Sammy Westfall

New Haven

Assistant Editor at The Washington Post

Editor at Today's WorldView Newsletter

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Trump administration claims Chinese students ‘exploit’ US universities

4 days ago | postguam.com | Cate Cadell |Sammy Westfall

A State Department pledge to revoke a record number of Chinese student visas has jolted U.S. higher education, reigniting debate over whether the country can remain a top international academic destination as the Trump administration's hardening national security stance - and "America First" doctrine - grow increasingly at odds with the 277,000 Chinese students on U.S. campuses.
Trump administration claims Chinese students ‘exploit’ U.S. universities

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Cate Cadell |Sammy Westfall

Trump administration claims Chinese students ‘exploit’ U.S. universities (washingtonpost.com) Trump administration claims Chinese students ‘exploit’ U.S. universities By Cate Cadell; Sammy Westfall 2025060118380100 A State Department pledge to revoke a record number of Chinese student visas has jolted U.S. higher education, reigniting debate over whether the country can remain a top international academic destination as the Trump administration's hardening national security stance — and...
Here’s what to know about the controversial new aid program in Gaza

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sammy Westfall |Gaya Gupta

Here’s what to know about the controversial new aid program in Gaza (washingtonpost.com) Here’s what to know about the controversial new aid program in Gaza By Sammy Westfall; Gaya Gupta 2025052906002200 A new U.S.- and Israeli-backed system for distributing food and other supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has had a chaotic start.
Former doctor sentenced to 20 years for abusing 299 people, mostly children

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset |Annabelle Timsit |Sammy Westfall

Former doctor sentenced to 20 years for abusing 299 people, mostly children (washingtonpost.com) Former doctor sentenced to 20 years for abusing 299 people, mostly children By Victoria Bisset; Annabelle Timsit; Sammy Westfall 2025052813120400 A French court sentenced a former surgeon to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of the rape and sexual assault of hundreds of people — mostly children, and many under anesthesia — during his decades-long career, Reuters reported. The trial of...
Venezuela stages elections for a disputed part of neighboring Guyana

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sammy Westfall

Venezuela stages elections for a disputed part of neighboring Guyana (washingtonpost.com) Venezuela stages elections for a disputed part of neighboring Guyana By Sammy Westfall 2025052602033300 Venezuela's autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, on Sunday staged regional elections across the country — and, controversially, to elect a governor and legislators to represent a disputed oil-rich region internationally recognized as a part of neighboring Guyana.
Un tribunal italiano concede derechos parentales a parejas del mismo sexo que recurren a la FIV en el extranjero

2 weeks ago | infobae.com | Gaya Gupta |Sammy Westfall

El Tribunal Constitucional de Italia dictaminó el jueves que las parejas del mismo sexo que recurren a la fecundación in vitro en el extranjero pueden ser legalmente reconocidas como padres. Los defensores de los derechos LGBTQ+ celebraron la decisión como una victoria ajustada en un país donde las parejas del mismo sexo se enfrentan a una presión concertada del gobierno conservador para impedirles ser padres. Italia todavía limita la FIV a las parejas heterosexuales a nivel nacional.
Un tribunal italiano otorgó derechos parentales a parejas del mismo sexo que recurran a la fecundación in vitro en el extranjero

2 weeks ago | infobae.com | Gaya Gupta |Sammy Westfall

El Tribunal Constitucional de Italia dictaminó el jueves que las parejas del mismo sexo que recurren a la fecundación in vitro en el extranjero pueden ser legalmente reconocidas como padres. Los defensores de los derechos LGBTQ+ celebraron la decisión como una victoria ajustada en un país donde las parejas del mismo sexo se enfrentan a una presión concertada del gobierno conservador para impedirles ser padres. Italia todavía limita la FIV a las parejas heterosexuales a nivel nacional.
Italian court grants parental rights to same-sex couples who use IVF abroad

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gaya Gupta |Sammy Westfall

Italian court grants parental rights to same-sex couples who use IVF abroad (washingtonpost.com) Italian court grants parental rights to same-sex couples who use IVF abroad By Gaya Gupta; Sammy Westfall 2025052221410700 Italy's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that partners in same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization abroad can both be legally recognized as parents.
Two top aides to Mexico City mayor shot dead on busy street in daytime attack

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sammy Westfall

Two top aides to Mexico City mayor shot dead on busy street in daytime attack (washingtonpost.com) Two top aides to Mexico City mayor shot dead on busy street in daytime attack By Sammy Westfall 2025052115360900 Two top aides to Mexico City's mayor were shot dead by at least one gunman on their way to work, officials said. Authorities investigating Tuesday's killings have yet to name suspects or identify a motive.
WHO signs international pandemic response treaty without the U.S.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Sammy Westfall

WHO signs international pandemic response treaty without the U.S. (washingtonpost.com) WHO signs international pandemic response treaty without the U.S. By Sammy Westfall 2025052021215200 After three years of intensive negotiations, the World Health Organization on Tuesday adopted the world's first agreement on how to cooperate and respond to future pandemics — without the support of the United States.