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Day: June 12, 2017

The rarest passport in the world is so exclusive there are only three in existence
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

The rarest passport in the world is so exclusive there are only three in existence

    It's thought the measure of a passport's power is the number of countries it allows its holder to travel to without applying for a visa. Based on this, German passports - held by millions - have the most clout, allowing their citizens to go to a total of 176 countries out of 218, visa-free. While millions don't hold a passport for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, it is precisely their rarity which makes them so special. Only three are issued at any one time. These go to the three highest officers in the Catholic order: the grand master, deputy grand master, and chancellor. So what is the medieval order? Its full name reads the 'Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta.' It originated as the Crusader Knights Hospitaller in...
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EU threatens year-long delay in Brexit talks over UK’s negotiating stance
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

EU threatens year-long delay in Brexit talks over UK’s negotiating stance

    Theresa May is to be told the EU will take a year to draft a new mandate for its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, effectively killing the Brexit negotiations, if she insists on discussing a future trade relationship at the same time as the UK’s divorce bill. In a sign of growing impatience with the shambolic state of the British side of the talks, senior EU sources said that if London insisted on talking about a free trade deal before the issues of its divorce bill, citizens rights and the border in Ireland were sufficiently resolved, it would be met with a blunt response. If they don’t accept the phased negotiations then we will take a year to draw up a new set of negotiating guidelines for Barnier, one senior EU diplomat said, adding that the EU could not understand Bri...
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PM-COAS on visit to Saudi Arabia-Qatar-Kuwait
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

PM-COAS on visit to Saudi Arabia-Qatar-Kuwait

    Pakistan will mediate between Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the ongoing Gulf Crisis that has engulfed the entire Muslim world. Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff have decided to play their role in this regard. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javaid Bajwa on Monday left on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia to help resolve the Gulf crisis. The premier is accompanied by Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz and other senior officials. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister House, in a statement, said PM Nawaz “will visit the kingdom in context of the emergent situation among GCC countries”. During his visit, the prime minister will hold talks with the Saudi leadersh...
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Bharara says Trump phone calls made him uncomfortable
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Bharara says Trump phone calls made him uncomfortable

    Preet Bharara, a prominent former U.S. attorney ousted by President Trump, said Sunday that he reported to the Justice Department efforts by the president to cultivate some kind of relationship with him, describing phone calls from Trump that made him increasingly uncomfortable. In his first sit-down interview since his March removal, Bharara said he reported one of the phone calls to the chief of staff for Attorney General Jeff Sessions because it made him uneasy. He said he was dismissed from the important prosecutor’s job in Manhattan only 22 hours after he finally refused to take a call from the president. The recollections add a new dimension to the intensifying debate over Trump’s firing of former FBI director James B. Comey, who was removed from his job after privat...
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New CCTV images of Manchester bomber released
12Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

New CCTV images of Manchester bomber released

    New photos of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi have been released by police as they continue to piece together his final days. Greater Manchester Police say they now have a deep understanding of the attacker's movements before he detonated a bomb at the end of a sold-out Ariana Grande concert on 22 May. Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson confirmed 29 house searches have been conducted over the past three weeks and evidence of explosive material has been found at several locations with links to Abedi. Other The blue and red barrels were stored in the white Nissan Micra Officers are appealing for information about red and blue barrels which were stored in a Nissan Micra that Abedi had made repeated trips to before his attack. A search is also continuing at a lan...
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