00:01Thousands of U.S. flights remained canceled as airlines worked to restore operations following a nationwide ground stop.
00:11Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement aimed at strengthening collective defense and improving regional security.
00:22Passengers traveling to and from the United States continue to face delays and cancellations to flights on Saturday morning despite
00:29the Federal Aviation Administration having lifted a nationwide ground stop.
00:34The rare order had been issued on Friday following a telecommunications outage, with all flights halted across the country.
00:42Trump administration officials said new technology being added to the nation's air traffic control system overloaded antiquated equipment and caused
00:51intermittent communications and radar gaps, leading to the flight shutdown of more than four hours.
00:57More than 2,500 flights were canceled on Saturday and hundreds more were delayed as airlines across the U.S.
01:04worked to return operations to normal.
01:07The incident marked the first national stop since January 2023, and only the second since the 9-11 attacks in
01:152001.
01:21Pope Leo XIV is holding a mass in Santa Cruz de Suchabamba in northern Peru on Saturday as he continues
01:28his tour of South America, drawing huge crowds as people seek to catch a glimpse of the 71-year-old
01:33pontiff.
01:35On Friday, the Pope returned to his adopted hometown of Chiclayo, where he served as bishop from 2015 to 2023.
01:44He went to one of the poorest neighborhoods to visit a chapel he helped rebuild and also spoke at the
01:50city's Catholic university.
01:52On Saturday, the Pope is also visiting the hub of Afro-Peruvian culture in the city of Zania, where he
01:58often visited as bishop of Chiclayo.
02:01But the huge crowds turning out to see the Pope have prompted heightened fears among health authorities in Latin America,
02:08which has seen a surge in measles cases this year.
02:11The concern is mainly linked to low vaccination rates in some countries, particularly Argentina and Peru.
02:17It comes as measles cases in the U.S. have also exploded due to slipping vaccination rates.
02:24In the run-up to the Pope's visit, Peruvian authorities stepped up vaccination campaigns, focusing especially on areas with higher
02:31transmission rates.
02:36A tanker slammed into a docked cruise ship in New Orleans on Friday, causing it to capsize with around 190
02:43people aboard.
02:46Everyone on board survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for passengers and crew who fell into the
02:52Mississippi River as the ship took on water and began to topple over.
02:58Thirty-two people were taken to the hospital, but none of them had critical injuries, the city's mayor said.
03:06The boat started listing within minutes and flipped while emergency workers were still trying to get everyone off the ship.
03:13The American Heritage Cruise was finishing an eight-day journey to several Mississippi River destinations in Louisiana and Mississippi.
03:22Authorities said the tanker may have had a catastrophic system failure that led to a steering issue, but the exact
03:29cause of the crash is under investigation.
03:36Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defense agreement aimed at strengthening collective defense and improving regional security.
03:44The deal comes at a time when the Gulf and the wider region are undergoing major shifts in their security
03:49landscape.
03:50It was signed following a meeting in Istanbul on Friday between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh
03:58Tamim bin Hamad el-Tani.
04:00Both countries said that their agreement reflects their shared vision of building a more secure and stable region.
04:07Turkey and Qatar agreed to work together to prevent renewed tensions in the Gulf region and to promote dialogue and
04:13peace, Erdogan said.
04:16The leaders discussed Israel's attacks on Gaza and the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory, as well as efforts towards
04:24normalization in Syria and the latest developments in Libya.
04:27They also signed multiple agreements on trade and energy cooperation, as well as diplomacy, education and culture.
04:35The new partnership comes at a time where the Iran war continues to reshape defense alliances across the region.
04:42In August, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia also signed a defense pact, under which the three countries said they would
04:49come to each other's aid if one of them came under attack.
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