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Source: theguardian.com

Travelers face long waits at some US airports amid DHS shutdown

Wait times at security checkpoints in Houston and New Orleans as long as three hours due to shortage of TSA agentsTravelers complained of long waits Sunday – lasting hours in some cases – at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P Hobby airport in Houston early Sunday evening was at one point three hours, according to the Houston Airports website. The Hobby airport on social media Friday said it expected more travelers than normal due to spring break. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 15:30 MSK

March 9, 2026

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Middle East crisis live: Israel resumes strikes across Tehran and Beirut; finance ministers prepare to discuss surging oil prices

The Israeli military announced a ‘wide-scale wave of strikes’ against infrastructure across Iran; EU leaders to discuss releasing emergency oil reserves after oil surged above $100 a barrelFull report: Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leaderTell us: how have you been affected by the latest events in the Middle East?Donald Trump has said a decision on when to end the war with Iran will be a “mutual” one he’ll make together with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel has reported.It said Trump also claimed in a brief telephone interview on Sunday that Iran would have destroyed Israel if he and Netanyahu had not been around. The US president said:Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it … We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel.I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 15:41 MSK

March 9, 2026

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DHS leadership change is not enough to reopen government and start funding department, says Hakeem Jeffries – US politics live

House minority leader says ‘we want ICE to conduct itself like other law enforcement agencies, not use tax dollars to kill American citizens’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump is in Miami, Florida today.We’re due to hear from the president at a roundtable event at 4:30pm ET, before he delivers remarks at the House Republican policy meeting at 5:35pm ET. We’ll bring you the latest lines, particularly on Trump’s updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, the soaring price of oil, and the GOP’s legislative priorities.Iran was going to destroy Israel and everything else around it … We’ve worked together. We’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel.I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account. Continue reading…

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 2026-03-09 15:31 MSK

March 9, 2026

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