The Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower stands in Burbank, California, on Oct. 6, 2025.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesA shortage of air traffic controllers are delaying flights, the Federal Aviation Administration warned on Wednesday, as concerns grow about the effect of the government shutdown on U.S. aviation.There were half-hour delays at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday afternoon due to staffing, the FAA said.About 10,000 flights were delayed on Monday and Tuesday, though disruptions dropped on Wednesday to just over 3,200. Delays could be caused by weather or other reasons aside from staffing issues. But a shortfall of…
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Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), during a Bloomberg Television interview in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAMD stock climbed 11% on Wednesday, continuing a massive run since OpenAI announced plans to buy billions of dollars of AI equipment from the chipmaker earlier this week.On Monday, the ChatGPT maker entered into an agreement to potentially own 10% of AMD, based on its stock price and partnership milestones.AMD now has a market cap of $380 billion after climbing 4% on Tuesday and 24%…
The National Assembly building in Paris, France, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned Monday morning, just a day after President Emmanuel Macron named a new cabinet that was broadly criticized. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs news of French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s resignation broke on Monday morning, journalists scrambled to get in touch with government spokespeople to clarify which ministers were actually in charge: the ones Lecornu had nominated only the night before, or the ones that were previously in office before the reshuffle?That’s how unprecedented and unique the French political situation is…
Tourists visit the Huangguoshu Waterfall of “Monkey King” fame in China’s Guizhou province on Oct. 5, 2025, during a week-long public holiday.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — The World Bank on Tuesday raised its 2025 growth forecast for China as part of an overall boost in projections for East Asia and the Pacific, after a summer that saw U.S. tariff-led uncertainty rock the global economy.The World Bank now projects China’s economy to expand by 4.8%, compared with 4% predicted in April. The new forecast is closer to China’s official target of around 5% growth in gross domestic…
A United Airlines Station Operation Center stands at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 9, 2025.David Dee Delgado | ReutersThe union representing more than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers on Monday urged workers to remain on the job during the ongoing partial government shutdown that requires them to work without pay.U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association are holding a press conference on Monday at Newark Liberty International Airport to discuss the impacts of the shutdown. The airport near New York City is a major United Airlines hub.President Donald…
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open mixed on Tuesday, with all eyes on France after the resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plunged the country into a fresh political crisis.The U.K.’s FTSE index is expected to open slightly lower, Germany’s DAX 0.2% higher, France’s CAC 40 up 0.13% and Italy’s FTSE MIB 0.1% lower, according to data from IG.France is firmly in focus this week following Lecornu’s surprise departure on Monday, which came just one day after he had appointed a new government cabinet and only 27 days into the job.In a surprise twist on Monday evening, French President…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks to the press at the end of the 7th European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2, 2025.Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron is confronting another massive political headache following the shock resignation of his Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu — after just 27 days in office.The former defense minister and longtime ally resigned on Monday before he’d even laid out his fledgling government’s plans, saying he was unable to lead the center-right minority government after talks with rival parties signalled that…
A jet from American Eagle, a regional branch of American Airlines (AA), takes off past other AA aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, December 3, 2021.Chris Helgren | ReutersThe Trump administration said on Monday that funds from a U.S. government program that subsidizes commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire as soon as Sunday because of an ongoing partial government shutdown.The U.S. Transportation Department said the subsidies in the Essential Air Service program are expected to expire as soon as Sunday after the department transferred unrelated funding from the Federal Aviation Administration as an advance.…
Taro Aso, Japan’s former deputy prime minister and finance minister, delivered a speech during an ordinary session at the lower house of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSanae Takaichi, who is expected to become Japan’s next prime minister, chose former premier and party heavyweight Taro Aso on Tuesday as vice president of her ruling party, a move some analysts saw as a restraining force against big fiscal spending.Takaichi also chose former finance minister Shunichi Suzuki as secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a job that wields huge influence in party affairs, in a line-up of key party posts announced on Tuesday.The announcements came after the…
new video loaded: One Hostage’s Path to Healing and AdvocacyEmily Damari spent 471 days in captivity in Gaza. Since being released, Ms. Damari, a British Israeli, has become a symbol of resilience and a voice for the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas. Avishag Shar-Yashuv, a photographer for The New York Times, has been following Ms. Damari’s journey.By Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, Nikolay Nikolov and Stephanie SwartOctober 7, 2025 Source link
