Category: Government News

Airline passengers to Turkey will be fined if they stand up before the seatbelt sign turns off after landing, regulators have said. The Turkish civil aviation authority said it imposed the order after receiving complaints from passengers. The rules came into effect earlier this month. Turkish media reports say fines will be about about US$70…

They’ve long been hedging their bets.But Southeast Asian nations are caught in the dispute between the United States and China.The trade-dependent countries are under threat from Trump’s tariffs, too.They face a delicate balancing act between economic survival and strategic neutrality.The message was clear at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN’s recent summit in…

France’s National Assembly has voted to abolish low-emission zones, a key measure introduced during President Emmanuel Macron’s first term to reduce city pollution. So-called ZFEs (zones à faibles émissions) have been criticised for hitting those who cannot afford less-polluting vehicles the hardest. A handful of MPs from Macron’s party joined opposition parties from the right…

Gold loan draft norms have created a political stir | Photo Credit: rvimages On April 9, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a draft notification titled ‘RBI (Lending against Gold Collateral) Directions, 2025’. As is customary, the draft was opened for public comments and stakeholder feedback. In the past week, a sudden and…

Chris Gunness on Israel’s Gaza aid plan via its backed foundation – and why critics say it’s a form of weaponised relief. Chris Gunness, a former UNRWA spokesperson, on Israel channeling aid through the Gaza Humanitarian Fund and why critics say it weaponises humanitarian aid. Source link

The victims of prolific French paedophile Joel Le Scouarnec have expressed their dismay that the former surgeon’s 20-year prison sentence does not include preventive detention – meaning he could be released from jail in the early 2030s. The 74-year-old was found guilty on Tuesday of sexually abusing hundreds of people, most of them underage patients…

An IndiGo airlines passenger aircraft taxis on the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India, May 29, 2023. REUTERS | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS To safeguard Indian passengers’ interests, the Centre is likely to grant airline major IndiGo permission to renew the damp-lease of Boeing 777 aircraft taken from Turkish Airlines for a…

Ukrainian official urges Moscow to share its plan before any talks, as Turkiye’s Erdogan calls for dialogue. Russia says it has yet to receive a response from Ukraine over its proposal to hold another round of ceasefire talks in Istanbul next week, as Turkiye’s president urged the warring sides not to “close the door” to…

A Chinese paraglider has survived being accidentally propelled 8,500m (27,800ft) into the sky above north-west China, state media report. Peng Yujiang was testing new equipment over the Qilian mountains on Saturday, when a rare updraft or air current known as a “cloud suck” pulled him higher into the air. Mr Peng narrowly survived death –…