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US Proposes $70,000 Fee for International Students Seeking Work Through OPT
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed charging $70,000 for initial Optional Practical Training authorisation and $30,000 for extensions, a plan universities and international-education groups warn could effectively shut foreign graduates out of the US labour market.
Guterres Report Reveals Talks on Western Sahara Transitional Council Ahead of Security Council Review
A new UN report by António Guterres discloses that Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria and Mauritania discussed a transitional council and a framework agreement in three rounds of direct talks this year — the first such engagement in seven years — as the Security Council prepares to renew MINURSO's mandate.
Two Days to the Deadline: Britain's Secret Push to Save Its Jerusalem Consulate Fails
Britain's national security adviser made a secret visit to Israel to stop the closure of the UK's East Jerusalem consulate — and failed. With Israel's 30-day deadline expiring on Thursday, London is preparing to expel a matching number of Israeli diplomats.
Rubio Begins Iceland Visit as US Ramps Up Arctic Strategy After Greenland Security Pact
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Reykjavik on October 5 to discuss economic and security cooperation, the first US secretary of state visit to Iceland since 2021. The trip follows a US-Denmark-Greenland security deal signed in New York that ended months of tension over Trump's annexation threats.
Estonia Blames Russian Security Services for Arson at Milrem Robotics Facility
Estonia's Internal Security Service concluded that an August arson attack on Milrem Robotics, a maker of unmanned ground vehicles supplied to Ukraine, was commissioned by Russian special services. Moscow denies the claim as NATO allies express alarm.