Boeing promises $100 million to help families affected by deadly crashes
Boeing Co on Wednesday said it would give $100 million to organizations to help families affected by the deadly crashes of the company’s 737 MAX planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
China scolds Britain over Hong Kong, warns Johnson over future ties
China scolded Britain on Wednesday for interfering in Hong Kong and warned the main contender vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May that there would be consequences unless he stopped meddling in Chinese internal affairs.
U.S. border patrol faces probe; White House bashes asylum ruling
The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group.
UK police launch new search for Suzy Lamplugh, missing since 1986
Police have started searching land at a site in central England as part of a long-running investigation into the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh who vanished 33 years ago, one of Britain’s most high-profile cases of recent decades.
‘Green wave’ has little impact on EU top jobs’ carve-up
Despite an unprecedented surge in the recent European Parliament elections, the Greens were overlooked for the legislature’s presidency and indeed for any of the bloc’s other top jobs.
Italy’s Salvini brands release of migrant rescue ship captain as politically biased
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday denounced a judge who freed the German captain of a charity rescue ship accused of forcing an Italian naval blockade and suggested the ruling was politically motivated.
Births in Italy hit record low in 2018, population shrinks again
The number of babies born in Italy hit a new record low in 2018, the population shrank and the average age crept higher, national statistics office ISTAT said on Wednesday.
Trump is ‘very fond’ of Palestinian President Abbas, willing to engage on peace plan: Kushner
White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Wednesday the United States is willing to engage with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas but hinted a new peace plan might call on Palestinian refugees to settle where they are and not return to lands now in I…
Mexican prosecutors investigate potential kidnapping in Cancun
The attorney general of Quintana Roo in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula said on Wednesday that it is investigating the possible kidnapping of at least 27 people in Cancun.
Amsterdam’s first woman mayor plans to overhaul red-light district
Amsterdam’s first female mayor launched plans on Wednesday to overhaul the city’s red-light district and its window displays, in a bid to protect sex workers from gawking tourists.
