by South Asian Star | Nov 6, 2025 | World
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it was taking the extraordinary step of reducing air traffic by 10 per cent across 40 “high-volume” U.S. markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers...
by South Asian Star | Nov 5, 2025 | World
The Carney government says it is cutting foreign aid spending to a level in line with Canada’s pre-pandemic aid allocations — without specifying the size of this year’s aid budget. Tuesday’s budget forecasts $2.7 billion in cuts over four years, which will affect...
by South Asian Star | Nov 5, 2025 | World
Belgium’s Brussels and Liege airports were closed on Tuesday evening after drone sightings, diverting many incoming planes and preventing others from taking off.Kurt Verwilligen, a spokesperson for the Belgian air traffic control service, said shortly before 8...
by South Asian Star | Nov 4, 2025 | World
As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit the United Arab Emirates, human rights advocates are calling on his government to do more to stop the flow of weapons from the UAE to a militia in Sudan committing atrocious acts of ethnic violence. While the UAE insists...
by South Asian Star | Nov 4, 2025 | World
Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore to the scheming parent in Wild at Heart, has died at 89.Ladd’s death was announced Monday by daughter Laura Dern, who issued a...
by South Asian Star | Nov 3, 2025 | World
Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, signed a key defence agreement on Sunday to boost combat drills and expand security alliances to deter aggression, officials said. Canada and...
