Thousands evacuated from BBVA’s Mexico City offices after threats
Nearly 11,000 people were evacuated on Wednesday from the Mexico City offices of Spanish bank BBVA, including one of the capital’s tallest skyscrapers, where police sent in a team of bomb experts following anonymous threats.
British lawmakers defy May to reject no-deal Brexit, to vote on three-month delay
British lawmakers on Wednesday rejected leaving the European Union without a deal in any scenario, paving the way for a vote to seek to delay Brexit until at least the end of June.
Give us Brexit options or parliament will take over Brexit: Labour lawmaker
The government must come up with plans to allow parliament to vote on a series of options to break the impasse over Brexit or lawmakers will take over Britain’s departure from the European Union, an opposition Labour lawmaker said on Wednesday.
We will keep voting down PM May’s deal, says senior UK eurosceptic
Senior eurosceptic British lawmaker Steve Baker said on Wednesday he would keep voting against Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal if it was put before parliament again.
UK government would expect rebel ministers to resign, no comment on abstainers: spokesman
A spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said ministers who voted against the government’s instructions on Wednesday would be expected to resign, but did not say that those who abstained would also be expected to resign.
U.S. joins other nations in grounding 737 MAX jets after second crash
The United States on Wednesday joined Europe, China and other countries in grounding Boeing Co’s 737 MAX jets, because of safety concerns after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people, the second disaster involving the 737 in less than…
Canadian family loses three generations in Ethiopian plane crash
Three generations of a Canadian family were among the 157 people who perished when Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 crashed on Sunday, a relative confirmed on Wednesday.
U.S. sees Turkish offensive in Syria as unnecessary: U.S. official
The United States is not discussing a Turkish offensive in northeast Syria with Turkey and believes no such operation is needed to address Ankara’s security concerns, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday, dismissing media reports to the contrary.
Camembert causes stink in French parliament in row over quality rules
A row over changes to a quality label for camembert cheese reached the French parliament on Wednesday as supporters of a traditional raw-milk recipe distributed samples of the creamy, odorous speciality to lawmakers.
U.S. and India agree to establish six U.S. nuclear power plants in India
The United States and India on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including the establishment of six U.S. nuclear power plants in India, the two countries said in a joint statement.
