France takes Ethiopia crash black boxes, families grieve
Investigators in France were to take charge of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet’s black boxes on Thursday, seeking clues into a disaster that has grounded Boeing’s global 737 MAX fleet and left scores of families grieving and angry.
Germany: It would be better to delay Brexit than have a disorderly exit
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday that it would be better to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union than to have a disorderly Brexit.
If UK parliament votes for Brexit delay, May will write to EU on why and for how long
If Britain seeks an extension to the Article 50 Brexit negotiation period, Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the European Union’s Donald Tusk to set out why it wants the delay and for how long, the British government said on Thursday.
Saudi official says kingdom pursuing justice in Khashoggi murder
The head of the Saudi human rights commission said on Thursday that the kingdom was bringing those accused over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to justice and rejected an international investigation into the case.
Garuda Indonesia CEO says ‘possibility’ airline will cancel Boeing 737 MAX orders
Garuda Indonesia’s chief executive said there is a “possibility” the airline will cancel its orders of Boeing Co’s 737 MAXs, with the final decision depending on what the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does.
Ethiopian crash black boxes arrive in Paris for analysis
Two black boxes from the Boeing 737 MAX airplane that crashed in Ethiopia arrived on Thursday in Paris for expert analysis, officials said, as regulators around the world awaited word on whether it was safe to resume flying the jets.
Families of Ethiopia plane crash victims storm out of meeting with airline
The families of people killed in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash stormed out of a meeting with the airline in Addis Ababa on Thursday, complaining of a lack of information.
British parliament to vote on Brexit delay, PM seeks to revive her deal
Britain’s parliament was due to vote on Thursday on whether to delay Brexit beyond March 29 and Prime Minister Theresa May prepared to push lawmakers to vote again before then on her EU divorce deal, which they have twice rejected.
Tusk foresees an extension in Brexit talks of at least a year: official
A long extension of Brexit talks between the EU and London means at least a year and would require Britain to hold elections to the European parliament in May, a senior EU official said on Thursday.
More people die after Nigeria building collapse: emergency agency official
More people have died after being taken to hospital in the wake of the collapse of a building housing a school in the Nigerian city of Lagos, an emergency agency official said on Thursday.
