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Airport security

Japan to limit power banks on flights to 2 per person from April 24

Japan's Transport Ministry said power banks with a rating exceeding 160 watt-hour are not allowed on board.
Japan's Transport Ministry said power banks with a rating exceeding 160 watt-hour are not allowed on board.

ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency

Anti-ICE protesters march through Terminal 1 of O’Hare International Airport, as they call for the removal of ICE agents ordered to help with security at airports earlier in the week on Monday, March 23, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
Anti-ICE protesters march through Terminal 1 of O’Hare International Airport, as they call for the removal of ICE agents ordered to help with security at airports earlier in the week on Monday, March 23, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

Major US airports return to normal as TSA workers get paid

Passengers wait in a TSA security checkpoint queue in Baltimore on March 29.
Passengers wait in a TSA security checkpoint queue in Baltimore on March 29.

Trump orders TSA agents be paid as Congress still deadlocked

Travellers waiting in long lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas on March 27, 2026.
Travellers waiting in long lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas on March 27, 2026.

Senate passes Homeland Security deal after airport delays

Passengers wait in line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23.
Passengers wait in line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 23.

Trump orders government to pay US airport security workers

Travellers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.
Travellers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.

US airport wait times worst in history after 480 officers leave

People wait in long security lines at LaGuardia Airport on March 25, 2026 as hundreds of TSA agents have quit or are working without pay during a partial government shutdown.
People wait in long security lines at LaGuardia Airport on March 25, 2026 as hundreds of TSA agents have quit or are working without pay during a partial government shutdown.

Senate approves Trump’s Homeland nominee Mullin with immigration crackdown under scrutiny

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

ICE agents deployed to help with security at some US airports as staff absences soar

TSA agents processing people through security lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
TSA agents processing people through security lines at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 22, 2026

Emergency response personnel working in Dimona, Israel, following an Iranian missile attack on March 21.
Emergency response personnel working in Dimona, Israel, following an Iranian missile attack on March 21.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.