Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for grounding Boeing’s 737 MAX 8
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic candidate for president, on Tuesday called for the Federal Aviation Administration to follow several other countries and temporarily ground Boeing Co’s 737 MAX 8, days after a crash in Ethiopia killed everyon…
UK PM May says delaying Brexit would hand control to EU
Seeking an extension to the Brexit negotiating period would hand control of the process to the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday.
‘Tomorrow we’ll be in paradise’: Islamic State followers speak from besieged enclave
Even as it faced imminent defeat in its last populated territory in eastern Syria, Islamic State made a new propaganda film calling on the few remaining residents of its cold, besieged encampment to maintain their prayers and seek refuge in God.
Senator Romney urges FAA to temporarily ground Boeing 737 MAX 8
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to follow several other countries and temporarily ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8, days after a crash in Ethiopia killed everyone onboard one of the planes.
Germany closes its airspace to Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 after Ethiopia crash
German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer told German broadcaster n-tv on Tuesday that German airspace was closed for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
EPP’s Weber says problems with Hungary’s Fidesz not solved
A meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has not resolved problems that could mean the expulsion of his nationalist Fidesz party from the European People’s Party (EPP) umbrella group, a senior EPP leader said on Tuesday.
Hungry for change, Algerians press old guard to step aside
Thousands demonstrated in Algeria on Tuesday, demanding immediate political changes a day after ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika abandoned his bid for a fifth term in power but stopped short of stepping down.
Factbox: Boeing 737 MAX 8 groundings spread across the globe
Major European nations, including Britain, Germany and France, joined a wave of suspensions of Boeing Co’s 737 MAX aircraft on Tuesday following the latest fatal crash involving the jet.
Hundreds surrender with Islamic State near defeat
Islamic State faced imminent defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday as hundreds of jihadist fighters and their families surrendered and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said the battle was as good as over.
More than 500 Banunu killed in attacks by rival ethnic group in DR Congo: U.N. investigation
More than 500 men, women and children from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Banunu community were killed in attacks by Batende villagers in December, some beheaded and many slain as they tried to flee across a river, U.N. investigators said on Tuesda…
