EU-UK joint statement sets 2020 target to avoid backstop
Britain and the European Union issued a joint statement on Monday that was intended to persuade British lawmakers to back a Brexit deal, notably by setting a date of end-2020 to find ways to avoid a hard border on Ireland without recourse to a “backsto…
Desperate Venezuelans swarm sewage drains in search of water
As Venezuela’s five-day power blackout left homes without water, Lilibeth Tejedor found herself looking for it on Monday in the last place she would have imagined – a drain pipe feeding into a river carrying sewage through the capital, Caracas.
Venezuela congress declares ‘state of alarm’ over blackout
Venezuela’s opposition-run congress on Monday declared a “state of alarm” over a five-day power blackout that has crippled the OPEC member country’s oil exports and left millions of citizens scrambling to find food and water.
U.S. senator calls on FAA to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8
Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Monday urged the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 fleet after two fatal crashes since October.
Boeing CEO confident in 737 MAX safety after second deadly crash
Boeing Co’s top executive told employees on Monday he was confident in the safety of the U.S. manufacturer’s fastest-selling 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of two deadly crashes since October.
U.S. says 737 MAX safe to fly after Ethiopia crash; Boeing shares dip
The United States told airlines it was safe to fly 737 MAX 8 planes on Monday as investigators found two black box recorders that will help piece together the final moments of an Ethiopian Airlines jet before it plunged to the ground on Sunday.
DUP says will study detail of new Brexit assurances
The Democratic Unionist Party plans to take time to study the detail of the latest Brexit agreement between the European Union and British Prime Minister Theresa May, a spokesman for the Northern Ireland party said on Monday.
EU hopes House of Common backs Brexit deal on Tuesday
The European Union was hopeful but unsure whether the House of Commons would back on Tuesday the bloc’s Brexit deal with Britain, EU sources said after a minister in Theresa May’s cabinet said she had secured legally binding changes.
UK PM May clinches legally binding Brexit backstop changes, deputy says
British Prime Minister Theresa May has clinched changes to her Brexit deal in her bid to win last minute support for her Brexit deal before it goes to a vote on Tuesday, senior minister David Lidington said on Monday.
Peru President Vizcarra swears in actor as new prime minister
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra swore in actor and former Culture Minister Salvador del Solar as his new prime minister on Monday in a cabinet shuffle that may help shore up his slipping approval ratings.
