Mar 12 UK Parliament strongly rejects Brexit deal By Associated Press Lawmakers voted by 391 to 242 against the deal, the second time they have defeated it. Continue reading
Mar 12 U.S.-Taliban peace talks in Qatar yield ‘progress,’ both sides say By Fay Abuelgasim, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The nearly two weeks of talks produced two draft agreements between the militants and the U.S. government on a "withdrawal timeline and effective counterterrorism measures," American envoy Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on Twitter. Continue reading
Mar 12 World Wide Web turns 30 and grapples with hate speech, privacy and access By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press As of late 2018, half of the world was online, with the other half often struggling to secure access. Continue reading
Mar 12 Much of the world bans Boeing jet involved in Ethiopia crash By Associated Press The United States was one of the few remaining operators of the plane involved in two deadly accidents in just five months. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: U.K. lawmakers reject latest Brexit deal It was a narrower outcome than the 230-vote margin of defeat for the agreement in January, before May secured changes from the bloc — but not by much. Continue reading
Mar 11 Top EU official: Revised Brexit deal ‘is the best possible’ By Associated Press Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, warned "there will be no new negotiations. It is this."… Continue reading
Mar 11 UN chief warns of ‘relentless’ pushback on women’s rights By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that there is a "deep, pervasive and relentless" pushback on women's rights and called for a fight to "push back against the pushback."… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 6:56 After 2nd deadly crash, questions raised about the safety of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 planes Investigators are combing the debris from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Sunday, killing all 157 people aboard. The plane’s black box recorders have been found, but many questions remain about this second crash… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: Venezuela blackout continues; May asks EU for Brexit changes In our Monday news wrap, schools and businesses across Venezuela were forced to close again, as much of the country remained blacked out. The explosion of a Caracas power station added to the misery for people who have been living… Continue watching
Mar 11 WATCH: UK’s Theresa May and EU’s Jean-Claude Juncker address Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press The British government said Monday that frenzied last-minute diplomacy had won "legally binding changes" to overcome a roadblock in its divorce deal with the European Union. Watch live in our player. Continue reading