United States Ambassador to Indonesia Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, who was appointd by former US president Joe Biden, will leave the country by the end of April and be temporarily replaced by the embassy's deputy chief of mission until the appointment of the next ambassador.
1 day agoUniversity advisors quietly told students from abroad to hire a lawyer and keep attending classes while legal appeals played out, according to over two dozen students, immigration attorneys and university officials. ...
3 days agoSince Trump took office on Jan. 20, records for more than 4,700 students have been removed from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement-maintained Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association. ...
4 days agoUnited States Ambassador to Indonesia Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir will conclude her mission in Jakarta later this month, the US embassy stated on Tuesday, officially announcing the end of her nine-month long tenure in the country.
1 week agoSome 42 percent of respondents to the six-day poll approved of Trump's performance as president, down from 43 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted three weeks earlier, and from 47 percent in the hours after his January 20 inauguration.
1 week agoFrancis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. The conservative-progressive gap became a chasm after Francis was elected the first non-European pope in 1,300 years.
1 week agoIn Washington, protesters voiced concern that Trump was threatening long-respected constitutional norms, including the right to due process.
1 week agoAnalysts urge Jakarta to properly follow up the trade tariff negotiations with Washington as well as the first meeting between Foreign Minister Sugiono and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in order to produce meaningful outcomes and a closer relationship between Indonesia and the United States.
1 week agoFederal Reserve is keeping rates on hold, concerned tariffs will drive up inflation.
1 week agoForeign Minister Sugiono has met with his United States counterpart, Marco Rubio, during his visit to Washington, where the two discussed various key issues including the latest developments in the Middle East and the South China Sea, as well as the ongoing US trade tariff negotiations.
1 week agoThe Foreign Ministry is providing legal support to an Indonesian detained in Minnesota, the United States, amid an immigration crackdown by the administration of President Donald Trump.
1 week agoThe House of Representatives will meet with Foreign Minister Sugiono to discuss the vacant position of Indonesian ambassador to the United States on Thursday, amid global tariff war.
2 weeks agoThe call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on April 3, which ordered officials to shut diversity offices and cooperate with immigration authorities for screenings of international students.
2 weeks agoInternational students' visas can be revoked for law violations, both local and federal, as well as any hint of criticism against the Zionist regime in Israel.
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2 weeks agoTrump has long complained about inadequate water pressure in American bathrooms which he blames on federal water-conservation regulations.
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3 weeks agoThird Deputy Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno dismisses concerns that the currently vacant Indonesian ambassador to the United States post will affect the upcoming high-level negotiations on the new trade tariff policy introduced by US President Donald Trump.
3 weeks agoIn a letter to Harvard last week, the government listed conditions that Harvard must meet to receive federal money, including a ban on protesters wearing masks to hide their identities and other restrictions.
3 weeks ago"Everybody is talking about it," JP Flores, a doctoral student in genetics at the University of North Carolina, told AFP.
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3 weeks agoMass layoffs began at the major US health agencies on Tuesday as the Trump administration embarks on a sweeping and scientifically contested restructuring that will cut 10,000 jobs.
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4 weeks agoPrinceton President Chris Eisgruber said government agencies including NASA and the defense and energy departments notified the university of the move.
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4 weeks agoRepublican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the United States Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so.
4 weeks agoUnited States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, not just a smaller group of 10 to 15 countries with the biggest trade imbalances.
4 weeks agoThe World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed slashing a fifth of its budget following the US decision to withdraw, and must now reduce its reach and workforce, its chief said in an internal email seen by AFP on Saturday.
1 month agoRumeysa Ozturk had criticized university response to calls to divest from companies with ties to Israel
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