US airport lines shorten as TSA workers get paid
Airports like JFK and Houston report shorter wait times, though LaGuardia still faces delays of up to two hours.

Airports like JFK and Houston report shorter wait times, though LaGuardia still faces delays of up to two hours.








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Number of ships transiting Strait of Hormuz has nearly doubled in recent days, maritime intelligence company says.
Iraq reportedly suspends oil terminal operations after two tankers hit by explosive-laden boats in Iraqi waters.

Rising fuel prices are pushing more people to use public transport and prompting a four-day work week in Manila.

Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from aboard the first flight heading to Doha from Paris since the war on Iran.

Pro-Palestinian German activist Yasemin Acar told Al Jazeera about what she says was harassment at a Berlin airport.
Wealthy travellers are paying up to $200,000 to charter flights out of the region.
Dubai’s airport authority says it authorised a limited number of flights as hundreds of thousands remain stranded.
A bus collided with a truck in Yemen’s second-deadliest traffic accident in recent years, and the worst so far in 2026.
Road accidents, often linked to speeding, claim thousands of lives each year in Egypt.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the $77m released Tuesday falls short of the amount owed for the transport project.