https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/08/boeing-737-max-crashes-guilty-plea-indonesia-ethiopia Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a US criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jetliners, angering the families of the hundreds of passengers killed who had wanted the case to go to trial. Federal prosecutors had found that the American aircraft manufacturer was in violation of a 2021 …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3883114-russian-missile-strike-on-ukraine-31-people-killed-more-than-100-injured.html Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine killed 31 people and injured more than 100 others on Monday, July 8. According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service reported this on Facebook. “As of 15:30, 31 people were killed and 125 others were injured in Ukraine as a result of the enemy attack,” the statement said. In Kyiv, …
Source: French people reject far right at parliamentary elections – again The French have said it again: they do not want the far right in power. They gave them a big win in the European elections; they gave them a big win in the first round of this parliamentary election. But when it came to a …
Source: France elections 2024: French voters cast ballots in historic runoff polls | AP News Voting is underway in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock. French President Emmanuel …
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-says-meeting-with-german-foreign-minister-cancelled-technical-reasons-2024-07-06/ Hungary has cancelled a foreign ministers meeting with Germany scheduled for Monday in Budapest due to technical, not political, reasons, its Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The German foreign ministry said on Friday that it was “astonished” by the cancellation and that a “serious and honest” discussion was needed after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor …
Source: Third Patriot air defense system from Germany arrives in Ukraine The third Patriot anti-aircraft missile system from Germany has already arrived in Ukraine, and its Ukrainian crew has successfully completed training in Germany. German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jaeger announced this on social networking X, Ukrinform reports. “The third Patriot air defense system from Germany …
Source: China steps up pressure with EU brandy probe hearing as EV tariffs begin | Reuters China announced the next step in its anti-dumping investigation into European brandy imports on Friday, ramping up tension on the day the European Commission’s provisional tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles take effect. Ahead of the bloc confirming tariffs of up to 37.6% on Chinese-made …
Source: Keir Starmer vows to serve whole UK as new Labour PM Sir Keir Starmer has promised to build a “government of service” after becoming the UK’s first Labour prime minister since 2010. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street after his party’s landslide election win, he pledged to restore trust in politics and “navigate away to …
Source: UK general election results live: Exit poll predicts Labour to win general election landslide – BBC News Labour has won a landslide victory in the UK general election, according to the exit poll It will mean Keir Starmer becomes the new prime minister Labour is expected to win 410 seats, with the Conservatives on 131 On …
Source: Labour Hopeful, Conservatives Morose as UK Voters Deliver Their Verdict in Election | Newsmax.com British voters are picking a new government Thursday in a parliamentary election that is widely expected to bring the Labour Party to power against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. A …