News News 14 December 2025

Birmingham Airport halts runway ops as Storm Goretti hits — flight delays and Air‑Rail Link disruption until February

Birmingham, England, Jan 8, 2026, 22:09 GMT Birmingham Airport suspended runway operations on Thursday evening after heavy snow hit central England, raising the prospect of flight delays for passengers travelling through the Midlands. In an update at 2045 GMT, it

8 January 2026

Aviation·News·Transportation·Travel·Weather

India fires two Pralay missiles back-to-back in salvo test, signalling induction is near

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 14:29 ET India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday test-fired two indigenously developed Pralay missiles in quick succession off the coast of Odisha, in a user evaluation trial that officials said underscored the

31 December 2025

Defense·Military Technology·News

An Post New Year delivery alert: no service on Jan. 1, deliveries back Jan. 2

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 07:08 ET Ireland’s postal operator An Post will run collections and deliveries through Wednesday, Dec. 31, before suspending service on New Year’s Day. The company’s published schedule shows nationwide service restarting on Friday, Jan. 2.

31 December 2025

Holidays·News

India Post is cutting key international letter services on Jan. 1, 2026 — here’s what’s ending

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 19:10 ET India Post will discontinue selected outward international letter-mail services from Jan. 1, 2026, as it aligns with decisions taken by the Universal Postal Union, the government said on Tuesday. (Press Information Bureau release)

31 December 2025

News

Alabama Power coal ash ponds face new scrutiny after report warns of Mobile-Tensaw Delta flood risk

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 08:54 ET An Inside Climate News investigation published on Monday said Alabama Power’s coal-ash ponds along Alabama waterways could place hundreds of square miles of land and water at risk if earthen barriers holding back

30 December 2025

News

Eurostar cancels London-Paris trains as Channel Tunnel power fault snarls New Year travel

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 08:25 ET Eurostar halted all its cross-Channel train services to and from London on Tuesday after a fault in the Channel Tunnel’s overhead power supply — the wires that feed electricity to trains — forced

30 December 2025

News·Travel

Bitcoin ATM scam costs Nebraska couple $250,000 as crypto kiosk fraud draws fresh warnings

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 03:06 ET An 82-year-old and 84-year-old Nebraska couple were scammed out of $250,000 after imposters posing as Amazon and the FBI pushed them to pay through bitcoin ATMs, Western Union transfers and Apple cards, the

30 December 2025

Bitcoin·Cryptocurrency·News

Major Quebec train derailment shuts Sept-Îles–Schefferville rail line for 7–10 days

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 00:04 ET A derailment on the rail line linking Sept-Îles and Schefferville in Quebec’s Côte-Nord region has shut the route for up to 10 days, mining company IOC said on Monday. Passenger train service on

30 December 2025

Infrastructure·News·Transportation

New expressway makes Ahmedabad-to-Salangpur Hanuman temple trip faster — even before official opening

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 12:29 ET Motorists in India’s Gujarat state have begun using the newly built Ahmedabad–Dholera expressway to cut travel time to the Salangpur Hanumanji temple, even though the corridor has not been formally inaugurated, local outlet

29 December 2025

Infrastructure·News·Travel

Budapest Update Dec. 25, 2025: Gellért and Rác Baths Renovation Delays Deepen as BKK Signs MOL Bubi 3.0 Contract

BUDAPEST, Hungary — December 25, 2025. Budapest is closing out the year with two headline stories that matter to both residents and visitors: the city’s famous thermal bath renovations are facing renewed uncertainty after a key financing step stalled, while

25 December 2025

Infrastructure·News

Trump News Dec. 23, 2025: Student Loan Wage Garnishment Returns as New Epstein Files, Offshore Wind Freeze and Diplomat Recalls Roil Washington

WASHINGTON — A busy Tuesday in U.S. politics and policy delivered fresh flashpoints for the Trump administration, from a major shift in federal student-loan collections to a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein-related records that reference President Donald Trump. At the

23 December 2025

Economy·News·Politics

Sydney attack today: Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting leaves 12 dead, 29 injured as Australia treats incident as terrorism

SYDNEY, Australia (December 14, 2025) — A deadly shooting during a Hanukkah gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach has left at least 11 people dead, with one suspected gunman also killed, taking the total death toll to 12, authorities and local media reported Sunday. Twenty-nine people were

14 December 2025

Australia·News

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