Efforts to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia faced a serious setback this week as three days of discussions between Ukrainian and US officials ended without meaningful progress. The Florida-hosted talks, designed to explore potential avenues for de-escalation, concluded on Saturday. Both sides acknowledged that any substantive breakthrough depends entirely on Russia’s willingness to genuinely […]

The United States government has reduced the validity period of work permits issued to foreign refugees and asylum seekers, a decision that marks one of the most sweeping changes to immigration administration in recent years. Work permits, officially known as Employment Authorisation Documents (EADs), will now need to be renewed every 18 months rather than […]