Protecting inheritance and legacy requires careful planning

(BPT) - Over the next two decades, more than $84 trillion in wealth is expected to transfer from Baby Boomers to younger generations. This unprecedented event, known as the "Great Wealth Transfer," marks the largest intergenerational handoff of...

Your Weekly Recap: MP Schockmel article sparks controversy, high profile trials in Luxembourg, and border checks start in Europe

Your Weekly Recap for 13–17 October 2025. Here are five things you should know at the end of this week: MP Gérard Schockmel stirs controversy over feminism and abortion rights High profile trials take place in Luxembourg Luxembourg bar owners...

Henley Passport Index: United States Drops Out Of Top 10 – Where Does India Stand?

According to latest Henley Passport Index, released on Tuesday, the United States tied for the 12th place with Malaysia, granting 180 of 227 destinations worldwide. The top three spots are now held by Singapore (193 destinations), South Korea (190...

UK tourists must pay £17.50 to enter certain holiday destinations from 2026

British tourists flying out to a string of European Union holiday destinations will be charged under a shake-up. British tourists flying out to a string of European Union holiday destinations will be charged under a shake-up. UK tourists must pay...

Herculis Group: Revolutionary Six-Pillar Swiss Wealth Management Ecosystem 

Revolutionary Swiss Wealth Architecture: Herculis Group’s Six-Pillar Ecosystem Headquarters 30, rue du 23 Juin 2900 Porrentruy, Switzerland Websites Herculis Group: https://www.herculis.ch/ Herculis Advisors AG: https://www.herculis.li/ Herculis...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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US Falls Out of World’s Top 10 Most Powerful Passports

For the first time in about two decades, the United States has fallen out of the top 10 most powerful passports in the world. Credit: ajay_suresh – CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. For the first time in about two decades, the United States has...

India-Brazil issue joint declaration to deepen trade as Delhi seeks to diversify export markets

New Delhi: India and Brazil Thursday issued a joint declaration to “deepen” the trade agreement between New Delhi and the Mercosur grouping, with an aim to complete negotiations within a year after launching. “I discussed expanding the...

Vienna Conference Focuses on Preventing Human Trafficking in Times of Crisis

The event, organized by the Task Force on Human Trafficking, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted the urgent need to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable groups and society as a whole to the growing risks of human...

US passport falls to historic low, drops out of world’s top 10 for first time

The U.S. passport has slipped to its lowest ranking ever, falling out of the world’s top 10 most powerful passports for the first time in 20 years. The Henley Passport Index, which ranks passports globally based on visa-free access and...

Cyclist heaven: Check out this 900-mile route through Europe

On a largely car-free cycling route covering nearly 1,000 miles along the River Rhine, tourists on two wheels can visit six countries and a raft of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Running from Andermatt, Switzerland, to the Hook of Holland in the...

The IMF and World Bank meet in troubled times

Complete with an array of central bankers and finance ministers from various countries, the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank will unfold this week in Washington. They will issue sober but diplomatically worded advice to the titans of...

Attention : ces pays européens ferment leurs frontières dès octobre (la raison va vous choquer)

Je vous annonce aujourd’hui une révolution majeure qui transforme définitivement les contrôles aux frontières européennes. Dès le 12 octobre 2025, l’Estonie et le Luxembourg lancent officiellement le système d’entrée/sortie biométrique, marquant...

The 10 smallest teams that can still qualify for the World Cup

Qualification for the 2026 World Cup is nearing completion as teams battle to be one of the 48 competitors at the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer. This week, Africa’s Cape Verde — which has around 525,000 inhabitants...

US drop from list of 10 most powerful passports in di world, tie with Malaysia for latest ranking

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WFP calls for entry of 160,000 tons of food aid waiting at Gaza crossings

Vienna – Saba: The World Food Program called on Saturday for the rapid entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire in the Strip comes into effect. Martin Frick, the program's representative in Germany, Austria, and...

Austria at the Center of a Global Surveillance Scandal Involving Celebrities, Politicians, and Red Bull Executives

The Austrian Red Bull Group was subject to intensive surveillance activities. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, Dein Freund der Baum, CC BY-SA 3.0 At the center of it all is the Indonesian company First Wap, which illegally tracked thousands of...

India-EFTA trade pact to unlock $100 billion investment, 1 million jobs

The India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) that came into effect on October 1, is a historic agreement that marks India’s first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with four developed European nations –...

US Exits List of World’s 10 Most Powerful Passports

For the first time in about two decades, the United States has fallen out of the top 10 most powerful passports in the world. Credit: ajay_suresh – CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. For the first time in about two decades, the United States has...

What is the Entry Exit System?

New border checks come into force on Sunday. Here the PA news agency answers 10 key questions about the Entry Exit System (EES): People visiting or leaving one of the 29 countries in Europe’s Schengen area. This is mostly the EU plus Iceland,...