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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has called down a notice to halt all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for “special security reasons” just hours after it was issued. CBC | World News
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Netanyahu again flies through Canadian airspace en route to Washington
Online flight trackers show that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew hundreds of kilometres through Canadian airspace on his way to meet U.S. President Donald Trump this week — despite Prime Minister Mark Carney previously saying he would honour an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. CBC | World News
Read More »Lithuania declares national emergency over balloons entering airspace from Belarus
Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a national emergency over security risks posed by meteorological balloons sent from Russia-allied Belarus that have violated its airspace in recent weeks, while the Belarusian leader called for negotiations on border tensions and said his country “does not need war.” CBC | World News
Read More »Maduro slams ‘colonial threat’ as Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be closed
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. His government accused Trump of making a “colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the South American country’s sovereignty. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump declares Venezuela airspace ‘completely closed’ as all-out war fears soar
The White House has accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of working with drug trafficking organisations to facilitate the illegal trade. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Chaos in NATO country as airport closed for hours after 25 hot-air balloons enter airspace
Lithuania’s main airport was forced to shut down overnight after balloons flew into its airspace from Belarus. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Second Denmark airport in days grounds planes as mystery drones force airspace closure
Aalborg Airport’s unexpected closure has left travelers and authorities in a state of confusion, as mysterious drones hover in its airspace. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Under the radar: The possible link between U.S. Baltic security cuts and airspace incursions
A Canadian expert on Russian warfare says he believes a direct line can be drawn between Moscow’s repeated testing of the airspace belonging to NATO allies in Eastern Europe and the Pentagon’s recent, quietly announced plan to cut security assistance to the Baltic states. CBC | World News
Read More »NATO, EU condemn Russia as Estonia says airspace was violated for 12 minutes
Estonia summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter aircraft entered its airspace without permission Friday and stayed there for 12 minutes, an occurrence that the European Union said “further escalates tensions in the region.” CBC | World News
Read More »UK summons Russian ambassador as ‘unprecedented’ Nato airspace violation sparks WW3 fears
We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. Daily Express :: News Feed
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