Zimbabwe eases virus restrictions as exam classes start
Zimbabwe on Tuesday lifted a ban on inter-city travel and extended working hours as the government gradually re-opens the economy by easing Covid-19 restrictions. The...
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China Freezes Credentials for Journalists at U.S. Outlets, Hinting at Expulsions
WASHINGTON — The Chinese government has stopped renewing press credentials for foreign journalists working for American news organizations in China and has implied it will...
U.S. Sanctions 24 Chinese Companies Over Role in South China Sea
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration added 24 Chinese companies on Wednesday to a government list that bans them from purchasing certain sensitive American products, citing...
India Offers Escape to Afghan Hindus and Sikhs Facing Attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Indian government said it will expedite visas and the possibility of long-term residency for Afghanistan’s tiny Hindu and Sikh minorities, shrunken...
Kicked Out of China, and Other Real-Life Costs of a Geopolitical Meltdown
LONDON — Soon after I was informed in mid-March that my journalist visa for China had been canceled, I faced a dilemma: what to do...
U.S. Wants to Bar Members of China’s Communist Party. Who Are They?
As the Trump administration weighs a travel ban against the members of the Chinese Communist Party and their relatives, it is considering cutting off a...
U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members
The Trump administration is considering a sweeping ban on travel to the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, according...
Trump Appointee Might Not Extend Visas for Foreign Journalists at V.O.A.
WASHINGTON — As many as 100 foreign citizens working in the United States as journalists for the Voice of America, a government-funded news outlet, might...
Harvard and M.I.T. Sue to Stop Trump Visa Rules for Foreign Students
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration in federal court on Wednesday, seeking to block a directive that would strip...
International Students in Online Courses Face Lost F1 Visas, ICE Says
LOS ANGELES — A directive by the Trump administration that would strip international college students of their U.S. visas if their coursework was entirely online...