Flights halted at three US airports as watchdog warns over hacking threat 21. September 2026 (20:06) Senator Ron Wyden calls for swift action after GAO report finds systems guiding US aircraft vulnerable to interferenceA congressional watchdog has warned the systems guiding US aircraft are open to interference and deception as flights into three busy airports in the country’s north east US were halted by a radio equipment problem.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a ground stop at about 10am on Monday for Newark Liberty international, Philadelphia international and Teterboro airports, saying some radio frequencies at the Philadelphia terminal radar approach control (Tracon) were affected until the early afternoon. Arrivals and departures at Newark were delayed, and the agency has not said what caused the outage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rwandan man charged with crimes linked to 1994 genocide in first case brought in UK 21. September 2026 (19:38) Dr Vincent Brown will appear at Westminster magistrates court charged with seven offencesA man has been charged with crimes linked to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 in the first case of its kind to be brought in the UK.Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, who used to live in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda but now lives in Islington, north London, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday charged with seven offences. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest 21. September 2026 (19:22) Students faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on GazaFive Stanford University students who faced prison sentences and thousands of dollars in restitution in connection to a campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza had all charges dropped on Monday.The students also had their restitution severely reduced, ending a two-year legal saga that also saw the lead prosecutor in the case removed by the court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Colombia declares public calamity as wildfire threatens popular tourist area 21. September 2026 (19:13) Wildfire forces evacuations and burns through mountains surrounding Villa de Leyva in the north-east Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known colonial towns in the north-east, scorching large swaths of vegetation and forcing evacuations.Nearly 20 active fires are burning across the South American country. Dry conditions have increased fire danger in Colombia as it braces for the effects of El Niño, which can help wildfires spread. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’ 21. September 2026 (19:03) Republican congresswoman rejects ethics complaint and says allegations part of ‘politically motivated’ hit campaignLauren Boebert, the firebrand Republican subject of a House ethics complaint that she had sex with three staff members, and paid one to keep quiet, has said the allegations are untrue – and part of a “politically motivated” campaign against her.Boebert’s denials came through a formal statement from her office, which said “the congresswoman rejects the claims as utterly false”. She also published a verbose video rant on social media in which she accused the person who filed the document as a “sloppy, desperate, obsessive hack” – and journalists who reported the story as falling victim to a “scam”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
