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MEAP to account for 58% of global air passenger demand by 2040: Survey

With over 110 airports, this is already among the fastest growing in the world, accounting for 170 million of the global traffic, it said

US government to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware

Biden's order, billed as a prohibition on using commercial spyware that poses risks to national security, allows for some exceptions

Hungarian parliament approves Finland's bid to join Western alliance Nato

With Hungary's approval, Turkey is now the only one of NATO's 30 members not to have ratified Finland's NATO accession

Zelenskyy, UN's atomic agency chief discuss disaster risk at nuclear plant

The UN's atomic energy chief warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a meeting that the perilous situation at Europe's largest nuclear plant isn't getting any better

UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians athletes at Olympics

Ukrainian government and sports officials want the IOC to ban all Russians from the 2024 Games and claim most of the country's recent Olympic medalists were affiliated with the military

Unlike Europe, residents of Greenland switch to daylight saving time

Officials say it will give Greenlanders another hour of daylight in the afternoons and more time to do business with Europe and farther afield

North Carolina-based First Citizens to acquire troubled Silicon Valley Bank

North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry

In Macron's France, streets and fields seethe with protest against him

Their involvement is a worrisome development for Macron, because it suggests that protests are evolving, broadening from workplace and retirement concerns to a more generalized malaise

Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in conservative Utah

China's global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah, a deeply religious and conservative state

Australia takes major steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions

The Australian govt took a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions, with the minor Greens party pledging their support

Israeli president urges Netanyahu to halt legal overhaul amid protests

Israel's ceremonial president on Monday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt a contentious overhaul of the judiciary

Daunting recovery underway in Mississippi as devastating tornado kills 25

At least 25 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through more than a half-dozen towns late Friday

Black kids are 6 times more likely to be strip-searched, says UK report

The new report said children as young as 8 were being searched in places that were often inappropriate, such as amusement parks or vehicles and sometimes even within public view

Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan

Russia has said the plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus comes in response to the West's increasing military support for Ukraine

Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister, sparks protest across country

Protesters in Tel Aviv blocked a main highway and lit large bonfires, while police scuffled with protesters who gathered outside Netanyahu's private home in Jerusalem

Berlin's climate proposal fails to get enough votes in favour to win

The referendum had called for Berlin to become climate neutral by 2030

North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles as tensions rise with South

These were North's 7th missile event this month, underscoring heightening military tensions as the pace of both North Korean weapons tests and the US-South Korea joint military exercises accelerates

Ukraine demands emergency UNSC meeting over Putin's Belarus nuclear plan

Ukraine's government called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans

Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week

Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout

Putin taking Belarus as nuclear hostage, says Ukraine security official

Ukraine's top security official on Sunday denounced the Kremlin's plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus, saying that Russia was taking its ally as a nuclear hostage.