Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Cruise missile from Yemen strikes tanker ship -US officials
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A land-based cruise missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen has struck a commercial tanker vessel, causing a fire and damage but no casualties, two U.S. def...
Dec 11, 2023
Biden alludes to disagreements with Israel’s Netanyahu
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday alluded to the complex relationship he has with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting the prime minister ...
Dec 11, 2023
Top Japanese minister faces no-confidence vote over swirling funds scandal
By John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) - One of Japan's most prominent government ministers faces a no-confidence motion on Tuesday, underlining the intense pressure mounting on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's...
Dec 11, 2023
Hunger rises in Gaza as UN prepares to vote on ceasefire resolution
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Michelle Nichols CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hunger was worsening among Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip, aid agencies said, as the United Nations General Assembly...
Dec 11, 2023
UK condemns China over incidents in the South China Sea against Philippines
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday condemned what it called "unsafe and escalatory tactics deployed by Chinese vessels" against the Philippines over the weekend in the South China Sea. "The UK oppos...
Dec 11, 2023
China’s Xi visits Vietnam after Biden, seeks to boost ties
HANOI (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping starts a two-day visit to Vietnam on Tuesday, three months after U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Hanoi as the two great powers vie for influence in...
Dec 11, 2023
Rishi Sunak faces tense UK parliamentary showdown over Rwanda asylum plan
By Andrew MacAskill and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan...
Dec 11, 2023
Red Cross elects US humanitarian to lead network after rocky meeting
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies elected a U.S. candidate on Monday as its new president after an acrimonious meeting that nearly s...
Dec 11, 2023
Taiwan’s new US envoy arrives in Washington ahead of island’s election
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taiwan's new de facto ambassador to the United States, Alexander Yui, arrived in Washington on Monday, according to a tweet from a U.S. official, taking up Ta...
Dec 11, 2023
US House to vote Thursday on formalizing Biden impeachment inquiry-lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Thursday to formalize its impeachment inquiry of Democratic President Joe Biden, House Speaker Mike Johnson ...
Dec 11, 2023
