Author: Cole Hanson

Americans heading to the airport to join their families on National Day on July 4 risked a nasty surprise on Saturday, after airlines had already canceled hundreds of flights due to staffing problems in particular. By the afternoon, 600 flights had already been canceled, while nearly 3,100 more were postponed, according to flightaware.com. The situation was already difficult the day before, according to the specialized site, which listed 587 canceled flights on Friday out of a total of 3,060 flights around the world, and about 8,000 delays. These setbacks for American passengers form a key trend: US airlines, which employ…

My mom’s heart recently shook. My woman’s heart too. Especially I who thought we were moving forward, always calmer, more confident and independent… Now our neighbors to the south remind me that this is not the case. Even worse, and I am hardly exaggerating, that God will control our bodies. This latest decision to restrict the right to abortion in the United States is a stab in the face for women around the world. Today I realize that history depends on a few things, and that achievements can be erased in a few adjustments. Moving forward in time can mean…

The Hong Kong government’s air support service said 27 people were missing after their ship was cut in half by a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday. The engineering ship was 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong when it got caught up in Storm Chapa. The Hong Kong government’s aviation service said it had “severely damaged and split into two”. Aid was dispatched to the scene after being notified at around 7:25 am local time (2325 GMT Friday). Authorities said three of the 30 crew members were rescued at 3 p.m. local time and taken to hospital.…

‘We’re on the offensive’: Several major US progressive organizations called on Friday to continue the fight for the right to abortion, which the Supreme Court overturned last week, through the nation’s ballot boxes and courts. • Read also: Abortion access: Quebec still needs improvement, says one organization • Read also: Here are the judges at the heart of the latest controversial decisions According to their calculations, abortion has already become “inaccessible or nearly inaccessible” in dozens of US states since the Supreme Court ruling last Friday. “Pregnant women in states where abortion has been banned are waking up not knowing…

The Ukrainian military on Friday night accused the Russians of firing phosphorous bombs on Serpent Island in the Black Sea, from which Moscow withdrew on Thursday after being expelled by the Ukrainians. • Read also: The Russian army announces its withdrawal from Snake Island “At about six o’clock in the evening, the Russian armed forces twice carried out an air attack with phosphorous bombs on Serpent Island,” Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny wrote in a telegram, accusing Moscow of “not respecting its statements.” The day before, the Russian military had referred to its withdrawal from this symbolic area as “a sign…

(Kyiv) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Ukraine and the European Union are entering a new chapter in their history after accepting his country’s candidacy. Posted at 7:38 “Now we are no longer close. We are now together,” Mr. Zelensky told the Verkhovna Rada, praising the beginning of a new chapter in the history of his country’s relations with the European Union. He said it was a “great honor and great responsibility” to work to “realize the aspirations” of the country. “We have covered the 115-day journey to obtain candidate status and our journey to membership should not…

(Hong Kong) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday praised Hong Kong’s rule since its handover to Beijing, which he celebrated on the 25the The memory of a “true democracy” salute despite the repression that has been practiced for two years. Updated at 0:22 Shinki Soo France media agency In a ceremony, which also included the swearing in of a new local chief executive, Xi was able to highlight the Chinese Communist Party’s grip on the city after the wave of pro-democracy protests that swept the city in 2019, prompting Beijing to impose strict political repression. In his speech, Mr. Xi…

(Moscow) A Russian diplomat said the British ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday, to protest to it Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “rude” comments about President Vladimir Putin. Posted at 12:49 PM Russia “resolutely” protested to Deborah Bronnert over “the rude public statements of the British authorities towards Russia, its leader and officials as well as the Russian people,” it identified in a press release. The Russian diplomat stressed that “in a polite society, it is customary to apologize for statements of this kind,” denouncing “unacceptable insulting speech.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told German…

Rural St. Charles County is fertile ground for Republicans.Photo: Radio CanadaO’Fallon, Missouri is only 45 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Located in rural Saint Charles County, it is a deeply fertile ground for Republic. Nick Schroer was elected to represent this district at Missouri House in 2016. Today, he campaigns for the Senate. Representative Nick Schroer is campaigning for the Senate.Photo: Radio CanadaIt is intensifying these days gatherings to meet its activists. The Republicans I spoke to were thrilled to learn that I was the sponsor of the anti-abortion law. They ask me for signatures and ask me what they…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia does not see a “problem” with Finland and Sweden joining NATO. • Read also: More Canadian troops will be sent to Latvia • Read also: NATO officially launches membership process for Sweden and Finland “We do not have problems with Sweden and Finland, like those we have with Ukraine,” Putin said at a press conference in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. “We do not have territorial disputes (…), there is nothing that can bother us from the point of view of the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO,” the Kremlin…