Japan bans Boeing 737 MAX planes from its airspace
Japan’s transport ministry on Thursday said it had banned flights by Boeing Co’s 737 MAX 8 and 9 aircraft from its airspace, the latest country to do so following the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people.
UK’s Hammond says government to work to build support for PM May’s Brexit deal: BBC radio
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Thursday the government would continue to seek to build lawmaker support for its twice defeated Brexit deal with a view to holding another parliamentary vote on it.
DUP leader urges May to hold her nerve and change Brexit deal
The head of the Northern Ireland party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Thursday Britain needs to “hold its nerve” and secure a withdrawal deal with the European Union that works for Northern Ireland.
UK’s Hammond says possible EU will insist on long Brexit delay
British finance minister Philip Hammond said the European Union might insist on a long delay to Brexit if the UK government requests an extension to the process.
UK’s opposition Labour will support a limited Brexit extension: finance spokesman
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will support a limited extension to the Brexit date beyond March 29 to seek a compromise that can be backed by lawmakers, the party’s finance spokesman John McDonnell said.
Ethiopian crash black boxes sent to Paris as 737 MAX jets grounded globally
Two black boxes from the Boeing 737 MAX airplane that crashed in Ethiopia were being taken to Paris for investigation, Ethiopian Airlines said, as regulators around the world awaited word on whether it was safe to resume flying the jets.
Families of Ethiopian plane disaster victims steel themselves for journey to crash site
Ethiopians clad in traditional mourning shawls and other black clothing gathered silently in a hotel conference room in Addis Ababa on Thursday, the loved ones of victims of ET Flight 302, before boarding buses headed for the crash site.
One killed, several wounded in Kyrgyz-Tajik border clash
A Tajik man was shot dead and several Tajiks and Kyrgyz were wounded in border clashes triggered by a dispute over road construction in Kyrgyzstan’s southwestern Batken province, authorities on both sides said on Thursday.
China says U.S. rights report filled with ‘ideological prejudice’
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday a U.S. State Department human rights report critical of China was filled with “ideological prejudice and groundless accusations”.
China foils bid to blacklist Kashmir attacker; U.S., India vow to keep pushing
China prevented a U.N. Security Council committee on Wednesday from blacklisting the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which said it attacked an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir.
