Brazil Supreme Court decision seen as ‘blow’ to Car Wash probe
Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that corruption cases involving illegal campaign donations should be handled by electoral courts, a move that some prosecutors warned could hurt their groundbreaking crusade against graft.
Transport Canada says reports from carriers on 737 MAX problems
Transport Canada said on Thursday it has not received any reports from Canadian air carriers, including pilots, about problems with the automated protection system called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS.
Responding to El Salvador president-elect, China denies it meddles
China on Thursday rejected comments by Salvadoran President-elect Nayib Bukele, who accused the Asian power of not playing by the rules and intervening in other nations’ affairs.
In Venezuela, not even the dollar is immune to effects of hyperinflation
In San Antonio del Tachira, like scores of Venezuelan towns near the border with Colombia, if you want to buy food or medicine it is no use amassing huge piles of bolivar currency. You need Colombian pesos or U.S. dollars.
U.S. mulling measures against those behind abuses in China’s Xinjiang
The United States is considering measures against those responsible for human rights violations against Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Thursday, calling it a “great shame for humanity.”
Gaza rockets rattle Tel Aviv, but hurt none; Hamas denies responsibility
Two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip at the Tel Aviv area on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in the first such attack there since the 2014 war in the Palestinian enclave.
Factbox: What we know about Boeing 737 MAX crash and what comes next
More than 300 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 passenger jets around the world have been taken out of service following two fatal crashes over the past five months in Ethiopia and Indonesia that killed almost 350 people in all.
U.S.-Afghan tensions erupt over Kabul’s exclusion from peace talks
The United States and Afghanistan clashed publicly on Thursday over U.S. peace talks with the Taliban, with a visiting Afghan official accusing the chief U.S. negotiator of “delegitimizing” the Kabul government by excluding it from the deliberations.
Boeing prepares for MAX 737 jets sitting outside factory as deliveries halted
Boeing Co confirmed suspension of deliveries of 737 MAX aircraft on Thursday but continues to produce its single-aisle jets at full speed while dealing with the worldwide 737 MAX fleet’s grounding following a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash.
UK LibDem leader Cable to step down after local elections in May: Daily Mail
British lawmaker Vince Cable, the leader of the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, will step down as the leader of his party after local elections in May, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday.
