While the officials have not provided a clear explanation, reports suggest the disruptions may be linked to a possible cyberattack that will paralyze the trips for a couple of weeks.
Images showing stranded passengers and also an emergency meeting…
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Why California and Texas are at the centre of a redistricting battle
Getty ImagesLawmakers in California and Texas – the two most populous US states that together contain more than 70 million Americans – are at the centre of an intense political battle that is poised to have a major impact on the balance of power…
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Yemeni army launches combined attack on ‘Israel’: spokesman
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the Yemeni military spokesman said in a statement on Friday night that “A hypersonic ballistic missile of the ‘Palestine 2’ variant was used in this operation, which managed to infiltrate the Israeli defense systems…
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South Korea fires warning shots at North’s troops crossing border
South Korea has confirmed it fired warning shots earlier in the week at North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the heavily-fortified border between the two countries.
North Korean state media called the shots a “deliberate provocation” and…
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Lyle Menendez joins brother, denied parole in parents’ LA killing
Nardine SaadBBC News, Los Angeles
California Department of CorrectionsLyle Menendez has been denied parole one day after his brother Erik was similarly blocked from being freed from prison after more than three decades.
The Menendez brothers, who…
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Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcripts released by US justice department
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, told US officials that a highly discussed “client list” does not exist, according to a released transcript of her interview.
In a July interview with Deputy Attorney…
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Why India’s polling monitor is facing a test of credibility
Getty ImagesIndia’s opposition parties said they were considering an impeachment motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar India’s Election Commission (ECI), one of the most trusted public institutions in the world’s largest…
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Five dead after tour bus crashes on New York highway
Five people have died after a tour bus crashed on the New York State Thruway in western New York, according to New York State Police.
Police said the group was returning from Niagara Falls on the US-Canada border to New York City when witnesses…
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The Nigerian prom dresses that have the wow factor for US teenagers
Chiamaka EnenduBBC News in Lagos
AmunRa Eyeconic VisionLaniyah Belcarist, from St Louis in Missouri, ordered her dress from Nigeria for this year’s prom “I felt like a princess,” says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she…
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Trump's plan for DC homeless is giving San Francisco deja vu
San Francisco’s crackdown on homelessness has transformed the city – but advocates say the root of the problem still remains.
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