Wednesday, August 26
The United States will impose expanded travel restrictions on citizens from 20 additional countries starting January 1, as President Donald Trump widens the scope of his administration’s immigration controls. The move follows the arrest of an Afghan national in the shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House last month. The revised rules now bring the total number of countries with U.S. travel restrictions to more than 35. Under the updated order, full bans will apply to individuals from Syria, South Sudan, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and people holding documents issued by the Palestinian Authority. Partial restrictions will extend to 15 other countries across Africa and the Pacific, including Angola, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe.The expanded
Britain and the European Union agreed on Wednesday to allow UK students to rejoin the bloc's popular student exchange programme Erasmus+ from 2027, a small but symbolic sign of improved relations after Brexit.The UK contribution for the 2027/28 academic year will be 570 million pounds ($760 million), the British government said, adding that the deal included a 30% discount compared to the default terms under the current trade deal with the EU. The two sides have also agreed to start negotiations on electricity market integration, and have set a deadline to finalise a food and drink trade deal and carbon markets linkage next year, the statement said. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed a "new era" in the EU relationship in May when the two sides agreed the most significant reset of defence a
