{
  "id": 3410576,
  "title": "Trump Administration Issues Pause on Visa Appointments for Applicants Worldwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-for-applicants-3410576",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:44:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
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    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20260826-345475/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump administration plans another H-1B rule, and this one could change how the visa program works. Details here",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-plans-another-h-1b-rule-and-this-one-could",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:23:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump administration pauses US visa appointments worldwide amid sweeping immigration crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-pauses-us-visa-appointments-worldwide-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:58:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump administration pauses visa appointments for applicants worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-pauses-visa-appointments-for-applicants-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-for-applicants",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "US visa appointments paused globally as Trump tightens immigration rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-visa-appointments-paused-globally-as-trump-tightens-immigration",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:40:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "US Pauses Visa Appointments Worldwide As Trump Administration Intensifies Immigration Screening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/us-pauses-visa-appointments-worldwide-as-trump-administration",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:42:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/trump-administration-issues-pause-on-visa-appointments-worldwide",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:59:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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