BBC: India’s largest airline, IndiGo, says it has “normalised” operations after cancelling more than 3,000 flights last week due to what officials described as poor pilot roster planning, a crisis that left thousands of passengers stranded. This came as authorities ordered IndiGo to cut 10% of its winter schedule – double the reduction first announced […]
BBC: Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue scrolling and posting freely until they are caught. The new law means social media firms – including Meta, TikTok […]
Reuters: BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 10 – Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia extended into a third day on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he had brokered a ceasefire in July to end a five-day battle between the Asian neighbours. Thailand’s foreign minister said in an interview on […]
BBC: Canadian airline Air Transat and the union representing its pilots announced they reached a tentative agreement, which would avert a strike and suspension of flights. Air Transat said the proposal would be “submitted to members for ratification in the coming days.” “Our operations are returning to normal,” said Air Transat’s announcement on Tuesday. Captain Bradley […]
CNN: Armed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia continued on Wednesday in defiance of calls from the United States to stop fighting and adhere to a months-old Trump-backed peace deal that now looks on the brink of complete collapse. At least eight people have been killed since the latest skirmishes began, according to reports from both sides. By Tuesday, […]
CNN: Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive algorithms, online predators, and digital bullies. No other nation has taken such sweeping measures, and the rollout of the tough new law is being closely watched by legislators around […]
Al Jazeera: The United States government has issued sanctions against four Colombian nationals and the four businesses they help run, accusing them of forming a “transnational network” to profit from Sudan’s civil war. On Tuesday, the US Treasury published a statement identifying Alvaro Andres Quijano Becerra, Claudia Viviana Oliveros Forero, Mateo Andres Duque Botero and […]
Al Jazeera: Hamas has said the ceasefire cannot move forward while Israel continues its violations of the agreement, with Gaza authorities saying the truce has been breached at least 738 times since taking effect in October. Husam Badran, a Hamas official, called on mediators to increase pressure on Israel to fully implement its existing commitments. “The next […]
BBC: There is a sense of disbelief in this Sierra Leonean village as people weep in front of the bodies of two teenage boys wrapped in white cloth. The day before, 16-year-old Mohamed Bangura and 17-year-old Yayah Jenneh left their homes in Nyimbadu, in the country’s Eastern Province, hoping to earn a little extra money […]
BBC: A fire at an office building in Jakarta has killed at least 22people as authorities continue to search for casualties. The blaze at the seven-storey site in the Indonesian capital started on Tuesday afternoon, according to city police chief Susatyo Purnomo Condro, who said some workers were having lunch at the time. Police believe […]