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The World in Brief from The Economist
America orders a pause on student-visa appointments; Canada’s royal rebuke, and more
Ep. 20250528
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The Trump administration reportedly told American embassies to stop scheduling student-visa appointments so that it could prepare for “an expansion” of applicants’ social-media vetting requirements.
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