US President Donald Trump on Friday issued a proclamation that will require a $100,000 fee for new H-1B specialty occupation worker visa applicants. The proclamation took effect on Saturday. The proclamation additionally requires employers to acquire and keep documentation showing that the fee has been paid before filing an H-1B petition on behalf of a [...]
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 627, known as the “No Secret Police Act,” into law on Saturday, making California the first state in the US to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing masks or other facial coverings that obscure their identities during operations, except in narrowly defined circumstances. The law, authored by Senator [...]
On Friday, US President Donald Trump’s administration filed an emergency application with the nation’s Supreme Court seeking to stay a federal district court ruling that held Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem acted unlawfully in revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan nationals. In April 2025, Noem terminated the 2023 TPS designations for Venezuela, asserting [...]
UN and regional human rights experts on Friday urged states to halt the criminalization of protesters and civil society activists, following what they called a pattern of arbitrary arrests and persecution worldwide. In a joint declaration, experts stressed that the foundational pillars of democracy–namely freedom of assembly and association–must be protected and not treated as [...]
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) called Friday for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to stop launching airstrikes into Southern Lebanon and to “fully withdraw from Lebanese territory,” following strikes on Thursday night which “endangered peacekeepers and civilians.” The IDF reportedly warned civilians in Mais al-Jabal, Kfar Tibnit and Debbin to evacuate their homes. [...]
A US appeals court on Friday refused to enjoin several restrictions on firearms in New York, including bans on carrying firearms in Times Square and on public transportation, as well as carrying a firearm visibly—a practice known as open carry. The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the restrictions on carrying [...]
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that a Texas man was charged with making death threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Jeremy Fistel, a 44-year-old man from Plano, Texas, was indicted by a grand jury on September 4. He was arrested in Texas on September 11 and extradited to Queens [...]
The Russian Federation filed an appeal against Australia and the Netherlands at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, challenging the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decision in May 2025 that found Russia in violation of international aviation law in the shoot-down of MH17 that left no survivors on board the flight. Russia’s application [...]
A US federal judge in Florida on Friday dismissed President Donald J. Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and others, ruling that the 85-page complaint was “improper and impermissible” under federal court rules and resembled a political manifesto more than a legal filing. The lawsuit, filed earlier this week, sought $15 billion in [...]
The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution Thursday that demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, being the only member of the council to not support the ceasefire. The vote took place as the 15-member council convened for its 10,000th meeting, where the famine and possibility of genocide in Gaza were discussed. The [...]
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