Learn “contested”, “mediators”, “binding” in slow English. From: Bomb threats prompt searches of flights across Europe.
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- Bomb threats prompt searches of flights across Europe
- US midterm elections put control of Congress in play
- Australia’s under-16 social media ban faces a High Court challenge
- US launches limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island
- Brazil presents a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
Sources
- BBC NewsFlights from UK airports among six across Europe targeted by suspected bomb threats - BBC News
- Deutsche WelleBomb threats hit flights to Warsaw, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy
- CBC NewsWarsaw airport reopens after bomb threat forces plane landing; 2nd flight checked at another airport | CBC News
- RechercheSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he expected Democrats to win control of the Senate and that he would become the next majority leader.
- ABC NewsHigh-stakes midterms are test for future of Congress and Trump's presidency - ABC News
- BBC NewsMajor test for Australia's social media ban begins in High Court
- Al JazeeraAustralia’s High Court hears bid to overturn under-16s social media ban
- RechercheThe Guardian reports that similar military exchanges had occurred at least three times since major hostilities ceased, as the US and Iran jostled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
- RechercheIranian state news agency IRNA reported five explosions in quick succession on Qeshm Island but did not say what caused them.
- RechercheClimate scientist Joeri Rogelj said the roadmaps lack a timeline and benchmarks, leaving the pace of change unclear for meeting the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal.