As China prevails, France’s Macron shuffles his cards in Djibouti
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday sought to reassert the importance of France in its former colony Djibouti with Paris increasingly fearing China’s muscular role in Africa as it expands economic and military influence across the continent.
U.S. says Boeing 737 MAX 8 airworthy but says Boeing will make design changes
The United States told international carriers on Monday that the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is airworthy as regulators scrutinize two fatal crashes of the new model of aircraft since October, but said it will mandate forthcoming “design changes” from Boeing by A…
Airlines fly Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crash despite China grounding
Airlines from North America to the Middle East kept flying the 737 MAX 8 on Monday after Boeing said it was safe, in stark contrast with a slide in the planemaker’s shares on worries over Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 on board.
Last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria pounded in U.S.-backed assault
Islamic State’s final enclave in eastern Syria was pounded with air strikes and artillery on Monday in a U.S.-backed assault aimed at wiping out the last shred of its territorial rule that once spanned a third of Syria and Iraq.
Theresa May seeks a deal in Strasbourg as Brexit crunch looms
British Prime Minister Theresa May rushed to Strasbourg on Monday to seek a tweaked withdrawal deal from the European Union in a last-ditch effort to avoid another humiliating defeat in parliament of her plan to exit the bloc.
Pro-Brexit lawmaker: Doubt UK PM May will have succeeded in replacing Irish backstop
Senior pro-Brexit Conservative lawmaker Steve Baker said on Monday he doubted Prime Minister Theresa May will have achieved parliament’s demand that the so-called Irish backstop in her Brexit deal be replaced with alternative arrangements.
U.S. says Boeing 737 MAX 8 airworthy but will act on any safety concern
The United States will tell international carriers later Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration believes the Boeing 737 MAX 8 is airworthy as they scrutinize two fatal crashes of the new model of aircraft since October but emphasized they will…
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
Around 20,000 Iraqis in Syria, including women and children who fled Islamic State’s last enclave, are expected to be sent home in weeks under an agreement with Baghdad, a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday.
Bus passengers kidnapped in Mexico may be migrants: official
Twenty-two passengers kidnapped by armed men from a bus in northern Mexico last week may be migrants, a state government official said on Monday.
Eleven dead as Brazil’s largest city flooded
Intense floods in Latin America’s business hub Sao Paulo killed at least 11 people, turned roads into rivers and tossed cars atop buildings and into trees, with authorities bracing for more rain Monday evening.
