U.S. Congress wants to know why the FAA waited so long to ground Boeing 737 jets
Congress plans to scrutinize why the United States waited so many days to ground all Boeing Co 737 MAX jets involved in Sunday’s crash in Ethiopia as other countries and airlines acted more quickly.
Brazil gunmen kill eight people and themselves in school shooting rampage
Two gunmen wearing face masks entered a Brazilian school on Wednesday and shot dead at least five teenagers as well as two school officials, before fatally turning their gun on themselves, police said.
El Salvador’s supreme court suspends cancellation of Taiwan trade accord
El Salvador’s supreme court on Wednesday temporarily suspended the cancellation of a free trade agreement with Taiwan, weeks after political outsider Nayib Bukele was elected as the Central American nation’s next president.
Senate rebukes Trump on Saudi, backs war powers resolution
The Republican-led U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution seeking to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s policy toward the kingdom.
Congo president frees several political prisoners, 700 others
Congo’s new president, Felix Tshisekedi, pardoned three prominent political prisoners and 700 regular ones on Wednesday, state TV reported, a good will gesture signaling a break with a predecessor who had scores of his opponents jailed.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Trump to meet privately in Oval Office next week
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will meet privately with U.S. leader Donald Trump in the Oval Office during his visit to the White House next Tuesday, Brazil’s presidential spokesman said on Wednesday, adding an interpreter will be present.
U.S. and India commit to building six nuclear power plants
The United States and India on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including building six U.S. nuclear power plants in India, the two countries said in a joint statement.
Panama’s Copa grounds planes as region’s regulators stand by
Panama’s Copa Holdings said on Wednesday it would suspend operations of its six Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, the latest airline in the region to ground planes in the wake of Sunday’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane.
Russian and Syrian air strikes intensify on last rebel bastion
The Syrian army, aided by Russian warplanes, attacked rebel-held towns in northwestern Syria on Wednesday in the most extensive bombardment in months against the last remaining rebel bastion in the country, rebels, rescuers and residents said.
U.S. looks to test ground-launched cruise missile in August
The United States aims to test a ground-launched cruise missile with a range of about 1,000 km (620 miles) in August, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday, after Washington announced last month it plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear …
