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Israel strikes Iran: Air Arabia cancels flights to 10 countries, see full list | World News

Air Arabia suspends flights to 10 countries amid Middle East airspace closures triggered by Israel’s strike on Iran. (File) Sharjah-based low-cost carrier Air Arabia has temporarily suspended flights to and from several countries due to airspace closures triggered by escalating regional tensions after Israeli airstrikes on Iran. The cancellations affect flights scheduled for Friday, June […]

US judge cancels planned Boeing trial over 737 crashes

Boeing’s planned trial over deadly 737 MAX crashes called off by US judge (Image caption: AP) NEW YORK: A US federal judge on Monday cancelled the planned trial of US aviation giant Boeing over crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft that left nearly 350 people dead.The trial had been scheduled to begin June 23, but […]

Trump administration cancels $60 million in Harvard grants over campus antisemitism allegations

The Trump administration decided to cancel $60 million in federal grants to Harvard University, citing the institution’s inadequate response to antisemitic harassment and ethnic discrimination incidents.The health and human services department on Monday said that they are terminating multiple multi-year grant awards over their full duration.“HHS is taking decisive action to uphold civil rights in […]

Kash Patel cancels FBI morning meetings as he’s mostly late: Report

Kash Patel has been accused of changing decades-old schedule of FBI directors. FBI directors, for decades, have been holding a morning meeting daily at 8.30 am. But Kash Pateltakes the meeting two days a week as ‘sometimes he failed to arrive on time’, an NBC News report said, citing officials who worked on Kash Patel’s […]

Israel cancels visas of 27 French MPs as Macron signals support for Palestinian state

Two days before their planned visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, 27 French lawmakers and local officials were informed on Sunday that their entry visas had been revoked. The group, which included members of France’s left-wing ecologist and communist parties, said the trip was meant to promote international cooperation and peace, reported news agency […]

To push self-deportation, Trump administration lists thousands living immigrants as dead, cancels their social security number

Representative image/AI generated The Trump administration has listed over 6,000 living immigrants as dead, cancelling their Social Security numbers and stopping them from working or receiving benefits, according to a report by news agency Associated Press.Since becoming US president, Donald Trump has worked to remove temporary legal status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants who […]

Republican split stalls Trump’s tax plan as House cancels key budget vote

US Congress failed to pass a crucial budget resolution on Wednesday, delaying President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut proposals. Internal disagreements among Republicans, particularly House conservatives demanding deeper spending cuts, forced leadership to cancel the vote. The delay threatens Trump’s broader agenda, including border security and energy plans, while exposing tensions within the GOP’s slim […]

Harvard scientist fails to declare frog embryos in luggage, faces deportation as US cancels visa

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova was detained by ICE and will now be deported to either France or Russia. A Russian scientist, Kseniia Petrova, working at Harvard Medical School, was detained by ICE agents last month at the Boston Airport where she landed from a personal trip to France. The customs officials found frog embryos in […]

Usha Vance Greenland Visit: Not invited anymore? Greenland business wary of ‘underlying agenda’ cancels Usha Vance’s program

Greenland’s Tupilak Travel said it had informed the US Consulate that it did not want Usha Vance to visit. Amid much flip-flop and controversy over Second Lady Usha Vance’s visit to Greenland, the island that President Donald Trump wants to acquire, a tourism business that had initially invited Usha Vance announced Wednesday that it was […]