India and the United States have taken a major step toward strengthening global critical minerals supply chains by signing a new cooperation framework aimed at securing resources essential for clean energy, advanced technology, and defence manufacturing.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered US embassies worldwide to stop scheduling interviews for student visas as the Trump administration weighs stricter vetting of applicants’ social-media profiles.
The directive, laid out in a cable sent to diplomats worldwide on Tuesday, marks the latest effort by the administration to restrict foreign students’ entry to American schools over claims that they might threaten US national security or promote antisemitism.
