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Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Eduardo Gil Pinto Venezuela on Friday criticised new US measures targeting Cuba, calling them “punitive” and warning of serious humanitarian consequences for the island nation.The reaction came a day after US President Donald Trump signed an order threatening tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba. Venezuela’s foreign ministry said the…
President Donald Trump listens during an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that could mean new tariffs on goods from any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba. Mexican…
The internet is introduced to a number of “most beautiful places in the world” lists, at regular intervals. They’re shared, debated, screenshot taken, fought over in comment sections, and promptly forgotten, until the next one drops. This time, Infodex posted its take on X, ranking the most beautiful countries in the world. This list isn’t…
For Indian travellers, visas often determine not just where you can go, but how easily you can go. So, if any Indian traveller has a valid Japan visa, and is not aware of its true potential, read on to find more. Japan’s move to introduce an eVISA for Indian residents from 1 April 2024 actually…
Baby names today are no longer limited by geography. Many parents now look at countries, cultures, and places for fresh inspiration. A country-inspired name can reflect travel dreams, global thinking, or admiration for a culture. For Indian families, these names work best when they sound gentle, meaningful, and easy to pronounce. Here is a list…
NEW DELHI: “When I reached International Space Station for the first time, the first thing I did was to locate India (on Earth), from where my father belonged to, and Slovenia, from where my mother belonged,” said Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams in Delhi on Tuesday — the only female astronaut who has set the…
The second position goes to China, which has government debt of nearly $18.7 trillion. Even though its total debt is still a fraction of the United States’, China had the world’s fastest annual growth rate in 2025, at 13.6%, with about $2.2 trillion added there last year alone. The rise was driven by continued state-led investment, local…
The United States Department of State has officially announced the expansion of its visa-bond pilot programme, listing a series of countries whose nationals may have to pay a refundable bond when applying for US business or tourist visas. The updated list, issued on Jan 8, 2026, specifies who will be affected, and when the rule…
Bangladesh is in the list of countries that will be subjected to visa bonds from January 21, 2026, as per the data from the US Government of State. The US Embassy in Dhaka has announced that from January 21, 2026, Bangladeshi citizens applying for B1/B2 visas, used for short-term business and tourism travel, may be…
Quality of life has become a key metric for comparing how countries perform beyond GDP and economic growth. The Quality of Life Index attempts to capture how people actually live, how safe they feel, how far their income stretches, how clean their surroundings are, how accessible healthcare is, and how much time they lose to…
