Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
UK maritime agency probing reports of further incident near Bab al-Mandab Strait
DUBAI (Reuters) - British maritime authorities said on Friday they were investigating a report of an incident 50 nautical miles north of the Yemeni port of Mokha near the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the s...
Dec 15, 2023
Opposition cries foul as Congo readies for vote
By Djaffar Al Katanty, Sonia Rolley and Ange Kasongo GOMA/KINSHASA (Reuters) - As Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections next week, the opposition and independent observers warn that issu...
Dec 15, 2023
Factbox-Pacts signed by Vietnam, China during Xi’s Hanoi trip
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam and China signed a 16-page joint declaration and 36 co-operation documents in areas such as infrastructure, trade and security, during a visit to Hanoi by Chinese President X...
Dec 15, 2023
Baluch militants attack Iran police station, killing 11 -state TV
(Reuters) - Baluch militants attacked a police station in southeastern Iran early on Friday, killing 11 security personnel and wounding several, state television said. State media added that several m...
Dec 15, 2023
Blizzards sweep across Russia bringing massive snow falls
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Blizzards swept across swathes of Russia on Friday, carpeting Moscow in one of the biggest snow falls in decades and sowing chaos on major roads where truck drivers battled with mor...
Dec 15, 2023
Militant attack kills three Pakistani police officers – officials
By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan police said three officers were killed on Friday near the northwestern Afghan border during a gun battle that also killed three militants...
Dec 15, 2023
Israeli special forces recover the body of a hostage in Gaza – army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli special forces have recovered the body of 28-year-old hostage Elia Toledano who was held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas since its Oct. 7 rampage in southern Israel, the milit...
Dec 14, 2023
Turkey strongly condemns Israeli raid on Jenin, calls for accountability
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey strongly condemns "provocations" by Israeli forces during raids on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and the desecration of a mosque there, Turkey's fore...
Dec 14, 2023
Royalty, stars pay tribute to comedian Barry Humphries in Sydney ceremony
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elton John, Rupert Murdoch and King Charles III paid tribute to Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose character Dame Edna Everage earned him plaudits as one of the world's funn...
Dec 14, 2023
Freezing temperatures, snow, ice blanket China, shutting highways
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities limited traffic flows on highways on Friday in several provinces after vehicles collided on icy patches as temperatures plummeted to below freezing a...
Dec 14, 2023
