737 max 9 on friday. in a statement, boeing says it s committed to the highest safety standards and is staying in close contact with the airlines. here s erin delmore with the latest. after a panel blew off a jet operated by alaska airlines mid flight on friday, the faa grounded more than 170 other max 9s. upon inspection, united airlines found problems with more doors, loose bolts on at least five panels in otherjets in that model. the news was reported by the industry publication air current. united said in a statement that the company found incidences that appeared to relate to installation issues in the door plug. for example, bolts that needed additional tightening. that was on saturday when preliminary investigations began. the company also said that, these findings will be remedied by our tech ops team to safely return the aircraft to service. boeing shares fell 8% on monday and the incident returned scrutiny to the company after the 2019 grounding of 737 max jets.
the hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. hunter biden appears in federal court in los angeles, and pleads not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. hunter biden is appearing in federal court in los angeles this hour. he s has pleaded not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanour tax offences. mr biden is facing three felony and six misdemeanour counts of evading $1.1; million in taxes. the president s son is also the focus right now of an inquiry from house republicans who yesterday staged a hearing to hold him in contempt of congress, for not complying with a subpoena to sit for a closed door deposition. what caught them by suprise was hunter appearance was hunter s appearance in the committee room in the middle of those contempt proceedings. and that sparked utter chaos. it doesn t matter who you are, where you come from or who your father is or your last name. yes, i m looking at you, hunter biden, as i m speaking to you. you ar
hello, i m helena humphrey, great to have you with us. we begin with the us presidential race. florida governor ron desantis becoming the latest republican to launch his bid for the party s 2024 presidential nomination, and the chance to challenge sitting democratjoe biden. on wednesday, debuting this campaign video in a bid to position himself as a donald trump style conservative without the drama. mr desantis is widely seen as donald trump s main republican rival in the race for the white house. but the former president remains the dominant force in the republican party. now, ron desantis announcement itself wasn t a suprise, but the wayhe made it was unorthodox a conversation on twitter spaces with elon musk. here s some of what mr desantis said. i am running for president of the united states to lead our great american comeback. we know our country is going in the wrong direction, we see it with our eyes and we feel it in our bones, our southern border has collapsed, d
talks it could be bought by its rivals ubs. hello to you in the uk and around the world the former us president, donald trump, says he expects to be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. in a post on his own social media platform, he claimed to have seen leaks from the manhattan district attorney s office which is yet to comment. mr trump is accused of paying hush money to an alleged mistress. supporters and detractors of the former us president have also talked about it. i mean, this isjust beyond ridiculous at this point. i mean, you can keep going after him and the outcome is all going to be the same, and it s only going to incite more people to come out and support, 0k? that s what it s about. the more people we have to show everybody, it doesn t matter, we are still going to support him and he s going to win. what happened since 2016, it seems like itjust, it s horrendous. our constitution is just blown to bits. yeah, it seems like if he do
mr xi said their two countries had the ability and responsibility to safeguard world peace. the french leader is on a state visit to china, which has refused to condemn russia s invasion of ukraine. mr macron isjoined on this visit by european commission chief ursula von der leyen, as well as a large business delegation to try and bolster trade ties. isabel hilton is the founder of the nonprofit organisation china dialogue. yesterday the strip was very much about pressure related to ukraine, today they are talking business this trip was about ukraine. what have we heard? this trip was about ukraine. what have we heard? ., have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a contract have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a contract for - news for airbus, a contract for about 100, and edf news for airbus, a contract for about100, and edf and news