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Hong Kong Airlines plane issues mayday call amid runway closure in Taipei
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/02/2026
» A Hong Kong Airlines flight was among three aircraft forced to circle above Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan and issue mayday distress calls over fuel concerns after a runway closure disrupted arrivals.
All fatalities in Korean air crash were preventable, report says
The New York Times, Published on 10/01/2026
» SEOUL — Everyone on board a Jeju Air flight that crashed and killed 179 people just over a year ago would have survived if a concrete wall at the end of the runway had instead been built with materials that break apart easily, a previously undisclosed report to the South Korean government says.
Concern as India orders phone manufacturers to preload govt app
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» NEW DELHI - India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cyber security application that cannot be removed, a move that has raised concerns about users' privacy.
Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus jet hit by recall
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/11/2025
» HONG KONG — Airlines across the world cancelled hundreds of flights and scrambled to adjust schedules, as a major Airbus SE software glitch threatened to derail a crucial holiday travel season.
Alaska Airlines grounds entire fleet over IT outage
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — Alaska Airlines said Thursday it had temporarily suspended all flights due to a tech outage, three months after a similar incident.
Chinese airlines oppose US plan to stop them flying over Russia on way to America
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/10/2025
» HONG KONG — All major Chinese airlines operating flights to the United States have formally opposed or asked for reconsideration of a proposal from the United States government that could bar them from flying over Russian airspace on US routes as early as next month.
France, others to recognise Palestinian state as UN week gets underway
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - France and other countries prepared to recognise a Palestinian state as the UN's centrepiece diplomatic week gets underway Monday, following a rash of Western governments in symbolically endorsing statehood and sparking Israel's wrath.
Britain rolls out royal red carpet for Trump's state visit
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» LONDON - Britain will roll out a supersized royal welcome for Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit on Wednesday, with the king to greet the US president who has compared himself to a monarch.
100 days later, US federal workers navigate post-Musk wreckage
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Auction of world's largest Mars meteorite sparks ownership debate
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The recent auction of a Martian meteorite -- for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York -- has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen from the heavens.