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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for skilled foreign workers.Trump's order mentions "abuse" of the programme and will restrict entry unless...

The son of an British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly eight months has said he is "overwhelmed" by their release.Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, who lived in Afghanistan for nearly two decades,...

A global agreement designed to protect the world's oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law. The High Seas Treaty received its 60th ratification by Morocco on Friday, meaning that it will now take...

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President Donald Trump has said US forces carried out a "lethal kinetic strike" on a vessel which he said was trafficking drugs, and the attack killed three "male narcoterrorists" on board.Trump said he ordered the attack on the boat,...

Manjit KaurRight now, their immediate concern is getting her out of the detention centre."You can put an ankle monitor on her. We can check in with immigration when you want," said Manjit Kaur. "Just get her out of the...

Akisa WanderaBBC Africa, Nairobi andVitalii ChervonenkoBBC Ukrainian, KyivEdith ChesoiWith tears in his eyes, a young Kenyan athlete now captive in Ukraine pleads not to be sent back to Russia."I will die there," Evans Kibet says, waving his hands in...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reopened Notre Dame's iconic towers in Paris for public visits, one of the final steps in the immense reconstruction following a devastating fire. The inauguration of the restored towers by...

Ian YoungsCulture reporter andKatie RazzallCulture and media editorIn polarised America, the reaction to Kimmel's suspension depends on your political affiliations, and not all late-night hosts are in agreement.On conservative-leaning Fox News, Greg Gutfeld said: "People come up to me...