
Traveling overseas this summer? There's huge demand for passports, so get yours ASAP
Passports are in "unprecedented demand," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. In 2022, the State Department issued a record 22 million passports — and 2023 is on track to break that record.
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India opposition leader loses his Parliament seat after being convicted of defamation
Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the lawmaking body after a defamation conviction over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.
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King Charles III postpones a trip to France as strikes and protest hobble the country
Workers already refused to roll out the red carpet for the British monarch's arrival, originally scheduled for Sunday. The French are protesting a decision to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62.
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U.S. and militias linked to Iran trade airstrikes in Syria, Pentagon says
A group believed to be linked to Iran fired a drone that killed one U.S. contractor and injured six others, the Pentagon said. The U.S. retaliated, and also faced a second attack on Friday.
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The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass
Finland has held the title of world's happiest country for six years running. It wants to teach people how to unlock their "inner Finn" during a four-day masterclass at a lakeside resort in June.
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