Pope visits Italy’s ‘flying house’ to sign papal document
Pope Francis signed a new document on young people during a visit on Monday to a site that some Catholics believe was the house of Jesus Christ’s mother, flown by angels from the Holy Land to Italy’s Adriatic coast.
Qatar Airways backs Boeing despite MAX crash crisis
Qatar Airways threw its support behind Boeing on Monday as the U.S. planemaker faces its biggest crisis in years after deadly crashes of its flagship 737 MAX jet.
Netanyahu cuts short U.S. visit as Gaza tensions spike
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a visit to the United States on Monday and the military said it dispatched reinforcements to the Gaza border after a rocket attack near Tel Aviv wounded seven people.
Heavy weapons fire rocks Yemen’s Hodeidah as U.N. pushes to clinch troop pullout
Yemen’s warring parties exchanged heavy weapons fire overnight in Hodeidah, residents and military sources said, as the United Nations scrambled to salvage a ceasefire deal in the Yemeni port city that is a lifeline for millions at risk of starvation.
France bans Iran’s Mahan Air for flying arms, troops to Syria, elsewhere
France has banned flights in and out of the country by Iran’s Mahan Air, accusing it of transporting military equipment and personnel to Syria and other Middle East war zones, diplomats said on Monday, after heavy U.S. pressure on Paris to act.
Ethiopian Airlines commits to Boeing ties despite flight 302 crash questions
Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday it would keep close ties with U.S. planemaker Boeing even though questions remained about its 737 MAX 8 model, after a crash shortly after take off this month killed 157 people.
Qatar Airways delays April Boeing MAX delivery until cause of Ethiopian crash known: CEO
Qatar Airways has delayed the April delivery of a Boeing 737 MAX until the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the same type of plane is known, its chief executive said on Monday.
No-deal Brexit increasingly likely: EU officials
The European Union believes a no-deal Brexit is increasingly likely, officials in Brussels said on Monday after the bloc gave Britain two more weeks to resolve its political stalemate.
India’s opposition Congress unveils dole for poorest families in election gambit
The main opposition Congress party will give 72,000 rupees ($1,045) to each of India’s poorest families every year if voted back to power, its chief said on Monday, in what he called a “final assault on poverty”.
Charges of cheating amid confusion over Thailand’s election result
Thailand’s first general election since a military coup five years ago was thrown into disarray on Monday as two opposition parties alleged cheating and the election commission said it could be weeks until the make-up of parliament becomes clear.
