Contribute or leave: UK to tighten migrant rules; what we know

The UK government plans to require migrants to be employed, avoid claiming benefits, and engage in community service, Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood will announce on Monday. Currently, individuals with British family members who have lived in the UK for five years, or those residing legally for a decade under any visa, can obtain “indefinite leave […]

Xi looks to tighten grip after scandals shake military elite

Outwardly, China’s military has never been stronger. Its naval ships venture farther across the oceans. Its nuclear force grows by about 100 warheads every year. Its military flights around Taiwan are increasingly frequent and intimidating. Internally, though, China’s military is experiencing its most serious leadership disarray in years. Three of the seven seats on 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 […]

UK government to tighten immigration rules amid voter anger over ‘failed experiment in open borders’

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Monday unveil plans to tighten immigration rules, confronting an issue that has bedeviled successive governments and fuelled the rise of a new anti-immigrant party that could threaten the country’s political establishment.Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party won a landslide victory last July, is facing pressure from voters who […]