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Thousands of UAE residents who invested in second passports fear visa bans as US, UK tighten CBI rules | World News

Recent US and EU regulations require CBI countries to meet strict vetting standards by 2025, or risk losing visa-free access to the UK and Schengen countries/ (Representative Image) For many expatriates in the UAE, acquiring a second passport through Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs has become a popular route to global mobility, offering visa-free access […]

Review finds UK police and councils covered up ethnicity of grooming gangs for fear of being called racist

LONDON: A rapid national audit of grooming gangs ordered by UK PM Keir Starmer in February 2025, following pressure from Elon Musk and published late Monday, has found that UK police and councils deliberately concealed the Asian ethnicity of the perpetrators to avoid “appearing racist” and to avoid “raising community tensions”.In two-thirds of cases of […]

Austria school shooting: Video shows panic, fear as gunshots echo; 10 killed

Austria school shooting (Video credit: X) In a chilling incident, 10 people, including a student gunman, were killed in a shooting incident at a school in Austria’s Graz on Tuesday. The authority, while expressing grief over the incident, suggested that the student behind the shooting probably shot himself. Meanwhile, a shocking video of the incident […]

Trump vs Musk: DOGE staff fear fallout; public feud sparks anxiety over political targeting- report

Following the public spat between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, staff members at the Musk-established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are reportedly experiencing increasing concerns about their professional future and potential targeting by the administrationCurrent DOGE personnel embedded within federal agencies are concerned that the public dispute between Trump and Musk might expose […]

Caribbean island gripped by fear after boat with 11 decomposed bodies washes ashore

This is a representative AI image Authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines have launched a major investigation after a vessel carrying the decomposed remains of at least 11 people washed ashore on the small Eastern Caribbean island of Canouan earlier this week.The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said it received […]

Tennessee ICE operation sparks fear in immigrant communities as over 100 arrested under Trump deportation plan

A recent joint operation between US immigration department and the Tennessee highway patrol has resulted in the arrest of over 100 people, sparking concern and uncertainty within Nashville’s immigrant community. The operation, which began on May 3, saw the Highway Patrol making 588 stops, of which 103 individuals were detained under suspicion of immigration violations, […]

‘I only fear God’: Failed MAGA candidate Valentina Gomez disrupts Muslim event with anti-Islam rant

Former Republican candidate Valentina Gomez disrupted a Muslim community event at the Texas State Capitol on Tuesday by storming the stage and grabbing the microphone making offensive comments.The incident happened during a civic engagement event for Muslims. Videos shared on social media showed Gomez grabbing the microphone and delivering anti-Islam rant.Later, the failed MAGA candidate […]

At night, crime and fear stalk Democratic Republic Congo’s M23-run areas

Representative Image (AI-generated) BUKAVU: Every morning the Congolese city of Bukavu, now under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 movement, counts its dead. Corpses are discovered at dawn, lying in the steep streets of the capital of South Kivu province, which has been in the hands of the anti-government group since mid-February after it launched […]