A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 2016. Steven Senne/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Senne/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University. Trump's
People await the update on ispace's private lunar lander's attempt to touch down on the moon Friday, June 6, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News/AP A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based
Israeli shelling hits an area in the northern of Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday. Leo Correa/AP hide caption toggle caption Leo Correa/AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel is arming clans in the Gaza Strip to undermine Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that Israel has been fighting for almost
In this file photo from 2024, Taliban military helicopters fly to celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, at the Bagram Air Base, in Bagram, Parwan province on August 14, 2024. President Trump banned the arrival of Afghan nationals to the U.S. with exceptions for those who have special immigrant visas. Ahmad Sahel
President Trump chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Beijing in 2017. Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP President Trump spoke by phone with China's leader Xi Jinping on Thursday. This is their first known call since Trump began his second term with a focus on higher tariffs on imports
Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack and later declared dead by the Israeli authorities. Here they are pictured at an unknown location in this undated photo provided by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. The Israeli military said it recovered their bodies Thursday. Hostages and
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a conference in San Francisco this week. The company said it has recently taken down 10 influence operations that were using its generative artificial intelligence tools. Four of those operations were likely run by the Chinese government. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Chinese
A tour guide walks with a group of people attending an Uncomfortable Oxford Tour, in Oxford, on Oct. 20, 2023. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The Trump administration's proposals to tighten entry visa restrictions for international students could significantly reduce their numbers at U.S.