BBC在线收听下载:美国航空公司再次延长了波音737 Max的停飞期

BBC news with David Austin.

Sudan’s transitional military council has invited political parties and organizations to talks today to discuss the way forward after the toppling of the longtime President Omar al-Bashir. Meanwhile, Sudan’s foreign ministry has urged the international community to support the country’s new military rulers.

India’s main opposition parties have urged the country’s election commission to go back to using ballot papers for the ongoing general elections. They say they have serious doubts over the reliability of electronic voting machines.

American Airlines has extended the cancellations of its Boeing 737 Max 8 flight from early June until the middle of August. That model of aircraft was grounded worldwide last month, following fatal crashes involving Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air in Indonesia.

The White House has defended President Trump from accusations that he’s whipping out public anger towards the Muslim democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar. On Friday, Mr. Trump released a video tweet combining images of the democrat with the 9/11 Islamist attacks on New York. Conservatives have accused the Somali American congresswoman of downplaying the attacks.

Polls have closed in Finland’s parliamentary elections. The center-left Social Democrats who are tipped to emerge as the strongest single party have won the biggest share of votes cast in advance of polling day with nearly 19%. The two main center-right parties have gotten the next biggest shares.

The president of the Seychelles has plunged 120 meters below sea level to make a passionate plea to save the world’s ocean. Danny Faure said the world was running out of excuses to combat global warming.

The widow of the former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic has died at the age of 76. Mirjana Markovic, known as Mirror, was considered the power behind the scenes during her husband’s rule.

BBC news.