On Friday, the US made the rare decision to ground flights nationwide, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded. An overloaded air traffic control system triggered communications failures across the country. The White House says there’s no evidence of a cyberattack. Flights resumed after four hours, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that getting the aviation network back to normal will take time.
Also: Divisions deepen inside the Trump administration as the US Commerce Secretary comes under criticism for his failure to ban exports of advanced Nvidia chips to a company linked to a suspected Chinese spy. Microsoft says its services are gradually returning to normal after a global outage that affected hundreds of millions of people. Pope Leo says he’s overcoming cancer as huge crowds turn out to welcome him in Peru. We report from India, where members of the Gen-Z “Cockroach” protest movement face growing legal pressure and detentions. And the grand final of the first-ever Asian Eurovision Song Contest is about to get underway.
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Photo: Plane landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the US FAA issued a national ground stop.
Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst