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May focuses on Mideast with Turkey defense deal

  Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced a defense deal between BAE Systems Plc and Turkish Aerospace Industries to develop Turkey’s first home-built fighter jet, calling it a step to expand trade with the nation. “It marks the start of a new and deeper trading relationship with Turkey, and will potentially secure British and Turkish jobs and prosperity for ...

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Philippine airstrikes kill suspected Indonesian militant

  MANILA / AP A suspected Indonesian militant was killed and one of Southeast Asia’s top terror suspects was seriously wounded as the Philippines launched airstrikes using South Korean-made fighter jets for the first time in combat, the military chief said on Sunday. Military Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Ano said the body of the suspected Indonesian militant, known by ...

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Airlines rush to comply with Trump’s surprise travel ban

  Bloomberg Global airlines are struggling to comply with new travel restrictions after being caught flat-footed by President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking visitors from seven predominantly Muslim nations. US carriers didn’t get advance notice of the travel ban or briefings from government officials on how it should be implemented, people familiar with the matter said. The order was causing ...

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