29.05.2025 – (04:30 PM)

The Trump administration has ordered U.S. embassies around the world to immediately halt all visa interviews for international students.

The State Department issued an order on May 27 ordering all new student or exchange visitor (F, M, and J) visa applications to be suspended until further notice.

The order was first reported by Politico and now confirmed by the Guardian.

The order could delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on international students for revenue.

The order said the State Department is reviewing its current processes for selecting student and exchange visitor visa applicants.

A short circuit in a bar in Mandalay caused a fire that killed four women on May 28, 2025, at around 9:47 a.m.

The fire broke out in a bar in Chan Aye Tha San Township, between 33rd and 34th Streets, a 45-foot × 25-foot steel structure, a brick floor, and a brick wall, which had collapsed due to the earthquake. The Myanmar Fire Department reported that the short circuit in the building’s steel columns caused a fire that spread to nearby soundproof panels and sofas.

The fire killed a 30-year-old woman (manager, resident of Tamu Township), a 21-year-old woman (receptionist, resident of Tagaung), It is reported that a 26-year-old woman (a grill worker, resident of Pauk Township) and a 23-year-old woman (a grill worker, resident of Pauk Township) died, and that sofas, soundproofing mats, and shop equipment were also burned.