston in May. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images On social media Friday President Trump wrote the administration had been working closely with Harvard University … Read more
Bayern beat Boca to seal Club World Cup last 16 spot | Football News
German giants Bayern Munich beat Argentina’s Boca Juniors 2-1 to seal progress at FIFA Club World Cup. Michael Olise’s 84th-minute goal was enough to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors in Miami Gardens, as the reigning German champions clinched a spot in the knockout phase of the Club World Cup. After a … Read more
State of the World from NPR : NPR
As Israel and Iran continue missile attacks against one another, we look at how countries in the Middle East are viewing the conflict. Whether that war could spread and if other powers in the region are bracing for a wider conflict. And we hear from some residents of Tehran weighing the decision of fleeing the … Read more
Israeli and Iranian hospital attacks
We compare and contrast Israel’s outrage over an Iranian strike on Soroka Medical Centre, with the dozens of attacks Isr Source link
European officials meet Iran’s Araghchi for diplomatic solution : NPR
An Iraqi Shia cleric holds a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the U.S. Embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday. Hadi Mizban/AP hide caption toggle caption Hadi Mizban/AP PARIS — Foreign … Read more
US police use tear gas on protesters at immigration facility
Police in the US city of Portland used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse protesters outside an ICE building. Source link
U.S. resumes visas for foreign students, demands access to social media accounts : NPR
Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. Alexander F. Yuan/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexander F. Yuan/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required … Read more