Orlando International Airport encourages flyers to air grievances on Festivus, the fictional ‘Seinfeld’ holiday
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Orlando International Airport encourages flyers to air grievances on Festivus, the fictional ‘Seinfeld’ holiday

It’s Festivus for fed-up flyers as long as they keep their moves PG. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) set up a comment box with a pen and paper where annoyed travelers could submit “airing of grievances” Saturday alongside a traditional Festivus pole inspired by an episode of “Seinfeld.” “For those…

Ukraine, Russia say six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine, Russia say six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in Christmas Eve address that ‘day by day, the darkness is losing’. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region have killed five people, according to Ukrainian officials, while Russian-installed authorities reported one person killed in Ukrainian shelling of the Russian-occupied eastern town of Horlivka. Ukrainian…

Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United States-led multinational naval force that was to protect and secure maritime traffic through the Red Sea from attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels appears significantly weakened – even if not quite dead in the water – before it ever sailed together. Less than a week after the announcement of…

Plane carrying Indian passengers to leave France after trafficking probe | Aviation News

Plane carrying Indian passengers to leave France after trafficking probe | Aviation News

Airbus A340 is expected to leave airport on Monday after French Civil Aviation Authority secures approval. A plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers that has been detained at an airport in France since Thursday has been cleared to leave after a probe into human trafficking claims, French authorities have…

Serbia police fire tear gas as opposition backers demand election annulled | Politics News

Serbia police fire tear gas as opposition backers demand election annulled | Politics News

President Aleksandar Vucic condemns ‘attempted violent takeover’ amid protests over alleged election fraud. Riot police in Serbia have fired tear gas and pepper spray at opposition supporters demanding the annulment of elections marred by claims of widespread fraud. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Belgrade City Hall on Sunday evening…

Israeli forces ‘massacre’ at least 70 in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces ‘massacre’ at least 70 in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The attack is one of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war. At least 70 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in central Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry’s spokesman, Ashraf al-Qudra, late on Sunday said the toll is likely to…

‘Our hearts in Bethlehem’, says Pope in Christmas Eve mass, shadowed by war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Our hearts in Bethlehem’, says Pope in Christmas Eve mass, shadowed by war | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a lament – that Jesus’s message of peace is being drowned out by the “futile logic of war” in the very land he was born. Israel’s deadliest-ever war on Gaza cast a shadow as the pontiff presided over the evening Mass…

Chad votes in favour of new constitution backed by military rulers | Military News

Chad votes in favour of new constitution backed by military rulers | Military News

Referendum held earlier this month has been approved by 86 percent of voters, say the officials. Chadians have voted in favour of a new constitution that critics say could help consolidate the power of military leader Mahamat Idriss Deby. The referendum held earlier this month was approved by 86 percent…

50,000 women pregnant in Gaza amid ‘decimation’ of its health system | Israel-Palestine conflict News

50,000 women pregnant in Gaza amid ‘decimation’ of its health system | Israel-Palestine conflict News

WHO chief says the enclave’s infrastructure is being destroyed as UN agency warns of soaring healthcare needs. The United Nations estimates that around 50,000 pregnant women are currently living in Gaza, with more than 180 births taking place every day amid the “decimation” of its healthcare system. In a statement…

India suspends newly-elected wrestling body after top athletes protest | Sexual Assault News

India suspends newly-elected wrestling body after top athletes protest | Sexual Assault News

The suspension comes days after a new president replaced the old head who was charged with sexually harassing wrestlers. India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has suspended the newly-elected governing body of the scandal-hit wrestling federation, accusing it of ignoring rules by hastily announcing championships. The Wrestling Federation of…