Pelosi waves off impeachment, says it would divide country

Photo (AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting a high bar for impeachment of President Donald Trump, saying he is “just not worth it” even as some on her left flank clamor to start proceedings. Pelosi said in an interview with The Washington Post that “I’m not for impeachment” of Trump. “Unless there’s something so

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10M-plus passengers flew Turkish Airlines in Jan-Feb

Turkey’s national flag carrier served 10.85 million passengers in first two months of 2019, the company announced Monday. In the two-month period, the total number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines rose 0.4 percent year-on-year. “The number of passengers carried on domestic lines decreased 4.2 percent and the number on international lines increased 4.5 percent,”

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Theresa May seeks a deal in Strasbourg as Brexit crunch looms

British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Strasbourg, France March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/Pool 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

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Somali Prime Minister receives warm welcome in Kismayu region

Kismayu, Somali Times Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire and a high-level delegation he was leading have arrived in the southern port city of Kismayu on Monday. The Prime Minister received a warm welcome from Jubbaland state president, lawmakers, officials and cheering, flag-waving crowd upon his arrival at the city’s airport. During his stay, Somali

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Ethiopia mourns crash victims as investigators seek answers

Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as “an extra safety precaution” following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed, a spokesman said Monday, as Ethiopia marked a day of mourning and the search for remains began for a second day. Although it wasn’t

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Boeing likely to face new questions after another 737 crash

Photo (AP) Sunday’s devastating plane crash in Ethiopia could renew safety questions about the newest version of Boeing’s popular 737 airliner. The Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from the capital of Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. The plane was new. The weather was clear.

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Ethiopian Airlines plane crash What we know about the 157 total victims

Photo (AP) Ethiopian Airlines says there are no survivors after a Boeing 737 crashed near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on Sunday morning. The airline believes there were 149 passengers and eight crew members on board the flight. The victims are of 35 different nationalities, an airline spokeswoman says, including: 32 Kenya. 18 Canada. 9 Ethiopia.

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South Africa ‘in the process’ of downgrading Israel embassy, president says

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa makes his State of the Nation address in parliament, in Cape Town, South Africa, February 7, 2019. (Rodger Bosch, Pool via AP) A year after ruling party resolved to demote Ramat Gan mission to ‘liaison office,’ President Ramaphosa notes ‘responsibility to continue engaging with all parties to the conflict’ South

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Turkey’s S-400 deal with Russia has nothing to do with US, Erdoğan says

Turkey’s purchase of S-400 missile defense system from Russia has “nothing to do” with NATO, F-35 fighter jets or security of the U.S., but it is rather about the country’s independence in terms of making its own regional decisions, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday. “Everyone knows that this issue has nothing to do with

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Prime Minister says Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes on way to Kenya

An Ethiopian Airlines aircraft that was Nairobi-bound crashed on Sunday, six minutes after take off. The Boeing 737 passenger jet is said to have had 149 passengers with eight crew on board. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has sent his condolences to the families. On his Twitter page, he said, “The Office of the PM,

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