US to cut flights if government shutdown continues

The Global News Podcast presents several top stories, including the US government shutdown causing flight cancellations due to unpaid air traffic controllers, outrage in Mexico after an attempted public groping of the country's first female president, and a key election in India's poorest state. The podcast also covers the tense situation in Gaza, where the BBC gained rare access, and a category 4 typhoon causing devastation in the Philippines and threatening Vietnam. Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on the legality of President Trump's tariffs, and Russia is considering full-scale nuclear testing in response to U.S. actions. Finally, Margaret Atwood discusses her literary career and the prescience of "The Handmaid's Tale" in light of current political trends.