May’s letter to EU on Brexit extension to be sent Wednesday: BBC
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday will send a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk seeking an extension of her country’s departure from the European Union beyond a March 29 deadline, BBC News’ political editor reported in a tw…
‘I am your mother now’: NZ mosque shootings hit tight-knit Bangladesh community hard
Husna Ahmed was 19 when she arrived in New Zealand from Bangladesh on her wedding day. Waiting to meet her was Farid, the man she would marry in a few hours, as their families had agreed.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian suspected of deadly attack
Israeli forces on Tuesday killed a Palestinian suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing and shooting attack in the occupied West Bank two days earlier, the Israeli Shin Bet security service said.
Canada cracks down on asylum seekers crossing U.S.-Canadian border
Canada said on Tuesday it planned to spend an additional C$1.2 billion ($902 million) over five years to stem the flow of irregular migrants from the United States, which has become a political threat to the Liberal government ahead of an October elect…
Economy center stage in April election in Canada’s Alberta province
The western Canadian province of Alberta will hold an election on April 16, kick-starting a contest that many polls suggest will result in a change of government in the country’s oil-producing heartland as it struggles with a sluggish economy.
Netanyahu’s main election rival sidesteps Palestinian statehood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest election rival, former army general Benny Gantz, said on Tuesday he would seek peace with the Palestinians but stopped short of endorsing their goal for statehood.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he will visit China later this year
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that he planned to visit China in the second half of this year.
Mexico president Lopez Obrador signs vow he will not seek second term
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday put in writing a promise to never seek a second term, after critics expressed worry that a new law allowing a mid-term recall referendum could be a step toward a re-election bid.
Indigenous land activist shot dead in Costa Rica
Unknown attackers shot dead a well-known Costa Rican activist who defended land for the Bribri indigenous people in the Central American country, the government said on Tuesday.
Stakes rise for Boeing as EU, Canada step up scrutiny of 737 MAX after crashes
Europe and Canada said they would seek their own guarantees over the safety of Boeing’s 737 MAX, further complicating plans to get the aircraft flying worldwide after they were grounded in the wake of two accidents killing more than 300 people.
