From Washington, this is VOA News. I’m Sarah Williams reporting. Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended all of his country's commercial flights to Egypt Friday. He acted as investigators continue to probe whether a bomb brought down the Russian jetliner last weekend that crashed into the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people onboard. The Russian leader acted quickly after the chief of the country's FSB security service recommended the halt in flights. Russia had for days dismissed as speculative suggestions by U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron that Islamic State insurgents planted a bomb aboard the Metrojet flight from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. British vacationers encountered long delays in leaving Sharm el-Sheikh Friday. British Ambassador John Casson denied that Egypt had curtailed the planned departure of hundreds of Britons and pleaded with angry travelers for patience. “Flights are coming in that will allow us to take more people home later today. They are just challenging logistical issues involved in making sure that flights can leave and arrive in a busy airport in line with international regulations in a way that’s safe.” That is London’s ambassador to Egypt, John Casson. White House officials say U.S. President Barack Obama has concluded that Israeli and Palestinian leaders will make no significant progress toward peace before he leaves office in early 2017. That pessimistic forecast was disclosed as Mr. Obama prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday. Look at our website at voanews.com. This is VOA News. ___________________________________________________________ Words in This Newscast commercial – adj. related to or involving the buying and selling of goods and services probe – v. to examine or investigate; to ask a lot of questions jetliner – n. a large airplane onboard – adj. carried or happening on a vehicle recommend – v. to propose or suggest speculative – adj. based on ideas about what might happen, instead of on facts insurgents – n. rebels; militants aboard – adj. or adv. on or within an airplane, train or ship resort – n. a place where people go on holidays vacationer – n. someone who spends time away from home, school or business, often to travel encounter – v. to experience curtailed – v. to shorten the length of something departure – n. the act of leaving someplace pleaded – v. asked or appealed challenging – adj. difficult in a way that can be enjoyable logistical – adj. involving the process of planning and organizing regulations – n. rules concluded – v. to come to an end; to finish significant – adj. major or important pessimistic – adj. having or showing a lack of hope for the future forecast – n. a statement about what someone thinks will happen in the future disclosed – v. to make public or make known We want to hear from you. Write to us in the comments section.
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