Passports Archives

Meet the Roblox creator behind Free Republic of Verdis, the ‘world’s smallest country’ with 400 citizens and its own passports | World News

In one of Europe’s most unusual geopolitical developments, a young digital designer has turned an unclaimed border region into a self-proclaimed nation. Daniel Jackson, a 20-year-old originally from Australia, declared himself president of the Free Republic of Verdis, located on a 125-acre patch of land wedged between Croatia and Serbia along the Danube River. This […]

Hong Kong cancels passports, bans financial support for 16 overseas activists | World News

Hong Kong cancels passports, bans financial support for 16 overseas activists (AI Image) HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities on Monday strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include banning financial support to them and cancelling passports for most of them.The […]

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 […]

Minnesota killing: Why suspected shooter Vance Luther Boelter’s wife was driving with weapon, cash, passports

Vance Boelter’s wife Jenny was found with cash, weapons and passports. The two separate Minnesota shootings in which two politicians were killed and two were injured in what seemed like a targeted act allegedly by one Vance Luther Boelter took a surprising fresh turn after his wife was found driving with cash, ammunition, and passports […]

Abandoned boat and 11 bodies found on eastern Caribbean island with Mali passports | World News

Authorities in the Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines say they have discovered an abandoned boat and the remains of 11 people along with passports from the west African country of Mali. The boat was found on the shores of Canouan island in the eastern Caribbean, police said in a statement Tuesday. Authorities […]

‘Except Israel’ inscription reintroduced in Bangladeshi passports amid public anger over Gaza situation

An anti-Israel protest in Dhaka (AP) Bangladesh’s interim government announced on Sunday it has reintroduced the “except Israel” inscription on the country’s passports, formally debarring its citizens from travelling to the Jewish state.“We issued the letter to the passport and immigration department on April 7,” Nilima Afroze, deputy secretary of the Bangladesh home ministry, told […]