Australia restricts student visa applications from within country

VNExpress - Oct 5, 2026

Most foreigners and international students in Australia can no longer apply for a student visa from within the country under new rules that took effect on Oct. 2.

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MANILA, Philippines – On the 33rd day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the prosecution presented Anti-Money Laundering Council Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura as its witness for Article II, which covers allegations of unexplained wealth. The Senate impeachment court denied a defense motion to exclude Buenaventura, with Presiding Officer Francis Escudero ruling

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The US Justice Department (DOJ) is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former Navy sailor convicted of spying for China and a Florida man convicted of conspiring to act as an agent of Beijing, it announced on Monday. Jinchao Wei and Ping Li are among 40 people facing denaturalisation actions in what the department described as the largest batch of such filings under the Trump administration. The civil proceedings remain pending, with no determination of liability, the DOJ said. The case...

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Gov’t resumes education aid for decommissioned MILF fighters, kin

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COTABATO CITY — The national government has resumed distributing educational financial aid to decommissioned Moro rebels and their dependents as part of the implementation of the peace agreement between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). MILF decommissioned combatants (DCs) and their next of kin enrolled in the government’s

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UST suspends 4 student activists over PAF exhibit incident

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MANILA, Philippines — The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has suspended four student activists who faced disciplinary complaints following a confrontation with military personnel at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) exhibit on campus last April 21. The Varsitarian, UST’s official student publication, reported on Monday, Oct. 5, that the university’s Office of Student Affairs had

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MANILA, Philippines — No ticket won the jackpots in the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Mega Lotto 6/45 draws on Monday, Oct. 5, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Grand Lotto 6/55 winning combination was 28-34-18-32-53-20 for a jackpot of ₱248.36 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Mega Lotto 6/45 winning combination

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