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Tom Coyne, editor do The Golfer’s Journal, jogou em alguns dos campos de golfe mais exclusivos do mundo. Mas quando visitou um campo de nove buracos em Catskills, Nova Iorque, que já tinha visto dias melhores e estava à venda, assumiu um novo desafio: correr o campo durante um ano para ver se conseguia dar a volta à situação. Coyne conversa com o correspondente Lee Cowan sobre seus esforços para preservar o amado campo de uma comunidade rural e sobre seu novo livro, “A Course Known as Dwelling: Adventures of an Unintentional Golf Course Proprietor”.
As principais frentes políticas em Kozhikode estão de dedos cruzados antes da contagem dos votos para as eleições para a Assembleia na segunda-feira (4 de maio de 2026), uma vez que os resultados aqui podem desempenhar um papel elementary na formação do governo no Estado.
O distrito tem vários círculos eleitorais a serem observados. Em Perambra, o organizador da Frente Democrática de Esquerda (LDF) e titular do MLA TP Ramakrishnan enfrentou Fathima Thahiliya da Frente Democrática Unida (UDF). Um anúncio de campanha da LDF com supostas conotações comunitárias provocou uma polêmica aqui. Em Beypore, o Ministro das Obras Públicas, PA Mohamed Riyas, enfrentou o antigo legislador da LDF, PV Anvar, um candidato independente apoiado pela UDF. Em Elathur, o Ministro das Florestas e Vida Selvagem e veterano do Partido Nacionalista do Congresso, AK Saseendran, lutou contra Vidya Balakrishnan da UDF. Saseendran teve que superar uma espécie de rebelião interna contra sua candidatura para finalmente entrar na briga. Outra disputa importante está a ter lugar em Vadakara, onde o único MLA KK Rema do Partido Marxista Revolucionário procurou um segundo mandato.
Para a LDF, o distrito tem sido um dos seus redutos há muito tempo. Nas pesquisas de 2021, conquistou 11 das 13 cadeiras aqui. Desta vez, porém, mesmo os mais leais não prevêem um desempenho semelhante. Emblem após as urnas, uma seção da mídia noticiou, citando discussões internas no secretariado distrital do Partido Comunista da Índia (Marxista). [CPI(M)]que a LDF provavelmente perderia os distritos eleitorais de Nadapuram, Thiruvambady e Kozhikode Sul. No entanto, o secretário distrital do partido, M. Mehboob, posteriormente rejeitou tais relatórios. Entretanto, as recentes sondagens à saída previram apenas quatro ou cinco assentos para a frente governante.
Nick Booker elogiado por resgatar pássaros desidratados em meio à onda de calor de Delhi.
Um cidadão britânico foi amplamente elogiado on-line depois de resgatar uma ave desidratada durante a onda de calor em curso em Deli, chamando a atenção para o impacto das temperaturas extremas na vida selvagem urbana.Nick Booker compartilhou um vídeo mostrando como ele se deparou com um pássaro angustiado lutando contra o calor e interveio para ajudar.Nas imagens, gravadas durante o que ele descreveu como um dos dias mais quentes do ano, as temperaturas em Delhi atingiram cerca de 41 graus Celsius.Booker disse que encontrou o pássaro – identificado como Black Kite – incapaz de se mover devido à desidratação.“Se está quente para nós, está quente para eles! Muitas aves estão realmente sofrendo com a onda de calor”, escreveu ele.Ele é visto movendo suavemente o pássaro para a sombra de uma árvore antes de lhe oferecer água, que ele bebeu rapidamente.“No dia mais quente do ano, são 41 graus aqui em Delhi, estamos no meio de uma onda de calor”, disse ele no vídeo.Ele também contatou a organização de resgate de vida selvagem Wildlife SOS, que respondeu prontamente.Segundo Booker, a equipe chegou em cerca de 20 minutos para atender a ave.Ele agradeceu aos membros da organização pela resposta rápida, dizendo: “Muito obrigado a @wildlifesos, especialmente Sanoj Chaurasiya por atender minha ligação e Pratap Singh por ter vindo ao resgate!”O vídeo foi amplamente apreciado on-line, com muitos usuários elogiando a resposta rápida e destacando a importância de ajudar os animais durante condições climáticas extremas.O incidente também apontou para uma preocupação mais ampla durante a onda de calor. Booker observou que as equipes de resgate estavam lidando com um aumento acentuado nos pedidos de socorro envolvendo pássaros.Ele disse que cerca de 15 aves foram resgatadas somente naquele dia, em comparação com apenas duas ou três em um dia regular.Instando as pessoas a tomarem medidas simples para ajudar, ele acrescentou: “Por favor, coloquem água nas vossas varandas, nos vossos terraços, na frente das vossas casas, porque os pássaros realmente precisam de beber”.O vídeo destaca o impacto crescente do aumento das temperaturas na vida selvagem, à medida que as ondas de calor continuam em partes do norte da Índia.
Holidaymakers face price hikes, reduced flight schedules and cancellations this summer as the Middle East crisis rattles the aviation industry.
The global upheaval caused by the Iran war and the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz have prompted fears of jet fuel shortages, and carriers including WizzAir have called on governments to relax strict rules on compensation for passengers.
UK visitors to popular holiday destinations including Spain, Greece and Italy could also face passport control chaos because of the European Union’s problem-hit Entry/Exit System.
On Sunday, the UK Government confirmed that airlines facing fuel shortages would be allowed to cancel flights weeks in advance, without running the risk of losing valuable take-off and landing slots at busy airports like Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester.
The move will allow carriers to reduce the number of services on busy routes, narrowing choice for travellers but reducing the risk of last-minute cancellations.
Despite a warning from the International Energy Agency last month that Europe may only have six weeks of jet fuel in reserve, there is no evidence of an immediate suply emergency.
But Bryan Terry, managing director of Alton Aviation Consultancy, said a crisis for airlines caused by sharply rising fuel prices was “genuine” – and that the cost would be passed on to passengers.
“Fewer seats, thinner margins, and higher fares are coming regardless of how the [regulatory] conversation lands,” he said.
“Travellers booking summer trips should focus less on policy headlines and more on schedule resilience, frequency, and connection risks.”
Price rises
Air France-KLM, the fourth largest airline group in Europe by passenger numbers, announced last week that it was raising ticket prices as part of a package of measures to cope with a £1.8bn rise in its fuel bill this year.
The cost of kerosene aviation fuel, which has a shorter shelf life than petrol or diesel, has roughly doubled since the start of the US-Israeli campaign against Iran. About a quarter of world’s aviation fuel supply usually passes through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked since the conflict began on 28 February.
UK Airlines, the industry body for British carriers, insists its members are not experiencing any issues with supply. The Government has asked UK refineries to prioritise jet fuel production as part of a range of contingency measures.
But some major airlines have warned of plunging profit margins, as well the possibility of more expensive fares.
United Airlines, which operates the world’s biggest aircraft fleet, has said it may have to hike prices by as much as 20 per cent. Scandinavian operator SAS and Portugal’s TAP have also increased fares.
Other operators, including easyJet and Virgin Atlantic, have issued profit warnings because of the ongoing crisis.
Iran’s de-facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has sent shockwaves through global energy markets. REUTERS/Stringer
Most UK airlines are insulated from immediate price rises by dint of buying some, or all, of their fuel at a set price a few weeks or months in advance – a practice known as hedging.
But once that hedging expires, price rises seem inevitable. EasyJet has already warned this is likely to be the case.
One small UK carrier has already gone bust. Ascend Airways, a charter operator with seven Boeing 737 jets, whose clients includes TUI Airways, Oman Air and Air Sierra Leone, surrendered its operating licence last week and has gone into liquidation. Tthe airline blamed a surging fuel bill and higher costs associated with being based in the UK.
Perhaps counterintuitively, the average price of return flights from the UK to Europe fell at points last month compared to the same period last year.
But experts say that such bargains represented excess capacity, which may be short-lived if carriers opt to trim under-booked flights on popular routes from their schedules.
The Package Travel Regulations, which govern the package holiday business, allow for a tour operator to impose a surcharge of up to eight per cent if the “price of the carriage of passengers resulting from the cost of fuel” rises significantly between the time of booking and departure.
The extra costs could amount to several hundred pounds for a family. But the three largest UK tour operators – Jet2, easyJet Holidays and TUI – have all pledged not to impose surcharges for flights or holidays. Between them, the companies account for about 65 to 70 per cent of the package holiday market.
Compensation
The Middle East crisis has prompted lobbying from airlines and industry bodies for a re-examination or suspension of various regulations and passenger perks.
Under consumer protection rules – known as Regulation 261, and applicable both in Britain and the EU – passengers are currently entitled to compensation in the event of a last-minute flight cancellation due jet fuel shortages. Most travel insurance policies do not cover this scenario.
Wizz Air, the Hungary-based budget operator, has said that governments should waive such rules. Jozsef Varadi, the airline’s chief executive, told the Financial Times: “I didn’t start a war in Iran. So why do I have to bear the consequences of that?”
Both London and Brussels have signalled openness to temporary measures to alleviate the pressure on carriers.
For example, last week the i Paper revealed that the UK is will allow an alternative type of jet fuel, currently only used in America, to be imported to be British airports as a way of diversifying supply.
The fuel, known as Jet A, has slightly higher freezing point than the European standard but could be certified for short-haul, lower-altitude flights.
Several carriers are also fighting a rearguard action against EU proposals, already approved by the European Parliament, which would force airlines to allow passengers to bring two free cabin bags – one weighing up to 7kg – on every flight.
While airlines such as British Airways already allows this, no-frills operators including Ryanair and easyJet have long made charging for baggage, both in the cabin and in the hold, a centrepiece of their revenue models.
Kenton Jarvis, the chief executive of easyJet has dubbed the plans “lunatic” and “terrible for the consumer”.
The airline said aircraft lack the cabin space for all passengers to have a second bag, risking delays if carry-on luggage then has to be transferred to the hold.
Cancellations
Under existing rules, airlines must pay compensation and a refund if a flight is cancelled 14 days or less before the departure date.
But the same rules do not apply over longer timescales, and a significant number of operators have already trimmed their schedules.
Last month, the German flag carrier Lufthansa announced the cancellation of 20,000 flights over a six-month period in order to save 40,000 tonnes of aviation fuel.
The airlines said it would have had to operate those services at a loss and has also permanently removed 127 aircraft used by one of its subsidiaries.
Low-cost Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic has cancelled its London Gatwick to Los Angeles route, citing fuel costs, while Scandinavian operator SAS scratched 1,000 flights from its schedule last month.
Terry, from Alton Aviation Consultancy, said travellers should consider paying for refundable or flexible fares in order to deal with the increased risk of cancellations.
Passport chaos
Ironically, one of the biggest threats to travel this summer is nothing to do with the Iran war.
The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), which requires travellers from outside the bloc to register passport and biometric details when arriving and departing, has caused long delays at multiple airports since its full rollout last month.
There have been a number of reports of flights taking off without UK passengers who had remained stuck in long queues. Elsewhere, airport staff have reverted to the previous system of stamping passports because of faulty computer terminals or excessive delays.
People queue for passport control at Milan Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy (Photo by Giannis Alexopoulos/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
This weekend, border control officers at Milan Malpensa, one of Europe’s busiest airports, warned that UK passengers should arrive three to four hours before their flights this summer in order to clear passport control in time for their flights.
In Greece, the authorities have already suspended the use of EES for UK nationals, while Italy and Portugal are reportedly considering following suit.
This weekend, Ryanair called on governments in the 29 countries covered by the EES system to suspend the checks until September.
And from 10 November, Ryanair baggage drop and check-in desks will close an hour before the scheduled departure time, rather than the existing 40-minute cut-off.
The airline said this was to ensure its customers had enough time to negotiate the EES system.
Donald Trump‘s threats to withdraw American troops from across Europe risk backfiring spectacularly on the United States by curtailing its leverage over allies and ability to project power.
The US will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over the next six months to a year, the Pentagon announced, in a move the President warned was just the beginning.
Trump’s remarks came just days after the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US had “no strategy” and was being “humiliated” in its war against Iran, prompting a sharp personal rebuke from the President. Trump said Merz should be focusing on “fixing his broken country” and ending the Russian-Ukraine war rather than “interfering” with the US’s war with Iran.
Germany hosts more than 36,000 active-duty US military personnel stationed permanently in the country, according to the US Defense Manpower Data Centre. The US Air Force’s European HQ is in the south of Germany at Ramstein Airbase, which is also the main base for Nato’s Allied Air Command, the central command of all Nato air and space forces.
Trump posted the initial suggestion hours after a phone call with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long wanted to reduce Nato power and US military presence in Europe.
The clash between Trump and Merz marks a rapid deterioration of relations between the US and one of Europe’s top powers. The move also risks further undermining Nato, which Trump has repeatedly attacked.
US President Donald Trump meets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office in March (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP via Getty Images)
Since Trump launched his war in Iran, he has escalated rhetoric Nato allies including the UK, suggesting he will punish those he feels have not been sufficiently supportive of the war. A leaked internal Pentagon email showed the US had considered reviewing the UK’s ownership of the Falklands and suspending Spain’s membership of Nato.
After the troops announcement, the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, warned that Nato was disintegrating. “The greatest threat to the transatlantic community are not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance,” he said. “We must all do what it takes to reverse this disastrous trend.”
A blow to Trump’s war against Iran
A costly removal from German bases could undermine the US’s war against Iran if it continues. German bases are largely logistical, making them especially useful for supporting US operations in the Middle East. Ramstein in particular is a forward operating base for US operations in the Middle East.
Pentagon officials expressed surprise at Trump’s announcement. That same day, they had concluded talks with German defence chief, General Carsten Breuer, setting out Berlin’s defence strategy.
Germany provides free land for US bases and a local workforce to support American troops. The largest Pentagon hospital outside the US is situated in Germany, alongside two of the US’s most important military hubs: US European and US Africa Command, both in Stuttgart. These bases allow the US to project its military power well into Russia, Africa and the Middle East.
The Ramstein United States Air Force Airbase in Landstuhl, Germany (Photo: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Moving troops and their families would require a monumental effort. “It is like rebuilding entire cities for tens of thousands somewhere else. This is not a question of a bunch of tents in a Middle Eastern theatre. This is effectively a question of American cities for the American military that currently happen to be in Germany,” Kristine Berzina, Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund, said.
Berzina suggested that moving troops would harm US interests most of all. She said: “It would be very disruptive to current American operations in the Middle East and that is the primary strategic interest of the United States right now so it would hurt the US military operations globally which is not something the US wants to do, especially not over a spat with Merz.”
However, Mark Webber, Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham, pointed out that the drawdown decision was part of a long-standing Pentagon review of US force posture globally. “The withdrawal will have been carefully planned in the Pentagon and with local US and German commands,” he said. “The remaining US forces will continue to carry out functions that benefit the US in its forward deployment. The Trump administration has no interest in jeopardising these functions.”
A hit to US power
However, Trump warned on Saturday the US would be “cutting a lot further” than the initial 5,000 troops. He has suggested that Washington could pull troops out of Italy and Spain, which have also refused to back the US in Iran.
However, withdrawing significant numbers of troops from across its bases in Europe would be a major blow to US power projection over large parts of the world, and would undermine its strategic interests. The US has over 68,000 active-duty military personnel assigned permanently in its overseas bases across the continent as of last December, according to the US Defense Manpower Data Center. Across Europe, it has 31 permanent bases and a further 19 military sites.
“Whenever America has done things in the Middle East it’s largely included assets from Europe. To withdraw that would be to cut America’s own nose off really,” Wyn Rees, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, said.
This does not mean a withdrawal should be ruled out, he added. “My instinct is that Trump could do something unpredictable and go ahead with it, but it would be contrary to American interests. I think it would be very hard for an American president to justify withdrawing America from the alliance because America gets an awful lot of benefit out of the alliance,” he said.
Practically, it would be very difficult to withdraw large numbers of troops from Europe. US law now restricts troop reductions below 76,000 without congressional approval.
Furthermore, as America withdraws money, troops and support from European allies, it loses leverage over those same allies. Europe will look to prioritise partnerships with each other as well as trusted allies elsewhere, especially when it comes to defence and technology spending.
“In the end, a strong, reliant, resilient, democratic Europe is in America’s interest,” said Noel Hadjimichael chair of the Defence and Security Circle cross-party think-tank in London. “America may achieve its strategic aims in terms of the Western alliance against Russia, but it could empower Europe to A, spend more money on their own companies, but B, potentially feel confident enough to take differing opinions.”
The main gate of the United States European Command (EUCOM) headquarters in Stuttgart, southern German (Photo: Thomas Kienzle / AFP)
‘Existential for Europe’
A complete withdrawal of troops from Germany could be existential for Europe, said Berzina. “If there is a collapse of the American troop presence in Europe, Russia could see this as a green light to attack a Nato country. But it’s an incredibly small likelihood that any such action would happen,” she said.
Even if troops were to leave Germany, this would not signal the end of the US defensive partnership in Europe. She said: “I do not foresee a dramatic collapse of a US presence in Europe and that’s not what the Pentagon’s own planning documents have suggested, and that’s not what Congress has mandated.”
Hadjimichael pointed out: “It’s not the amount of withdrawal. It’s not even the type of troops….It’s all about the perception that the United States is less engaged, less committed, and less on the ground in Germany.
“There is no doubt that the adversaries of Nato that wish Nato to be either gone or diminished, they will take this decision as another win for any argument that the United States is pivoting away from Europe or the United States is no longer interested in the European relationship.”
He added: “It will then be like taking one brick out of the wall, which is Nato. And if you take enough bricks out of the wall, people start perceiving the wall to be weak and the wall to possibly be able to crumble. And that is dangerous.”
Rees said there was a risk that Trump could bring in yet more stringent cuts “because it’s a way of punishing the Europeans for their lack of support for the war against Iran”.
