内容摘要：The MP who represents the Northern Ireland town where 15 police officers were injured in disorder described as "racist thuggery" has had his condemnation of the violence labelled as "insincere" and "weaselly".

The MP who represents the Northern Ireland town where 15 police officers were injured in disorder described as "racist thuggery" has had his condemnation of the violence labelled as "insincere" and "weaselly".

International students are a financial lifeline for many US colleges, especially regional and state universities offering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and other master's programmes.These students pay significantly higher tuition fees than US citizens.

In the 2023–24 academic year alone, foreign students contributed $43.8bn to the US economy, according to Nafsa, an association of International educators. They also supported over 375,000 jobs."This really isn't about a short-term disruption of tuition revenue. This is about a long-term rupture in a strategic relationship that benefits both countries," Prof Glass said.For decades the brightest Indian students have depended on an American education in the absence of top quality Indian universities or a supportive research ecosystem.

In turn they've helped plug a skills gap in the US.Many land highly sought-after jobs after they finish their courses - in particular, representing a significant pool of skilled professionals in sectors like biotechnology, healthcare and data science - and have even gone on to lead iconic companies.

Everyone from Google's Sunder Pichai to Microsoft's Satya Nadella went to the US as students.

While this has often led to concerns of a "brain-drain" from India, experts point out that India is simply unable to solve the problem of quality and quantity higher education in the immediate future to provide a domestic alternative to these students.The IDF has mounted sieges and attacks on hospitals in Gaza, or ordered their evacuation, leaving the territory's health system on the verge of total collapse.

Such attacks have caused widespread international concern, as many hospitals and medical facilities have been put out of action - and the lives of patients and staff put at risk.In a statement after an Israeli strike on al-Ahli hospital in April, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed his deep alarm and declared that, under international humanitarian law, the "wounded and sick, medical personnel and medical facilities, including hospitals, must be respected and protected".

Hospital staff in Gaza have also repeatedly denied that Hamas is using their facilities as a base.The IDF will point to this latest footage as vindication of its claims and its military strategy.