Might Russian President Vladimir Putin drop The Bomb? Unleash a nuclear weapon in Ukraine? It is conceivable. Yet five years ago, it would have seemed fantastic that such a question could be posed about any national leader in the world. For much of the Cold War, prospects of Armageddon filled the nightmares of statesmen and their peoples. During the ...

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd plans to reroute its New York-Hong Kong service to avoid Russian airspace, in what would be the world’s longest commercial passenger flight by distance. The airline plans to fly from John F Kennedy International Airport over the Atlantic Ocean, the UK, southern Europe and central Asia, according to a memo to Cathay flight staff ...

  Bloomberg India is banking on sustainable fuel-powered airlines and increased digitisation in airports to clean up aviation as the nation prepares for a net carbon zero future by 2070. India will have 96 airports that will be carbon neutral and run on renewable energy by 2024, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said at an event, adding all future airports ...

  Bloomberg Cebu Air Inc, the Philippines’ largest carrier, will fully restore its pre-pandemic domestic capacity next month as virus restrictions ease, Chief Executive Officer Lance Gokongwei said. “The travel and tourism sector is well on its way to recovery,” Gokongwei said in a company event in Cebu province, citing increased bookings. Flights from Manila to key local destinations like ...

  Bloomberg Ted Baker Plc’s board rejected two bids from private equity fund Sycamore Partners Management LP, the most recent one for about 254 million pounds ($334 million). Sycamore offered 130 pence a share and raised that to 137.5 pence a share, Ted Baker said. The second bid was 9% higher than the closing price. The shares fell as much ...

Bloomberg The UK allocated a record 685 million pounds ($898 million) of funding over the next three years for the development of aerospace technology, as the industry gears up to make the transition to renewable fuel. The Aerospace Technology Institute will receive an increase of more than 50% on its previous award, the government said in a statement. The group ...

  Bloomberg United Airlines is investing in a startup that could help make larger quantities of jet fuel that’s more environmentally friendly. United announced an initial $5 million investment in Cemvita Factory Inc. and is “contemplating a larger relationship,” according to Mike Leskinen, president of the airline’s venture fund. The Houston-based startup is also backed by Occidental Petroleum Corp. Cemvita ...

Bloomberg Moscow said it would sharply cut military operations near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and Chernihiv after negotiators from Ukraine and Russia held discussions in Turkey aimed at de-escalating the war. A Ukrainian negotiator said the country is seeking international security guarantees for territory that doesn’t include the separatist-controlled areas of Donbas and Crimea. Russia indicated the talks could ...

  Bloomberg In recent days, Ukrainian TV stations have been broadcasting messages explaining what to do in the event of a chemical weapons attack, a horrific prospect in an already gruesome war, but one that may also be unlikely. US President Joe Biden has said there are “real concerns” Russia might resort to using the internationally banned munitions, as it ...

  Bloomberg North Korea tried to deceive the world about the type of missile it fired last week, claiming that it successfully tested a “huge,” new ICBM while actually firing off a rocket first launched in 2017, South Korean defense officials said. The intercontinental ballistic missile that North Korea launched last week was likely a Hwasong-15, which was successfully tested ...