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US embassy alerts now on WhatsApp: US citizens in India will get real time updates and travel advisories | World News

In a bid to strengthen its communication with American citizens living or traveling in India, the US Embassy has rolled out a dedicated WhatsApp alert service. The new initiative aims to deliver real-time updates on safety advisories, important announcements, and emergency alerts directly to users’ smartphones. Designed to complement the embassy’s existing outreach platforms, this […]

‘Mexico for Mexicans’: Hundreds protest against mass tourism; tourists harassed, windows smashed

Demonstrators hold posters that read in Spanish ¨Here we speak Spanish, Real Estate Regulation Now¨, during the protest (AP image) Hundreds of people marched in Mexico City on Friday to protest the influx of foreign visitors, especially Americans. They blamed them for rising rents that are pushing locals out of their neighbourhoods and forcing them […]

Stockholm City Council rejects US Embassy demands to end DEI programming | World News

Stockholm City Council rejects US Embassy demands to end DEI programming (Photo: AP) The Stockholm City Council has rejected the US Embassy‘s demands that it comply with the Trump administration‘s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion policies. It’s the latest in US President Donald Trump‘s efforts to terminate such programs within the federal government, and […]

Police Case Against Passport Agents After US Embassy Flags Visa Fraud

New Delhi: Delhi Police have filed a case against several visa and passport agents after the US embassy flagged a major fraud that allegedly “cheated” the US government to obtain visas for applicants by providing false information. The Crime Branch filed the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Information Technology Act on […]