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The United Kingdom announces visa-free entry for ordinary citizens of Colombia, Guyana and Peru.
2022-10-18

The Ukrainian immigration center denies visa extensions to Iranian students in retaliation for Russia using Iranian drones during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2022-10-8

Orlando Jorge Mera, the Environmental Minister for the Dominican Republic and son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco, is shot dead in his office. The perpetrator was identified by a presidential spokesman as Miguel Cruz, a childhood friend of the minister. He was later taken into custody.
2022-06-6

Carlos Guillén Tatis, the agriculture counselor at the Dominican Republic's embassy in Haiti, is kidnapped in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.
2022-05-3

An American visa is denied for an Iranian national wrestling team that had a coach who advocated Death to America.
2022-02-4

Nepal removes its quarantine requirement and resumes issuing visas on arrival for foreign travellers that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
2021-09-23

Kiribati becomes the latest country in the Pacific to block Chinese travelers by placing all visa applications from China on hold and ordering all those coming from countries with confirmed cases of the virus to self-quarantine.
2020-02-1

Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is shot in the Dominican Republic during a reported robbery attempt. He is expected to fully recover following surgery.
2019-06-9

The European Union's visa-free regime for Ukraine officially enters into force.
2017-06-11

The Dominican Republic officially registers its first cholera death since the launch of the 2010 Haiti cholera outbreak.
2011-01-23