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According to Vance, the H-1B work visa program was initially intended to allow "a brilliant technology person, or a brilliant scientist, or a brilliant doctor" to work lawfully in the US. One of the Trump administration's largest fraud investigations to date is on the H-1B work visa program, which has long been used by US businesses to hire qualified foreign workers. US Vice President JD Vance has sent a warning to individuals he believes are abusing the system at the expense of American jobs. Vance informed the audience during a visit to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refuelling Wing installation in Milwaukee on Wednesday that the Labor Department has already started issuing subpoenas and launching investigations into what he described as "foreign fraudsters" abusing the visa system. "The H-1B visa program is one of our initiatives. This demonstrates the breadth of the fraud task force. "We're fighting for your taxpayer money, b...

The Guards claimed to have used missiles and drones to attack "key infrastructure and facilities" at American bases in Juffair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain, as well as Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait. In a statement released by state broadcaster IRIB on Thursday, July 9, 2026, Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) stated they had attacked American military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for recent American operations. The Guards claimed to have used drones and missiles to attack "key infrastructure and facilities" at US bases in Juffair and Sheikh Isa, Bahrain, and Arifjan and Ali Al Salem, Kuwait. Additionally, they issued a warning that if U.S. strikes were repeated, their countermeasures will spread to other bases in the region. In the meantime, oil prices increased on Thursday as the United States launched more strikes against Iran, undermining hopes for both the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of the worl...

Iraq is currently hosting a funeral procession for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader who was killed. On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Iran's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that Tehran would not permit U.S. interference in the management of the Strait of Hormuz and declared that Iranian armed forces would deliver a "crushing response" after accusing the U.S. military of targeting portions of southern Iran in what it called a "blatant act of aggression." After three commercial vessels were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. forces commenced strikes on Iran on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, according to the US military, drastically intensifying a conflict that has already rocked attempts to put an end to the conflict in West Asia. The "powerful" strikes, according to U.S. Central Command, were a reaction to Iranian attacks on ships passing through the crucial canal and would "impose heavy cost...

Iranian state media states that Iran and Qatar have resumed maritime trade; poet Mohammad Rasouli received cries of "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!" A performer at the burial for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump before a throng of hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday (July 5, 2026) in the capital, Tehran. Poet Mohammad Rasouli received cries of "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!" "Why is the most b*****d man in the world still alive?" Mr. Rasouli questioned the audience, referring to Mr. Trump. That drew cheers. On Sunday, the second day of lengthy funeral ceremonies that have already attracted sizable crowds to pay their final respects in Tehran, prayers were scheduled to be said over the coffin of deceased Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei. U.S. pressure led 13 countries to skip Khamenei's funeral in Iran: reports Iran’s Tasnim ...

BEIJING/TAIPEI, July 4 (Reuters): After a task force off the island's coast last month alarmed several Western capitals, China announced on Saturday that it had established a new coast guard patrol east of Taiwan. Taipei reacted sharply. Beijing considers Taiwan to be its own territory, and the Chinese military conducts operations there virtually every day. However, China has started employing its coast guard to uphold its territorial claims in what Taiwan refers to as "lawfare" in order to justify Chinese activities. According to a statement from China's Coast Guard, the fleet will carry out "law enforcement patrols" in the region and will bolster these operations in what it refers to as China's jurisdictional waters. It further stated that the coast guard will "firmly safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests." TIWAN CALLS THE NEW MOVE DISRUPTIVE AND ILLEGAL The new patrol was denounced by Taiwan's go...

Before the Grand Mosalla religious complex opened to the public on Saturday morning, hundreds of Islamic Republic supporters had already gathered outside on Friday night. On Saturday, July 4, 2026, Iran started a multi-day burial for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's late Supreme Leader, who was killed by an airstrike during the beginning of the conflict. He was eighty-six. At the Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran's capital, authorities unveiled the casket holding Khamenei's body in a glass case. Some of the mourners chanted, "Our word is one! Revenge! Revenge!" as they sobbed at what they saw. Some had flags and banners, while Khamenei's picture was displayed on billboards all throughout the city. At Shiite funerals, it is customary for crowds of men to beat their chests rhythmically in sadness. The ceremonies will be closely watched for any indications of Khamenei's son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was appointed Supreme Leader a week after his fa...

Critics claim it could accelerate minorities' forced integration and result in the targeting of critics outside of China. Beijing, however, denies these charges. Rights organizations and foreign officials have cautioned that China's new ethnic unification law may hasten ethnic minorities' forced assimilation. 55 ethnic minority groups, together making up 8.9% of the population of mainland China, are officially recognized by the second most populous country in the world. Beijing also declared that the new rule, which went into effect on Wednesday, might apply to those outside the nation's borders. This has further alarmed human rights organizations, who fear it could be used to target foreign opponents of China. The Chinese government, however, said Western media outlets “misinterpreted” the foreign povision that the country wishes just to exercise its right to resist separatist movements abroad. More information regarding China's new law and its potential effects...