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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will tell a U.S. Senate Committee on Tuesday the planemaker understands concerns about its safety culture after a January mid-air emergency involving an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 raised widespread alarm.

"Much has been said about Boeing’s culture. We’ve heard those concerns loud and clear. Our culture is far from perfect, but we are taking action and making progress," Calhoun will tell the Senate Permanent... (continue reading...)

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France and Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to strengthen their cooperation in land defence with both countries acquiring each a 10% stake in John Cockerill Defense, the defence unit of Belgian equipment maker John Cockerill.

"This equity investment will shortly be formalized and secured by the conclusion of an investment agreement and a shareholders' pact, defining the legal and financial framework of the... (continue reading...)

By Sergio Goncalves

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Antonio Costa has long been building support among European peers to become the president of the European Council, hoping his skills as a pragmatic negotiator will help him win the job.

Costa, 62, stepped down as Portugal's prime minister last November over an investigation into alleged illegalities in his government's handling of several large investment projects.

But Costa... (continue reading...)

By Mohammed Ghobari, Adam Makary and Jaidaa Taha

ADEN (Reuters) - U.S. and British forces have carried out at least six airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah International Airport and four strikes on Kamaran Island near the port of Salif off the Red Sea, Al-Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by Yemen's Houthi movement, said on Monday.

The strikes on Kamaran mark the first time U.S.-led coalition forces have targeted the island since... (continue reading...)

CAIRO (Reuters) - Eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as merchants and civil guards waited for commercial trucks along the eastern road of the Gaza Strip, which is designated for commercial trucks to roll on, health officials told Reuters on Monday.

(Reporting by Nidal Al-Mughrabi; Editing by Chris Reese)