A British woman who officially changed her name to Pudsey Bear for charity 16 years ago has lamented that she is unable to receive a passport with Home Office officials dubbing her name too “frivolous” and potentially in breach of copyright. Eileen De Bont, 53, became Pudsey Bear — the beloved teddy mascot from Children in … Read more
Moscow: Russia has finished issuing passports to Ukrainians living in parts of the country seized by Moscow’s army, officials said on Wednesday — a process slammed by Kyiv as an illegal attempt to scrub the area of its Ukrainian identity. Since launching its full-scale military offensive in February 2022, Moscow has pushed Ukrainians that live … Read more
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed the department staff to freeze all applications for passports with “X” sex markers, following a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day of office. According to The Guardian, Mr Rubio, in an internal cable sent Thursday, informed the staff of the … Read more
Washington: Following a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump, passport applications with “X” sex markers and changes to gender identity on existing passports have been frozen, since the order states that the US recognises only two sexes: male and female. This move has been met with swift implementation by the US State Department, … Read more