EU suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights, U.S. senators suggest similar move
The European Union’s aviation safety regulator on Tuesday suspended all flights in the bloc by Boeing 737 MAX and the U.S. Senator who chairs a panel overseeing aviation suggested the United States take similar action following a crash in Ethiopia that…
Britain in Brexit chaos: parliament crushes May’s EU deal again
British lawmakers crushed Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or seek a last-minute delay.
UK lawmakers table ‘managed no-deal’ plans before Wednesday vote
A group of UK lawmakers set out plans on Tuesday to test whether parliament wants to implement an exit plan that would see Brexit delayed and mitigate the consequence of leaving without a deal by seeking ‘standstill arrangements’ with the EU.
Reporting Brexit: Racing to break news in Britain’s ancient parliament
The world’s press packed in a gallery in the British House of Commons neo-gothic debating chamber late on Tuesday, watching out for clues of the outcome of a vote that would shake markets and deepen the Brexit turmoil.
EU says no more Brexit talks with UK, risk of no-deal increased
The European Union will not negotiate Brexit again, it said on Tuesday, after Britain’s parliament rejected the divorce package for a second time in a vote that made a chaotic no-deal scenario more likely.
Dutch PM Rutte: Brexit delay request would need ‘convincing justification’
Any request from the British government for a delay to its departure from the European Union must be supported by a “credible and convincing justification”, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.
Ethiopia, France sign military, navy deal, turn ‘new page’ in ties
Ethiopia and France agreed their first military cooperation accord on Tuesday, a deal that includes helping the landlocked nation build a navy, as Paris seeks to boost economic ties in Africa’s second-most populous country.
U.S. Senate to hold crash hearing as lawmakers urge grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8
The head of a U.S. Senate panel said on Tuesday he plans to hold a hearing on the fatal crashes of two Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jets since October as a growing number of lawmakers called on U.S. regulators to ground the airplane.
U.S. Senate to hold crash hearing as lawmakers urge grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing on the fatal crashes of two Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 jets since October as a growing number of lawmakers called on U.S. regulators to ground the airplane.
Trump tweets on airplanes, speaks to Boeing CEO in wake of 737 MAX crash
President Donald Trump, concerned about the deadly crash of a Boeing 737 MAX passenger plane in Ethiopia, spoke to Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg on Tuesday and received assurances that the aircraft was safe, two people briefed on the call sa…
