US drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights
WASHINGTON (Web News) – President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when US flight disruptions are caused by carriers. In December 2024, the US Transportation Department
US sanctions Myanmar armed group over scams
WASHINGTON: (Web News)The United States announced Wednesday that it was imposing sanctions on an armed Myanmar group — alongside four of its senior leaders — accusing them of supporting cyber scam centers that target Americans.The action took aim at the Democratic Karen Benevolent
New US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean: media
Washington, (Web News) – – US forces have struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, upping the death toll in the contentious anti-narcotics campaign to 80, US media reports said Thursday.Washington began carrying out such strikes — which experts say amount
US mediator Kushner and Netanyahu discuss phase two of Gaza truce
JERUSALEM (Web News) – US mediator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks Monday on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, as Washington intensified its efforts to ensure the fragile truce endures. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, said Israel
Novartis opens new plant in California to make cancer drugs
(Web News) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Monday it has opened a new 10,000-square-foot factory in Carlsbad, California, to make cancer treatments, as part of its pledge to invest billions into building U.S. sites. The plant will produce radioligand therapies, which are
Syrian president holds historic Trump talks
WASHINGTON:(Web News) Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for unprecedented talks, just days after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist.Sharaa, whose opposition forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar Assad late last year, is the
Mamdani’s New York victory exposes fault lines in Jewish Democratic politics
NEW YORK (Web News) – Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York’s next mayor exposed a deepening rift between traditional Democratic Jewish voters and younger progressives — one that could reshape politics for years in the metropolitan area with the world’s largest Jewish population
New Zealand authorities send extra fire planes to battle 1,100-hectare wildfire
WELLINGTON (Web News) – New Zealand authorities said on Sunday that extra aircraft were being sent to fight an out-of-control wildfire that has burnt through around 1,100 hectares (4.2 square miles) of national park in the country’s central North Island. Firefighters began battling
US airlines brace for third day of government-mandated flight cuts
WASHINGTON:(Web news) Major airlines braced for a third day of government-mandated flight cuts Sunday after rising air traffic control staffing shortages snarled thousands of flights on Saturday.The Federal Aviation Administration instructed airlines to cut four percent of daily flights starting on Friday at
Trump says no US government official will attend G20 summit in South Africa
WASHINGTON (Web News) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that no U.S. government official would attend the Group of 20 summit in South Africa later this month, because of what he said were “human rights abuses” taking place in the country. South
