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Georgia's ex-president to challenge lost Ukrainian citizenship in court

FormerGeorgianPresidentandex-governorofUkraine'sOdessaOblastregionMikheilSaakashvilionTuesdayvoicedanintentiontochallengethelossofhisUkrainiancitizenshipincourt

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Cyprus 'selling' EU citizenship to super rich of Russia and Ukraine

BillionaireRussianoligarchsandUkrainianelitesaccusedofcorruptionareamonghundredsofpeoplewhohaveacquiredEUpassportsundercontroversial“goldenvisa”schemes,theGuard

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Barnaby Joyce: NZ confirms Australian deputy PM is dual citizen

New Zealand's government has confirmed that Australia's deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, is a dual citizen.

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First female head of Japan's opposition Democratic Party resigns

ThefirstfemaleleaderofJapan'soppositionDemocraticParty,Renho,saidonThursdayshewasresigningafterherpartyfailedtocapitalizeonPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'ssinkingsuppor

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Second Australian politician forced to resign over dual citizenship

Australia'sthirdlargestpartytheAustralianGreenslostasecondsenatoronTuesday,forcedtoresignafterrealizingshehaddualcitizenshipandwasineligibleforoffice,onlydaysaf

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Indonesian president fires minister after rumor of holding U. S. citizenship

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday evening decided to terminate the term of a newly appointed minister after rumor that he is holding both Indonesian and U.S. citizenship, official announced here.

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France's National Assembly approves deprivation of citizenship of convicted terrorists

PARIS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The deputies of the French National Assembly voted Tuesday night in favor of a constitutional reform that would allow people convicted of terrorism to be stripped of their French citizenship under certain circumstances.

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Lithuanian gov't backs referendum on dual citizenship

​The government of Lithuania said on Wednesday tha it backed the idea of holding a referendum on dual citizenship.

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Three-quarters of Australians support stripping terrorists of citizenship: poll

Three-quarters of Australian voters support a controversial proposal which would result in Australian nationals being stripped of citizenship should they engage in terrorist activities.

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German parliament passes law for dual citizenship

German parliament on Thursday passed a law that will allow children born to immigrants in Germany to hold dual citizenship.

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Reports about Angelina Jolie seeking Namibian citizenship questioned

Recent reports about U.S. actress Angelina Jolie seeking Namibian citizenship were questionable, a local newspaper reported on Monday.

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Letter says 50,000 Syrians apply for Russian citizenship

Moscow has received a letter allegedly representing 50,000 Syrians, who want to obtain Russian citizenship, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.