Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in Statuary Hall before President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday. Photo: Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio is launching an AI-fueled "Catch and Revoke" effort to cancel the visas of foreign nationals who appear to support Hamas or other designated terror groups, senior State Department officials tell Axios. Why it matters: The effort — which includes AI-assisted rev
A plane carrying the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has left Manila after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly "war on drugs". He was taken into police custody shortly after his arrival at the capital's international airport from Hong Kong on Tuesday morning. Duterte, 79, contested his detention but within hours was on a chartered jet en route to The Hague in the Netherlands, whe
In the 2005 epic film, Kingdom of Heaven, the crusader Balian of Ibelin comes face to face with Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub at the entrance of Jerusalem and asks, “What is Jerusalem worth?” to which the charismatic leader answers “Nothing!” as he walks back toward his army before turning briefly and stating, “Everything!” Jerusalem is worth nothing and everything. Impossible to quantify, impossible to put a price on – an intricate and ever-changing tableau marked by the many
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too. Mahmoud Khalil outside the gates of Columbia University’s campus on April 30, 2024. Photo by USA TODAY Network via Getty Images On Saturday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers detained Mahmoud Khalil – a recent Columbia University graduate who helped lead the Gaza solidarity encampment – at his New York City home, an apartment building owned by the school,
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care. Image via MapChart In recent years, U.S. politicians have selectively framed European healthcare policies to justify restrictions on transgender care, seizing on a handful of conservative policies to claim that “Europe is pulling back.” The most extreme example, the United Kingd
Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia’s Representative for International Legal Affairs, has resigned. In response to an inquiry from CivilNet, the Prime Minister’s press office stated that “Yeghishe Kirakosyan will be stepping down from his position by mutual agreement reached several months ago, following his personal request.” The statement also refuted media reports claiming that the entire staff of the Office of the Armenian Representative for International Legal Affairs had submi