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The Trump administration withheld $40 million in funding for California on Wednesday, saying the state was not enforcing an English-proficiency requirement for long-haul drivers.

For Meera Alsawwafi, representing the UAE on the global stage is more than a duty – it’s a calling. Over the past six months as the Youth Ambassador at the UAE Pavilion, Expo 2025 Osaka, she has moved ...

On October 7 2023, Eli Sharabi was kidnapped from his home by Hamas terrorists. After being held for 491 days, mostly in a tunnel beneath Gaza, he was released in February of this year. Now he has ...

20:01, Sun, Sep 28, 2025 Updated: 10:38, Tue, Sep 30, 2025 Visiting North Evington in Leicester - a town where 43% of residents cannot speak English - I was taken aback. Statistics had already hinted ...

Foreign language anxiety (also known as xenoglossophobia) really comes into play for Americans visiting these countries.

Essay on Diwali in English: Happy Diwali! Diwali is a five-day Hindu celebration in the months of Ashvin and Kartika, typically falling in mid-October to mid-November. It is observed on Amavasya, the ...

Taylor Swift has released her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl. The 12-track album, which Swift made with Swedish producers and songwriters Shellback and Max Martin, features one collaboration. For ...

The clash over language teaching is less about classrooms and more about who gets to define what it means to be Indian.

Bilingual children gain more than a second language. New research shows that speaking two languages strengthens memory, ...