Japan's Mount Fuji sees snow for first time this winter
The peak of Japan's Mount Fuji was capped with snow for the first time this winter on Thursday, reaching the milestone 21 days later than the average ...
The Trump administration has asked U.S. universities to agree to a set of rules on international enrollment, tuition, and campus policies to access federal funding.
They've been asked to sign a 10-point agreement covering foreign enrollment, diversity policies, and ideological values to access federal funding. The memo calls for capping international undergraduates at 15%, freezing tuition for five years, requiring standardised tests, and curbing grade inflation.
Some USC students say the measures unfairly target international students.
Nineteen-year-old Maya Young said she feels “sad” because international students “make up a good portion of our population here and they make up what our university is.”
Elishiya Crin-Keddie, 18, added that the policy could harm both students’ opportunities and the broader U.S. economy, particularly industries relying on foreign talent like tech.
The White House has warned that universities refusing to comply could lose federal grants. Letters were sent to several major institutions, including Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, MIT, Brown, and USC, offering “substantial and meaningful federal grants” for those who sign on.
Rights advocates have raised concerns that the policy could undermine academic freedom and align universities too closely with the administration’s political agenda.
Students at USC continue to voice opposition, emphasising the value of international students and the diversity they bring to American campuses.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
The peak of Japan's Mount Fuji was capped with snow for the first time this winter on Thursday, reaching the milestone 21 days later than the average since records began in 1894, the meteorological agency said.
Türkiye plans to acquire the necessary defence systems from its NATO allies and other partners until its domestically produced fighter jet, KAAN, is ready for delivery, a source from the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Talks between Thailand and Cambodia this week have made "meaningful progress", Thai defence minister Natthaphon Narkphanit said on Thursday, ahead of the potential signing of a broader ceasefire agreement.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five alleged drug smugglers, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. The operation marks an expansion of the Trump administration’s use of the armed forces in its counter-narcotics campaign.
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