UK eases airline penalties as jet fuel shortages threaten flights

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Carriers will retain airport slots if they cancel services as passengers are urged to continue with travel plans

Penalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of jet fuel shortages have been eased, it has emerged, as the government issued fresh advice to reassure the public they can still fly and should stick to travel plans.

Airlines that cancel owing to a lack of fuel will not lose their rights to valuable takeoff and landing slots at busy airports, which can be forfeited when flights fail to operate over a period.

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Why Bulgaria’s New Leader May Not Become Putin’s New Trojan Horse – The Moscow Times

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  1. Why Bulgaria’s New Leader May Not Become Putin’s New Trojan Horse  The Moscow Times
  2. Will Bulgaria’s New Leader Cast His Lot With Europe or Russia?  The New York Times
  3. Bulgaria’s Kremlin-friendly ex-president wins election in landslide  CNN
  4. A new foothold for Moscow in Europe after Bulgaria election  The Washington Post
  5. Election of so-called 'Putin agent' is no surprise to ordinary Bulgarians  Responsible Statecraft
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UK Palestine Action activist tells court his sledgehammer attack on officer was ‘reasonable’ – The Times of Israel

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  1. UK Palestine Action activist tells court his sledgehammer attack on officer was ‘reasonable’  The Times of Israel
  2. Counter-terror team investigates Braunstone drone factory protest  BBC
  3. Six anti-Israel activists charged for ramming down UAV factory gate, tearing into roof  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Six charged in UK after allegedly driving van into entrance of Elbit-owned drone maker  The Times of Israel
  5. Palestine Action activist who hit officer with sledgehammer ‘panicked’, court told  The Guardian
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“We have watched and waited for this moment.” World-first footage shows orangutan using canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra – BBC Wildlife Magazine

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  1. "We have watched and waited for this moment." World-first footage shows orangutan using canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra  BBC Wildlife Magazine
  2. ‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time  The Guardian
  3. Watch The Moment a Critically Endangered Orangutan Crossed a Canopy Bridge For the First Time  ZME Science
  4. First Footage Of Endangered Orangutan Crossing Road Using Rope Bridge Is A Conservation Win  IFLScience
  5. Conservation Milestone: Sumatran Orangutan Filmed Using Canopy Bridge  streamlinefeed.co.ke
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Lebanon resident recognizes family crucifix smashed by Israeli soldier in viral image – AP News

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  1. Lebanon resident recognizes family crucifix smashed by Israeli soldier in viral image  AP News
  2. Italian peacekeepers replace Jesus statue vandalized by Israeli soldiers  CNN
  3. Israeli, Polish foreign ministers spar on X about destroyed Jesus statue  EWTN News
  4. Opinion | Israel Is Weaponizing Lebanon’s Diversity  The New York Times
  5. The Shattered Figure of Jesus Is Not an Exception. It's a Pattern  Haaretz
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The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz – The New York Times

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  1. The Peril of Piloting Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  2. Iran war leaves seafarers stranded in the Gulf  Reuters
  3. Asian shipowners to cross Hormuz before Western firms, executives say  Yahoo
  4. UN Agency Prepares Hormuz Evacuation Plan for Hundreds of Ships  Bloomberg.com
  5. Sailors in the Strait of Hormuz Face Hunger and Danger: Advocate  The Tyee
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China bans dual-use item exports to seven European entities over Taiwan arms sales – Reuters

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  1. China bans dual-use item exports to seven European entities over Taiwan arms sales  Reuters
  2. China bans exports of dual-use items to 7 EU entities involved in arms sales to or collusion with Taiwan island  Global Times
  3. China places EU defence, aerospace firms on export control list  South China Morning Post
  4. China Puts Export Curbs on First EU Firms Over Taiwan Arms Sales  Bloomberg.com
  5. CN MOC Adds 7 EU Entities to Export Control List  AASTOCKS.com
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Berlin culture minister resigns over irregular distribution of funds to fight antisemitism

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Auditor found Sarah Wedl-Wilson approved payments of public money to groups that had not been fully vetted

Berlin’s top culture official, British-born Sarah Wedl-Wilson, has stood down over a funding scandal involving the the irregular distribution of €2.6m in public money for programmes to fight antisemitism.

As culture senator for the Berlin regional government, Wedl-Wilson had already sacked a state secretary in her department, Oliver Friederici, over the affair this week, but the opposition called him a mere scapegoat.

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