After Ronald Koeman was appointed the new manager of Barcelona, the Uruguayan striker was reportedly told he would no longer play a central role in Barca and was free to leave. He has been linked to Juventus, but now reports say that the striker may continue playing in La Liga. Italian police have reportedly launched an investigation into Barcelona’s striker Luis Suarez following reports that the 33-year-old cheated on his citizenship test. In order to complete his move to Juventus, the Uruguayan had to become an Italian citizen, because the club has no space for non-EU citizens. Last week, he flew […]
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The speaker of Russia’s State Duma (parliament) has ordered the Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption to determine which lawmakers have alternative citizenships or other residence permits, after a claim by an opposition MP. A key part of Vladimir Putin’s constitutional changes, approved in a national vote earlier this month, called for a halt to top officials having foreign passports or the right to reside in other countries. The clause was popular with the public, given the number of times over the past three decades that corrupt former politicians or bureaucrats have fled abroad after milking Russia. Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin ordered the […]
New Delhi (Spuntik): In midst of a territorial disputes with India, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli recently claimed that the “real Ayodhya city”, where Hindu Lord Ram was born, lies in Nepal and not in India. The remark sparked a controversy and a lot of Indian netizens ridiculed the statement on social media. The Department of Archaeology of Nepal has said that it will soon begin an archaeological study of the birth place of Lord Ram in Nepal to prove that he was in fact born in the Himalayan kingdom. Damodar Gautam, Director General of Nepal’s Department of Archaeology, said […]
South Dakota has agreed to share driver’s license and state ID records with the U.S. Census Bureau as part of efforts to carry out an executive order for citizenship data that President Trump announced in July 2019 with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left) and U.S. Attorney General William Barr in the White House Rose Garden. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 7:57 p.m. ET To help figure out the U.S. citizenship status of every adult living in the country, the Trump administration has been accumulating driver’s license information from states including South Dakota, NPR has learned. South […]
President Trump on Friday told Telemundo that he will be signing a huge executive order on immigration that will include DACA in the coming weeks. “We are going to have a road to citizenship,” said Trump citing the recent SCOTUS ruling on DACA. WATCH: BREAKING: President Trump tells Telemundo’s @jdbalart he will sign an executive order on immigration that will include DACA in the coming weeks. #mtpdaily Trump: “One of the aspects of the bill is going to be DACA. We are going to have a road to citizenship.” pic.twitter.com/M926cty8A1 — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) July 10, 2020 TRENDING: WOW! NBC […]
Janis Shinwari takes his oath Monday as a naturalized U.S. citizen in a ceremony in Fairfax, Va. He worked eight years as an Afghan interpreter with the U.S. military in his homeland, and was credited with saving the lives of five U.S. troops. Greg Myre/NPR hide caption toggle caption Greg Myre/NPR Janis Shinwari takes his oath Monday as a naturalized U.S. citizen in a ceremony in Fairfax, Va. He worked eight years as an Afghan interpreter with the U.S. military in his homeland, and was credited with saving the lives of five U.S. troops. Greg Myre/NPR Many immigrants have inspiring stories. […]
UK 05:47 GMT 08.06.2020(updated 05:49 GMT 08.06.2020) Get short URL The projected legislation comes amid concerns that the unparalleled recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic could make state-backed foreign takeovers commonplace as local businesses are currently cash-strapped and in need of financial support. Boris Johnson is set to table tough laws in parliament in the coming weeks to prevent takeovers of local entities by foreign companies that could potentially threaten national security through disruption, espionage, or by using “inappropriate leverage”, The Times reported citing Tory lawmakers. The proposed legislation will oblige companies to report all attempted takeovers, with Johnson, who confirmed […]
If Beijing imposes its new national security law in Hong Kong, Britain will extend a path to citizenship to almost three million eligible residents of the city, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged. There are some 350,000 people living in Hong Kong who currently hold British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) passports, while some 2.5 million are eligible to get one. The document grants effective permanent residency and the right to work to its holders and “could place them on a route to citizenship,” if China delivers on its plan and ramps up security in the autonomous city, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
A sign encourages newly sworn-in U.S. citizens to register to vote outside a naturalization ceremony in 2019 in Los Angeles. After failing to get the now-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Trump administration is continuing to gather government records to produce citizenship data for redistricting. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A sign encourages newly sworn-in U.S. citizens to register to vote outside a naturalization ceremony in 2019 in Los Angeles. After failing to get the now-blocked citizenship question on the 2020 census, the Trump administration is continuing to gather government records to produce citizenship […]
US 19:00 GMT 12.05.2020Get short URL The first three months of the year have seen record numbers of US citizenship renunciations. One expert argues that the current surge in Americans abandoning their US citizenships can be explained by two factors: tax returns and the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. A total of 2,909 Americans renounced their US citizenships within the first three months of 2020, according to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data highlighted on Tuesday by enrolled agents and accountants at Bambridge Accountants New York. This presents a 1,015% increase from the 261 Americans that ditched their citizenships in the previous three-month […]