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LONDON: The British government announced on Tuesday (Mar 3) that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.The Home Office said there had been a surge in asylum applications by students from those countries and almost 135,000 asylum seekers in total had entered the United Kingdom using legal routes since 2021.”Britain will always provide refuge to people fleeing war and persecution, but our visa system must not be abused,” said Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in a statement. “That is why I am…

Washington, DC – On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio provided a looping justification for the US launching a war against Iran: Israel was planning to strike Iran, which would have prompted Tehran to strike the US assets in the region, requiring Washington to launch preemptive strikes on Iran.Even as the administration of US President Donald Trump has sought to roll back claims made by several officials in recent days, they have continued to spark dismay across the political spectrum.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listRubio’s statement was particularly notable, given the assessment by many Iran analysts that the…

Voters in three states are headed to the polls Tuesday in a set of primary elections that mark the start of the 2026 midterm cycle — and could highlight internal debates among both Democrats and Republicans over the future of their parties.Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. ET throughout most of North Carolina. The North Carolina State Board of Elections posted on social media that voting would be extended for one hour at a Halifax County voting site after delays on Tuesday morning, meaning there will not be any primary results until polls close at 8:30 p.m. Polls in Texas closed across…

Luke Grimes shares why he was originally reluctant to star in “Marshals” – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Luke Grimes talks about starring in the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Marshals.” Grimes reveals why he was hesitant to join the cast at first and what it was like to have his new song “Haunted” to play in the premiere episode.

A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty ImagesNvidia, Amazon and Alphabet are among the big tech firms scrambling to ensure the safety of their employees who are traveling through or based in the Middle East after joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran over the weekend.The massive attack on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, among others, and Iran retaliated with strikes on Israeli and U.S. bases across the Gulf. The conflict has disrupted civilian life, internet access in Iran,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A progressive Texas district attorney said he will not seek charges against the Austin police officers who fatally shot a gunman who killed three people and injured 13 others in a suspected terror attack amid speculation they could potentially face a grand jury.Travis County District Attorney José Garza released a statement after Gov. Greg Abbott said he would eventually have the final say on whether the officers should be charged or convicted in court. “These officers are heroes, and it should go without saying that my office is not seeking any charges and…

City of Calgary officials are asking city council for another injection of funds for upgrades to the city’s water infrastructure, which is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The request, which was added as urgent business to Tuesday’s executive committee meeting, asks city councillors to approve a $6o9.5 million boost to the city’s capital budget in 2026 and 2027, to help fast-track several water infrastructure projects.It comes after the previous city council approved more than $1 billion in borrowing for water infrastructure, which was included in this year’s budget by the current city council.“This is very much about…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on US President Donald Trump to exert more pressure on Moscow and demanded Europe be included in Ukraine peace negotiations.”Russia is playing for time here, and in doing so is also acting against the will of the American president. In today’s talks, I called for increasing the pressure on Moscow,” he told reporters after a meeting with Trump at the White House on Tuesday.Trump knows “only a peace that Europe supports and legitimises can truly be lasting,” Merz said, adding that the US president also knows that Europe’s contributions to the security, reconstruction and…

Verma further highlighted unresolved questions around sustained access to high-performance computing and long-term funding.“When you move to a platform like Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure, you are not just deploying a model,” he said. “You are getting the full infrastructure, support, service-level agreements and partnerships.” Startups focused solely on foundational models often struggle to match that ecosystem depth.Currently, Sarvam’s computing support comes from more than 4,000 AI chips provided by the Indian government. Recently, the company announced partnerships with state governments like Odisha and Tamil Nadu to build AI facilities and data centres.In addition to government support, the company has raised a…

NewsFeedFrench President Emmanuel Macron has warned Israel against invading Lebanon, after the Israeli military said its troops had begun operating in the south of the country following Hezbollah attacks.Published On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo