Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Maersk denies Houthi claim container ship hit by Yemeni militia
COPENHAGEN/DUBAI (Reuters) -Danish shipping company Maersk on Friday denied a claim by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement that the militia made a drone strike on a Maersk vessel sailing towards Isra...
Dec 14, 2023
Top Biden adviser to meet Palestinian President Abbas on Friday
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser will visit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Friday, according to a U.S. official. The off...
Dec 14, 2023
Soccer-Turkish club president given permanent ban for punching referee
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said on Thursday its disciplinary board had imposed a permanent ban on Ankaragucu club president Faruk Koca for punching a referee after a gam...
Dec 14, 2023
Biden, Turkey’s Erdogan spoke about Sweden’s accession to NATO -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke about Sweden's application to join the NATO alliance, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday. K...
Dec 14, 2023
Israeli grandmother of Gaza hostage spends Hanukkah outside leaders’ homes
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Dvora Leshem spent each of the eight nights of Hanukkah outside the house of a different Israeli leader, in protest, demanding the return of her granddaughter who is being held ho...
Dec 14, 2023
Brazil Congress overturns Lula veto on limit to Indigenous land claims
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Congress on Thursday overturned a presidential veto that had struck down the core of a bill to limit Indigenous land claims. Indigenous groups had supported President Luiz...
Dec 14, 2023
US Senate to delay holiday break as border, Ukraine aid talks continue
By Makini Brice and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate is expected to delay the start of its holiday break as bipartisan talks on border security and providing more aid to Ukraine and Is...
Dec 14, 2023
Wilders’ Dutch nationalist party claims parliament chair for first time
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders on Thursday claimed another prize after his resounding victory in the Nov. 22 national election, as Martin Bosma of his anti-Muslim Freedom P...
Dec 14, 2023
Factbox-What are the loopholes in the COP28 climate deal?
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Nations struck a historic deal on Wednesday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to transition the global economy away from fossil fuels. But some delegations and envi...
Dec 14, 2023
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy hails ‘victory’ after EU decision to open accession talks
By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed a "victory" for Ukraine and the European continent on Thursday after European Union leaders agreed to open membership ...
Dec 14, 2023
