In South Asia, Bhutan ranks third in the Henley Passport Index, behind the Maldives at 53rd and India at 85th. The Maldives, with visa-free access to 90 countries, has consistently improved its ...

Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent both in 2025 and 2026, below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.7 percent. The forecast for 2025 is broadly unchanged from that in the October 2024 World ...

Singapore has the most powerful passport in the world, according to the Index, with visa-free or visa-upon-arrival access to 195 destinations. Using data from the International Air Transport ...

The federal government will also use the word "sex" instead of "gender" with all official documents, including passports, visas and Global Entry cards, "accurately reflect the holder's sex." ...

Among its provisions is "to require that government-issued identification documents, including passports, visas and Global Entry cards accurately reflect the holder's sex," which the order defines as ...

The subsequent political backlash has contributed to a growing appetite for tariffs and industrial policies in many advanced economies as they attempt to make their own manufacturing sectors more ...

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Ambitious plans to further digitise and secure South Africa’s passport system, positioning it as a stronger document on the global stage, have been outlined by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA).

Ambitious plans to further digitise and secure South Africa’s passport system, positioning it as a stronger document on the global stage, have been outlined by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA).

BRASILIA — Brazil’s top court refused to return the passport of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro, who had hoped to attend next week’s inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump.