The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reopened airspace over El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday night after a temporary closure due to a "drone incursion" along the U.S.-Mexico border. The closure, which was initially ordered for 10 days, was lifted after the US Department of Defense "took action" to disable the drones, according to the BBC World.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the airspace reopening on X, stating, "The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region," according to BBC World. The FAA had ordered the shutdown of flights in and out of El Paso International Airport.
In other news, a shooting at a secondary school and local residence in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, resulted in the deaths of nine people, with the suspect also deceased, according to The Guardian. More than 25 people were injured, including two with life-threatening injuries. The incident is considered one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canadian history.
Meanwhile, in a separate development, Mark Carney reportedly reminded Donald Trump that Canada paid for the Gordie Howe International Bridge after the former US president threatened to block its opening, according to The Guardian. Trump had previously criticized the bridge. Carney stated he had a positive conversation with Trump after the US leader's remarks.
In other news, the FBI released images of a suspect in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie, according to Al Jazeera. Guthrie disappeared from her home on January 31.
Finally, the Israeli government placed Hebron under lockdown amid wider West Bank annexation plans, according to Al Jazeera. The occupation strategy has carved the Palestinian city into zones of control, potentially leading to the Hebron model being replicated elsewhere.
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