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Pakistan’s closure of its airspace to Indian airlines Thursday is forcing carriers to alter some routes that link India to Europe, North America, Central Asia and the Middle East.Indian carriers — including Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air and SpiceJet — must now fly longer, and thus costlier, flights on some westbound routes. The detour could push some flights to add a refueling stop or cancel certain routes altogether.IndiGo, the country’s largest airline by market share, said it expects a few international flights to be affected, while Air India said some of its flights to or from North America, Europe and…
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has not spoken to US President Donald Trump on the phone recently, Beijing said Monday, reiterating that no talks are taking place between the two countries to resolve their tariff war. The statement from a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson is an outright rejection of Trump’s claim in an interview with Time magazine last week that Xi had called him, as the world’s two largest economies remain locked in a dispute over sky-high trade levies. “As far as I know, there has been no recent phone call between the two heads…
CNN — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will make a rare public appearance this week in California, addressing an annual gathering of one of the nation’s largest networks of Democratic women elected officials just one day after President Donald Trump marks his first 100 days in office, CNN has learned. Her Wednesday keynote speech will come at Emerge, an organization that recruits, trains and provides a community to Democratic women who want to run for office. The group says it has seen a burst of interest after Trump was reelected, with nearly 1,000 women inquiring about seeking elected office. “Vice…
ATMORE, Ala.—An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for a 2010 rape and murder was executed Thursday evening, using his final words to apologize to the woman he killed.James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. following a three-drug injection at a south Alabama prison, authorities said.A jury in 2014 convicted Osgood of capital murder in the death of Tracy Lynn Brown in Chilton County. Prosecutors said Osgood cut her throat after he and his girlfriend sexually assaulted her.Strapped to a gurney and wearing a tan prison uniform, Osgood used his last moments…
April 28, 2025MANILA – The Inter-Agency Maritime Operation (IAMO) conducted by the Philippine authorities at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2, and Cay 3 and their surrounding waters negates China’s claim that it has seized control of Sandy Cay (Tiexian Reef), an official of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday.Earlier, the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) explained that IAMO reinforces the Philippine authorities’ routine and lawful exercise of maritime domain awareness and jurisdiction over the WPS.“Yung nilabas na statement ng NTF-WPS kahapon ay pagpapatunay na ang statement ng China that they already occupied Pagasa cays is not…
Three-time MLB Executive of the Year Walt Jocketty, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 74.Jocketty reportedly died Friday in the Phoenix area and the Cardinals announced the news Saturday. He had reportedly been battling health issues for several years.Jocketty was general manager of the Cardinals from 1995–2007. The franchise won the World Series in 2006, beating the Detroit Tigers in five games.“On behalf of the entire St. Louis Cardinals organization, I would like to offer condolences to Walt’s family and his many friends,” Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said in…
LONDON—A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic’s most well-known survivors from onboard the ship, days before it sank, has sold for 300,000 pounds ($399,000) at auction.In the note, written to the seller’s great-uncle on April 10, 1912, first-class passenger Archibald Gracie wrote of the ill-fated steamship: “It is a fine ship but I shall await my journeys end before I pass judgment on her.”The letter was sold to a private collector from the United States on Saturday, according to auction house Henry Aldridge & Son in Wiltshire, England. The hammer price far exceeded the initial estimate price of 60,000…
Peter Dutton brands China as Australia’s top security threat, while Anthony Albanese strikes a cautious tone, citing complex trade and regional ties. With less than a week until the polls, China has entered the Australian election debate.Opposition leader Peter Dutton called China the biggest threat to Australia’s national security during the final leadership debate on April 27.“If you were to believe the intelligence that I received as defence minister and as the leader of the opposition, and no doubt that the prime minister receives as well, the biggest concern [comes] from our intelligence agencies and our defence,” Dutton said in…
Mon Apr 28, 2025 08:52 AM Last update on: Mon Apr 28, 2025 08:56 AM Reuters Mon Apr 28, 2025 08:52 AM Last update on: Mon Apr 28, 2025 08:56 AM Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a suspected militant attack near south Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in Srinagar April 25, 2025. REUTERS”> Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a suspected militant attack near south Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in Srinagar April 25, 2025. REUTERS The US State Department said on Sunday Washington was in touch with both India and…
CNN — Filipino Canadians are mourning an attack on their community, after a car plowed into a crowd at a street festival celebrating Filipino heritage in Vancouver on Saturday night killing at least 11 people, and injuring dozens more. A 30-year-old male suspect, identified as Kai-Ji Adam Lo, has has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder. The suspect, who was detained on the scene, had a history of mental health-related interactions with authorities, police said. Canadian Prime minister Mark Carney met with members of the Filipino community on Sunday, as people gathered to light candles and lay…