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Falling out of the global top ten for the first time, the U.S. passport now ranks alongside Malaysia in terms of global power. And it’s not alone, with the UK passport also at its lowest ever ranking.

For the first time, the United States blue book is not among the top 10 most powerful passports, sliding to the 12th spot on the Henley Passport Index, a ranking based on the number of destinations ...