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Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
Trump Admin Gives 36 Countries New Deadline to Avoid Travel Ban
Newsweek
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June 17, 2025
The Trump administration has given 36 countries—most of them in Africa—a deadline of Wednesday to commit to strengthening travel vetting procedures or face the possibility of a travel ban on their citizens entering the United States. A diplomatic...
Zimbabweans Could Be Banned From Travelling To US
Zim Eye
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June 17, 2025
Zimbabweans Could Be Banned From Travelling To US By A Correspondent| Zimbabwe is one of 36 countries that could soon face travel restrictions to the United States due to concerns over identity document fraud and visa violations, according to a...
Trump's Travel Ban: Can US Citizens Still Visit Affected Countries And Which 36 Nations May Be Added To His List?
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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June 17, 2025
The Trump administration has recently imposed a full travel ban on 12 countries, barring their nationals from entering the United States as part of efforts to significantly reduce immigration. According to a newly leaked internal memo, US...
Trump Considers Adding Another 36 Countries to Divisive Travel Ban
Mediaite - New York
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June 17, 2025
Screenshot President Donald Trump is considering expanding his travel ban on foreign countries by 36, according to a State Department cable that gives countries a deadline to avoid the bans. The Washington Post first reported that based on a June...
Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid being added to travel ban
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One after speakiing with reporters to depart the White House on his way to attend the G7 Summit in Canada, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON — The Trump...
Trump admin demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban
The New Arab
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June 18, 2025
The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. A weekend diplomatic cable sent by the State Department...
Donald Trump Administration Sets Deadline for 36 Countries To Improve Vetting or Face Travel Ban on Citizens Visiting US; Check List of Nations Here
Latestly
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June 17, 2025
Washington, June 17: The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. A weekend diplomatic cable sent by the...
AP News: Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. A weekend diplomatic cable sent by the State...
Trump administration may add 25 more African countries to travel ban
BusinessLIVE
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Most (25) of the countries that could face a full or a partial ban if they do not address these concerns within the next 60 days are African: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Cameroon, Ivory Coast,...
Trump administration weighs adding 25 African countries to travel ban
Times LIVE
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Most (25) of the countries that could face a full or a partial ban if they do not address these concerns within the next 60 days are African: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire,...
Gambia, 35 other countries face potential U.S. travel ban
The Point
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Earlier this month, the Republican president signed a proclamation that banned the entry of citizens from 12 countries, saying the move was needed to protect the United States against "foreign terrorists" and other national security threats. The...
South Sudan among 36 countries to face U.S. partial or full travel ban
The City Review
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June 17, 2025
The move comes just days after US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that banned the entry of citizens from 12 countries, saying the move was needed to protect the US from national security threat By James Chatim President Donald Trump’s...
China’s gray-zone hybrid threats against Taiwan’s Pacific allies
Asia Times
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July 14, 2025
This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. In the Indo-Pacific’s intensifying great power competition, Taiwan’s Pacific allies – Palau, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu—are increasingly caught in the...
SPTE 2025: How the World Reached the Pacific
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 4, 2025
The South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2025 was a celebration of connection, culture, and collaboration. Held in Fiji, this year’s event welcomed media, buyers, and seller’s from across the globe — and many of them arrived thanks to the...
FEATURE | The development of Fiji’s maritime force
The Fiji Times
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July 12, 2025
THE establishment of the Fiji Navy Squadron of the Royal Fiji Military Forces included the incorporation of naval traditional beliefs observed by the Royal Navy and Fijian traditional seafarers during the colonial era. Defender of the sea The term...
Where do you go when your country begins to sink?
Conde Nast Traveller
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July 3, 2025
Tuvalu has become the first nation to secure what many are calling a climate survival pact. Under the Falepili Union treaty, each year, Australia will offer up to 280 citizens of the Pacific island nation the right to live, study, work, and settle...
Bowen: Pacific voices must shape future approaches to climate change
The Mandarin
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July 8, 2025
Chris Bowen will travel to the four Pacific Island nations this week in a bid to deepen Australia’s climate and energy partnerships. Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is...
58 Visa-Free Destinations For Indian Passport Holders This Summer
Gulf Insider
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July 7, 2025
Looking to travel this summer as an Indian passport holder? Good news, Indian travelers can visit up to 58 destinations visa-free. The top destinations are placed throughout Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Aside from these...
Pacific leaders address U.S deportation distress and regional unity at Micronesian meeting
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
MAJURO (PMN) — The latest wave of deportations of Pacific people from the United States was among a range of issues discussed at the recent Micronesian Islands Forum in the Marshall Islands. The three-day summit brought together leaders from...