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El Paso airspace reopens after US says cartel drone threat neutralized

Passengers queue at El Paso International Airport after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. government on Wednesday allowed

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Shanghai sees record cruise traffic in 2025

This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the cruise ship Adora Magic City docking at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. Photographer Wang Xiang By Xinhua News Agency Shanghai Port registered a total of 544 inbound and outbound cruise ship voyages in 2025, a 17.5 percent increase compared to 2024,

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Somalia bans Israeli airliners from its airspace

This file picture shows a Boeing 757-3E7 with the international call sign 4X-BAW of Israeli airliner Arkia taken over the Rhodes airport Diagoras on April 27, 2000. Reuters/Jorgos Tsambikakis The Federal Government of Somalia has denied Israeli airline Arkia permission to use its airspace, a move that Israeli media described as the first “diplomatic retaliation”

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African countries whose citizens face U.S. travel restrictions in 2026

By The African Exponent Understanding U.S. Travel Restrictions The U.S. travel restrictions affecting several African countries in 2026 are based on Presidential Proclamation 10563, first issued in 2017 and expanded in December 2025. This legal framework allows the U.S. government to limit entry from countries whose nationals cannot be reliably screened, verified, or monitored for

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Surge in Chinese holiday travellers boosts European tourism, cultural exchanges

A Chinese tourist poses for a photo at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Oct. 6, 2025. Photographer Li Jing By Xinhua News Agency High in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 3,454 meters, Jungfraujoch glistened under clear skies as Chinese holiday-goers marvelled at the snow-clad peaks. Some were waving flags with excitement, and a

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At least 1 survivor among 242 people aboard crashed Air India plane: Report

Photo Credit: Twitter X By Anadolu Agency At least one passenger survived as a London-bound Air India flight with 242 people on board crashed in western India on Thursday, the India Today news outlet reported. The flight AI171 crashed on to a medical college hostel, shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in

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China-Kenya culture, tourism cooperation showcased at gala night

Guests and performers pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of the 2025 China-Kenya Culture and Tourism Season and the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China-Kenya acrobatic exchanges in Nairobi, Kenya, June 6, 2025. Photographer Yang Guang By Xinhua News Agency The vitality of China-Kenya cooperation in culture and tourism was on

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Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a “Summer Soiree” held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 4, 2025. Photographer Leah Millis By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move

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Global airlines body says Chinese aircraft to boost aviation sector

Zhao Chunling, chief designer of China’s homegrown wide-body C929 aircraft at Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd, is pictured at a research institute of COMAC in Shanghai, east China, March 5, 2025. Photographer Liu Ying By Xinhua News Agency The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association representing airlines, said on Tuesday that

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Egypt’s tourism push puts pristine Red Sea beach at risk, say environmentalists

Umbrellas at Ras Hankorab beach, home to one of the country’s last untouched marine ecosystems, with crystal clear waters and white sands, at southern Egypt’s Red Sea coast in Marsa Alam, Egypt March 23, 2025. Reuters Stringer/File Photo By Reuters Ras Hankorab Beach, a pristine spot on southern Egypt’s Red Sea coast with crystal clear

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