Flight cancellations take effect amid government shutdown – US politics live 🔗 Airlines had already started cutting services ahead of today’s 6am ET directive to reduce traffic at 40 major airportsRussia urged the United States on Friday to clarify what it called contradictory signals about a resumption of nuclear testing, saying such a step would trigger responses from Russia and other countries.President Donald Trump last week ordered the US military to immediately restart the process for testing nuclear weapons, Reuters reported. But he did not make clear if he meant flight-testing of nuclear-capable missiles or a resumption of tests involving nuclear explosions - something neither the US nor Russia has done for more than three decades. Continue reading... #englishnews #guardian #worldnews #analysis