Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Finland to sign defence pact with US
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will on Monday Dec. 18 sign a defence cooperation agreement with the United States that will bring US soldiers and military material to aid in the Nordic nation's defence,...
Dec 14, 2023
Ex-FBI official to be sentenced in US over work for Russia’s Deripaska
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former FBI official is set to be sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to working for Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch under U.S. sanctions whom prosecutors...
Dec 14, 2023
EU says it will take in slightly more refugees from third countries
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior European Union official said on Thursday the bloc will in 2024-25 allow in more than 60,000 of the most vulnerable refugees, a slight increase from previous years, and rebu...
Dec 14, 2023
Chile set to vote on conservative rewrite of its Pinochet-era constitution
By Lucinda Elliott and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chileans on Sunday will vote in a referendum on a new constitution that seeks to replace its dictatorship-era text. The push to rew...
Dec 14, 2023
Pope calls for binding global treaty on artificial intelligence
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Thursday for a legally binding international treaty to regulate artificial intelligence. The pope made his call in a message for the Roman Catholic Church's Wor...
Dec 14, 2023
Role of Islam in Turkish education fuels secularist fears
By Daren Butler and Birsen Altayli ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's steps to promote traditional moral values in students, increase Islamic lessons and open prayer rooms in schools are fuelling secularis...
Dec 14, 2023
China says it facilitated Myanmar military’s talks with rebel groups
BEIJING (Reuters) - China facilitated Myanmar's ruling military's peace talks with rebel groups, and the parties reached an agreement on a temporary ceasefire and the maintenance of dialogue, the Chin...
Dec 14, 2023
Philippines ‘wargaming’ Chinese hostilities as sea standoffs intensify
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is contingency planning for an escalation of hostilities in the South China Sea, according to a senior military official, including a scenario where crew repel Chine...
Dec 14, 2023
Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for 5 more overseas activists
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's national security police on Thursday added five more overseas-based activists to their list of wanted individuals, with bounties for their arrest for "serious nationa...
Dec 14, 2023
Kosovo tribunal confirms war crimes conviction of ex-KLA commander
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Appeals judges at the Kosovo tribunal in The Hague confirmed on Thursday the conviction of a former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) guerrilla commander who...
Dec 14, 2023
