Belgium closes air space for Boeing 737 MAX airplanes: agency
Belgium closed down its air space for Boeing 737 MAX planes, the country’s news agency Belga quoted transport minister Francois Bellot as saying on Tuesday after the Sunday’s deadly plane crash in Ethiopia.
After defeating Islamic State, Syrian Kurds eye political battle
Syrian Kurdish authorities that led the fight against Islamic State are prepping for their next battle: a political struggle to win international recognition for their autonomous region and aid to help it recover from the war.
Two ex-cops charged with killing activist Brazilian politician
Two former police officers were arrested on Tuesday on charges they killed a local councilwoman and her driver, Rio de Janeiro prosecutors said, claiming a breakthrough in a crime that sent shock waves through Brazil, a country numbed by rising violenc…
Poland closes airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8 planes
Poland closed its airspace to Boeing 737 Max 8 airliners from Tuesday evening and grounded its own fleet of the planes after the same type of aircraft crashed in Ethiopia, killing 157 people, officials said.
U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal
(Corrects troop numbers in paragraph 17 of March 12 story to say “about 17,000 foreign troops” instead of “about 14,000 U.S. troops”.)
Canada not grounding Boeing 737 MAX 8, ready to act if new information emerges
Canada has no plans to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, but is ready to “act immediately” to suspend flights if new information emerges indicating there is a problem, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said on Tuesday.
Europeans join wave of Boeing suspensions, Trump frets
Major European nations Britain, Germany and France joined a wave of suspensions of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump fretted over modern airplane design following a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people.
EU conservative leader offers Hungary a pact on Central European University
The leader of the main conservative faction in the European Parliament said he tried to keep Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party in the group with an offer to resolve a dispute over a university which says it is being forced to leave the country.
U.S. airlines stand by Boeing’s 737 MAX, saying data shows it is safe
Large U.S. airlines stood by Boeing Co’s 737 MAX on Tuesday, even as an increasing number of nations decided to ban it, with Southwest Airlines Co and American Airlines Group Inc saying their fleet data showed the plane was safe.
Civil liberties under threat in Macron’s France, says rights watchdog
The heavy-handed policing of anti-government “yellow vest” demonstrations, during which thousands of protesters have been arrested and many wounded, reflects a steady erosion of civil liberties in France, the country’s human rights watchdog said.
