The special visas will be awarded to those who can show they can make a “substantial benefit” to the US.
Category: World
Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia hit highest level since 1980
New figures show that 33 of the 113 deaths in custody between last July and this June were Indigenous
US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says
Venezuela condemns the operation as an act of “international piracy”, vowing never to be an “oil colony”.
Venezuelan opposition leader makes first public appearance after months in hiding
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding since January, speaks to the BBC in Oslo after her secretive journey.
Ex-president’s daughter sworn in as South African MP after half-sister quits
Brumelda Zuma will represent the party led by her father in parliament after her half-sister resigned.
US jets tracked circling Gulf of Venezuela as tensions mount
The F/A-18 Super Hornets appear on flight tracking sites near Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city.
At least 22 killed in building collapse in Morocco
The two four-storey buildings that came down in Fez contained eight families, state media report.
Rebels reportedly enter key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal
Terrified residents say heavy artillery and gunfire has hit Uvira, the gateway to Burundi.
Italian cooking awarded Unesco cultural heritage status
An Egyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition.
Intensive work continuing on Ukraine plan, European leaders say after Trump call
Ukraine is at a “critical moment”, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.