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Air Transat Faces Flight Suspensions Amid Pilot Strike Notice

  Air Transat has announced it will gradually suspend flights starting Monday following a 72-hour strike notice issued by its pilots’ union. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), representing roughly 700 pilots, delivered the notice after nearly a year of unsuccessful negotiations with the airline’s parent company, Transat A.T. Inc. Background The union filed the strike notice on Sunday, giving pilots the legal right to walk off the job as early as Wednesday. Last week, pilots voted 99% in favor of strike action , underscoring their frustration over stalled contract talks. ALPA leaders emphasized that pilots do not want to strike but feel compelled to act after management failed to meet demands for a modernized agreement. Airline Response Air Transat confirmed it will begin suspending flights gradually between December 8 and 9 to prepare for a possible full shutdown. The company stated it is working “around the clock” to reach a deal and minimize disruption for trave...

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U.S. Intelligence Disputes Trump’s “Total Obliteration” Claim on Iran Nuclear Sites

A newly surfaced U.S. intelligence assessment has cast doubt on former President Donald Trump’s assertion that recent American airstrikes “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. According to sources familiar with the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) early findings, the strikes—though damaging—only set Iran’s nuclear program back by a few months.

The DIA report indicates that Iran had moved some of its enriched uranium stockpiles prior to the attacks, and that many of its centrifuges remain intact. While entrances to key facilities like Fordo were damaged, the underground infrastructure largely survived the assault.

Despite these findings, the White House has strongly rejected the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong” and defending the mission as a “perfectly executed” operation. Trump has continued to insist that the strikes were a decisive blow, stating that Iran’s nuclear capabilities were “totally destroyed”.

The conflicting narratives have sparked renewed debate over the effectiveness of the strikes and the transparency of national security communications. As the region enters a fragile ceasefire, the true extent of the damage—and its implications for global nuclear diplomacy—remains under scrutiny.

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