White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump has a “nuanced and commonsense” position on H-1B visas, asserting he supports skilled foreign workers only to kickstart complex manufacturing projects while prioritising American jobs in the long term

India to reduce it`s direct imports of Russian crude from late Novemeber after US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, promoting refiners to shift sourcing to the Middle East, Americas and West Africa. Russian barrels may still reach India via intermediaries in 2026.