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• Travel warning escalates for tourists as US State Dept flags 'armed conflict' risks - State Department updates its Pakistan travel advisory, maintaining Level 3 status while adding new warnings for unrest, crime and possible armed conflict.
• The most turbulent flight routes in the US for airline passengers may surprise you - New 2025 data reveals the most turbulent flight routes in North America, with Denver to Jackson Hole topping the list at 18.18 turbulence score. Here are other findings.
• Popular sunny destination to slash 10,000 vacation rentals in affordable housing push - The Hawaii governor has announced the removal of 10,000 vacation rentals to provide more housing for locals. Tourism policy changes are reshaping Aloha State visits.
• Cruise ship trapped in heavy sea ice is rescued by US Coast Guard vessel - The Coast Guard's 50-year-old icebreaker Polar Star rescued a cruise ship stuck in Antarctic ice on its anniversary. No injuries were reported in the rescue operation.
• Travelers told to avoid Minneapolis due to 'violent clashes' with immigration authorities - Germany updates its U.S. travel advisory, citing immigration protests and "violent clashes" in Minneapolis and other cities, advising citizens to avoid crowds.
• Airports launch COVID-style health checks after outbreak of deadly virus - Asian countries have implemented health alerts after Nipah virus cases were reported in India. Travel screening and prevention measures have been activated across the region.
• Ancient handprints suggest humans were thinking symbolically thousands of years earlier than science taught - Researchers discovered 68,000-year-old cave art in Indonesia, the oldest-known evidence of Homo sapiens in the area. The handprint stencils were found on Sulawesi island.
• One man turned a global skyscraper into his most dangerous destination of all: 'Pretty surreal' - Climber Alex Honnold of the U.S. triumphed over the bamboo boxes in Taiwan this weekend when he made his dream of climbing Taipei 101 a reality of extreme travel.
• 'Well-preserved' 5,000-year-old dog buried with bone dagger unearthed in ancient bog - Archaeologists discovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age dog skeleton buried with a 5,000-year-old bone dagger in a Swedish bog southwest of Stockholm.
• Twin Cities museums slam their doors Friday as they take sides in 'ICE-Out' strike - Twin Cities museums join statewide shutdown Friday in opposition to ICE enforcement policies, closing to support immigrant communities across the region.