U.S. warns air traffic controllers could be dismissed as shutdown delays mount
The U.S. government has warned that air traffic controllers who repeatedly fail to report for duty during the shutdown could be fired, amid rising fli...
Britain, France, and Germany have confirmed that their proposal to extend the Iran nuclear deal and delay the reimposition of UN sanctions for 30 days “remains on the table,” UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward said on Friday at the United Nations.
The three European nations, known as the E3, triggered the so-called “snapback” mechanism on Thursday to restore UN sanctions on Tehran, citing violations of commitments under the 2015 nuclear accord. The measure automatically reinstates sanctions after 30 days unless the UN Security Council acts to lift them.
Woodward said that in July, the E3 offered Iran an extension to the snapback, contingent on Tehran taking specific steps to address immediate concerns. “As of today, Iran has shown no indication that it is serious about meeting our requests,” she added, noting Tehran has not resumed negotiations with the United States or fully cooperated with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Despite the snapback trigger, the UK ambassador emphasised that diplomacy is not over. “Our extension offer remains on the table. We urge Iran to reconsider, reach an agreement, and create space for a long-term diplomatic solution,” she said.
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) suspended various UN sanctions in exchange for limits on Iran’s nuclear programme. Western countries have accused Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, which Tehran denies, insisting its programme is strictly civilian.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
The U.S. government has warned that air traffic controllers who repeatedly fail to report for duty during the shutdown could be fired, amid rising flight delays across the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump credits himself with ending "seven wars in seven months" since he returned to the White House in January. With just a few hours to the announcement of Nobel Peace Prize, could he win the prestigious international award?
The United States will deploy 200 troops as part of a joint task force aimed at stabilising Gaza, though no U.S. personnel will be stationed within the Strip, according to two senior U.S. officials on Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb finalised an agreement on Thursday, for the U.S. Coast Guard to acquire up to 11 icebreaker ships, enhancing U.S. national security in the Arctic.
A large-scale Russian attack on Friday morning caused a fire in a high-rise apartment building in central Kyiv and targeted energy infrastructure, officials reported.
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