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A self-confessed spy who publicly defected from Beijing has been denied the right to stay in Australia. In 2019, Wang Li-qiang spilled Beijing’s espionage secrets on Australian prime time national TV. Four year later, he’s now facing deportation back to China.  

U.S. and German embassies in China’s capital of Beijing announced on Dec. 15 the suspension of routine visa services due to the city’s COVID-19 outbreak that is also being seen in other large cities in China, following dozens of countries who have already suspended their visa applications in China. Meanwhile, concerns have been rising that the […]

MELBOURNE, Australia—A year after Novak Djokovic’s deportation from Australia because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, the 21-time Grand Slam champion is set to be granted a visa to enter the country so he can compete at the Australian Open in January. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Tuesday it had confirmed newspaper reports that the […]

A federal judge ruled Friday that it is reasonable to infer that payment processor Visa knowingly helped Pornhub “monetize child porn” and denied its motion to dismiss the claim that it violated California’s Unfair Competition Law. District Judge Cormac Carney of the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California wrote in his ruling […]

A Cabinet minister says nearly 800 Ukrainians have already got a UK visa, and there are more appointments available as the government accelerates visa processing. Kyiv’s ambassador calls for the government to ease some requirements.

American Express, Mastercard, and Visa are pulling out of Russia. This means credit cards issued by Russian banks that use these companies’ payment systems will stop working outside the country. So what are the implications?

LONDON—Credit cards issued by Russian banks using the Visa and Mastercard payment systems will stop functioning overseas after March 9, Russia’s central bank said on Sunday, adding that some local lenders would look to use China’s UnionPay system instead. Russian-issued Mastercard and Visa cards would be accepted within Russia until their expiry, the bank said, […]