Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Freed Gaza hostages recount captivity at Tel Aviv rally
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday demanding the release of all hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, while some of those freed during a recent ceasefire spoke...
Dec 09, 2023
Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Malta want EU summit to call for Gaza ceasefire
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain, Ireland, Belgium and Malta want EU leaders to debate the situation in Gaza next week and jointly call for a lasting humanitarian ceasefire that would end the conflict, a lett...
Dec 09, 2023
Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah vows more attacks on US forces
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Attacks by Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah militia against U.S. interests on Friday are the start of "new rules of engagement," a security official from the group said in a social media po...
Dec 09, 2023
Japan PM Kishida to replace industry minister and LDP policy chief-Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and ruling party policy chief Koichi Hagiuda amid a political funding scandal, the Asahi ...
Dec 09, 2023
Iran begins trial of Swedish EU employee detained in 2022
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An Iranian court has begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who was detained last year, Sweden's foreign minister said on Saturday. "I have been inf...
Dec 09, 2023
Death toll in Gaza from Israeli attacks rises to 17,700 – Health Ministry in Gaza
(Reuters) - At least 17,700 Palestinians have been killed and 48,780 wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza's Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesman for the Hamas-...
Dec 09, 2023
Brazil urges Venezuela to avoid inflaming territory dispute with Guyana
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday expressed to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro growing concern over a territory dispute between Venezuela and Gu...
Dec 09, 2023
Italian climate change protesters turn Venice’s Grand Canal green
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Italian environmentalists used a dye to turn Venice's Grand Canal green on Saturday in protest at what they said was a lack of progress at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. ...
Dec 09, 2023
Yemen’s Houthis say they will target ships in Red Sea en route to Israel
CAIRO (Reuters) - A military spokesperson for Yemen's Houthis warned all shipping companies on Saturday against cooperating with Israel, saying they will be a target of attack in the Red Sea. "If Gaza...
Dec 09, 2023
EU condemns ‘out of whack’ OPEC attempt to block COP28 fossil fuel deal
By Kate Abnett and Mohammed Benmansour DUBAI (Reuters) - The European Union's climate chief on Saturday heavily criticised an attempt by OPEC to derail a COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels, callin...
Dec 09, 2023
