Prolonged budgetary paralysis: disruptions Massive flights in the United States

the United States, thousands of flights will be canceled from on Friday due to the prolonged budgetary paralysis, known as the “shutdown”, which greatly slows down airport operations and disrupts movements of millions of travelers.

Faced with this situation, the American government announced Wednesday that he was going to ask airlines to remove some flights as of Friday in order to “reduce the pressure” on air traffic control, Faced with a growing number of absences linked to the “shutdown”

The official list of airports concerned must be published later on Thursday, but according to American media, the cuts in Flights should primarily affect the airports of Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, and Washington.

According to the American press, the flight cuts will start at 4% on Friday and gradually reach 10%.

The consequences of this budgetary freeze are immediate and tangibles. Hundreds of thousands of civil servants are forced to stay home without pay while others continue to work without pay until the end of this fiscal crisis.

Syria: The UN Security Council lifts sanctions

Resolution 2799, presented by the United States, was adopted by 14 votes with one abstention. La resolution underlines the Council's intention to promote the reconstruction of long-term, stability and economic development in Syria, while continuing the fight against terrorism.

On this occasion, the Fifteen welcomed Syria's commitment to ensure full, safe, and rapid humanitarian access and without hindrance, and to fight terrorism.

Speaking after the vote, the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz noted that this resolution sends a “strong message recognizing that the Syria is beginning a new era”, welcoming the “considerable” efforts of Damascus in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking, the elimination of all traces of chemical weapons and the promotion of security and regional stability.

The Security Council resolution comes in a few months after the European Union decided to lift, last May, all sectoral economic sanctions against Syria, with the exception of sanctions against the regime of former President Bashar Al Assad.

Shipwreck of a migrant boat in the Channel: 94 people rescued

Ninety-four migrants trying to reach England from France were rescued at sea on Thursday morning, after their boat broke up, maritime authorities announced French.

“Multiple departures of migrant boats” were reported on Thursday morning to the regional operational surveillance center and Rescue unit (Cross) Gris-Nez (north), according to the maritime prefecture.

At 09:20, one of these boats, located a few minutes away kilometers off the coast of Dunkerque (north), broke up and all its occupants ended up in the water, according to the same source.

The castaways were rescued and then disembarked in Dunkerque. to be taken care of by the services of the French State.

At least 27 migrants died this year during attempted illegal crossings of the Franco-British border, according to An AFP count based on official data.

Last summer, France and the United Kingdom concluded a agreement on migrants highly criticized by NGOs. It foresees the return in France of migrants who arrived on board small boats in the United Kingdom, in exchange of the sending in the opposite direction of migrants who are eligible for a regularization on the “one for one” principle.

IN BRIEF

The UN Security Council lifted sanctions on Thursday. Against interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Shareh, a symbolic decision just a few days before his historic visit to the White House. The resolution prepared by the United States, adopted by 14 votes in favour and one abstention (China), removes Ahmad al-Shareh and His Minister of the Interior Anas Khattab from the list of sanctions aimed at individuals and groups linked to Islamic State and Al-Qaeda groups, subject to a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo.

FIFA announced on Thursday the official opening of votes for the short lists of “The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025”, who recognize the greatest figures in world football every year. Among the nominees for The Best award — FIFA player, figure Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan defender of Paris Saint-Germain, whose exceptional performances for club and selection earned him new worldwide recognition.

At the institution's General Conference UN meeting held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan The Egyptian Khaled El-Enany was officially elected on Thursday as Director General of the Organization of United Nations for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). the the new Director General was appointed to this post on 6 October by the members of the Executive Board of UNESCO before his appointment, for a term of office of four years, not be subject to the vote of all Member States during the General Conference of the Organization in Samarkand