Boeing faces growing scrutiny in Ethiopian crash probe
The world’s biggest planemaker faced escalating pressure on Monday after Ethiopia pointed to parallels between its crash and one in Indonesia, sharpening focus on the safety of software installed in Boeing’s 737 MAX planes.
PM Ardern vows tough new gun laws after New Zealand shootings
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she would announce new gun laws within days, after a lone gunman killed 50 people in mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.
Dutch counter-terrorism agency: Utrecht shooter remains at large
A suspect who shot several people on a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, one of them believed to be fatally, remains at large, the head of the counter-terrorism agency said.
German FinMin welcomes Macron efforts to stimulate EU debate
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Monday welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to stimulate debate about the future of the European project with an open letter published earlier this month.
Iraq says to open Syrian border crossing in coming days
Iraq’s armed forces chief of staff on Monday expressed hope that the country’s border crossing with Syria would be opened in the coming days after meeting his Syrian and Iranian counterparts in Damascus.
With high-tech glasses, Japanese ALS patient makes the beat go on
The music booms and lights flash as Masatane Muto, a wheelchair-bound disc jockey, uses is eyes to put on a show at a recent Tokyo music festival.
At least 157 dead in Zimbabwe, Mozambique as Cyclone Idai leaves trail of destruction
Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique as it tore across Southern Africa, officials and state media said on Monday, and vast areas of land have been flooded, roads destroyed and communications disrupted.
The United Kingdom’s tortuous journey in and out of the EU
The United Kingdom voted in 2016 to leave the European Union but it is still uncertain when or if that will happen.
One person dies as police clash with protesters at Indian aluminum plant
At least one person died in clashes between police and protesters outside Vedanta Ltd’s aluminum plant in the eastern state of Odisha, the company said on Monday.
Volunteers fly in to wash the dead in New Zealand
Kamran Nasir was in a finance lecture in Australia when a gunman slaughtered 50 people during Friday prayers at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.
