US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday night that national airspace had reopened at 8:15 PM Eastern Time following a system-wide shutdown caused by failing legacy telecommunications hardware.

Speaking from the White House briefing room on November 13, Duffy explained that older analog Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) switches and routers became overloaded with data and began producing inconsistent information, prompting officials to shut down the air traffic control network as a safety precaution.

He claimed that newer Internet Protocol (IP) switches installed under the Trump administration remained operational during the outage.

Duffy used the incident to urge congressional funding for further infrastructure modernization, asking whether the American public wants Congress to finance the replacement of the remaining aging hardware.

Federal officials and aviation safety watchdogs have repeatedly warned that reliance on outdated copper-wire networks and legacy telecommunications equipment poses operational risks, echoing previous system failures such as the January 2023 Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) outage that temporarily halted domestic departures nationwide.

US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin tells reporters there was "no cyberattack" and "no connection between this and Microsoft” regarding the communications malfunction that caused a nationwide ground stop.

Travelers at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas react after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a rare nationwide ground stop for all departing flights citing a communications problem affecting air traffic control towers.

Lebanese intelligence forces carry out a raid on a weapons warehouse in the Al-Msharrafieh area.

The operation targets a storage site containing weapons.

Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed is standing by his harsh criticism of Donald Trump. During an NPR interview with Leila Fadel, El-Sayed was asked whether he still believed Trump was “the dumbest f*** guy who ever was president.” His response? “True.” He also argued that Democrats need to drop political decorum and confront Trump more directly instead of worrying about appearing polite.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) releases footage showing a ship on fire in the southern Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian state media says the vessel was carrying liquefied gas and struck a mine on November 13.

A major Microsoft outage has disrupted millions of users worldwide, affecting Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services. Businesses, government agencies and healthcare services also reported disruptions, while OpenAI and Anthropic experienced connectivity issues with Microsoft services. Microsoft is working to restore services and says there is currently no indication of a cyberattack.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is welcomed by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok during an official visit to Thailand.

The visit comes ahead of Li's participation in the 29th China-ASEAN Summit in the Philippines.

Funeral processions take place across Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad and Bushehr to honour unidentified victims of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War.

Crowds gather to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the conflict.

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken out against 'Israel's' restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza following his visit to the Rafah border in Egypt. Hamilton described the situation as appalling, saying he saw aid trucks waiting to enter Gaza and called on 'Israel' to fulfil its ceasefire obligations and allow essential supplies in. His comments have also drawn attention amid discussion of his relationship with Kim Kardashian, whose public positions on 'Israel' have faced criticism from audiences.