Tuesday, September 1, 2026

World

July 16, 2026

Trump issues new rule limiting international student visas to four years

Under the rule, students on F visas and exchange visitors on J visas will only be able to stay in the US during the length of their programme up to four years.

July 16, 2026

20,000 pigs killed in Canada wildland fires

The fire incident at the farm occurred as 200 separate wildfires were burning across different parts of Ontario, prompting evacuation of residents.

July 16, 2026

UN says over 500 Rohingya refugees feared dead after two ships sink off Myanmar coast

A second boat, reportedly carrying about 280 people, is believed to have sunk off Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady coast on July 8.

ROHINGYA REFUGEES
July 16, 2026

R. Kelly begs Trump for clemency over 30-year prison sentence 

The request followed Mr Kelly’s lawyer, Beau Brindley’s public lobbying of Mr Trump for more than a year.

Robert Sylvester Kelly popularly known as R. Kelly
July 16, 2026

Wizkid, DJ Mustard, Tyla, others to perform at BlastFest July 18

The ‘Piece of My Heart’ crooner added that he would also perform at Trillville, also known as Tribeville Festival Deluxe in Minneapolis on July 24.

Wizkid
July 16, 2026

Tyrannosaurus rex Gus sold by Sotheby’s for $50 million

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named Gus sold for $50.1 million (about £44 million) at a Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday.

Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton aka Gus
July 16, 2026

U.S. soldiers to be screened for testosterone deficiency

The U.S. secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, on Wednesday, said soldiers who are 30 years old and older would be screened for ‘testosterone deficiency’.

Pete Hegseth
July 16, 2026

Iran puts Trump in coffin on giant billboard

An inscription splashed across the coffin says, “We Will Kill Trump,” in both Persian and English. Another message on the billboard says, “In memory of Minab’s children.”

U.S. President Donald Trump lying in an open black coffin
July 16, 2026

U.S. indicts bulletproof hosting firms Medialand, ML.Cloud, three Russians for cybercrime, wire fraud, money laundering

According to the indictment, 42 victims in 21 states were targeted by criminal groups who used Medialand’s and ML.Cloud’s services.

Russians for cybercrime
July 16, 2026

FULL LIST: 23 countries U.S. warns citizens not to visit

President Donald Trump’s administration listed 23 nations deemed too dangerous for U.S. citizens to visit.

U.S. travelers at airport