Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Israeli minister repeats call for Palestinians to leave Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - One of the senior figures in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition called on Sunday for Palestinian residents of Gaza to leave the besieged enclave, ma...
Dec 31, 2023
Armed drone shot down near US base in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Defence systems shot down an armed drone on Sunday over Erbil airport in northern Iraq where U.S. and other international forces are stationed, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism ...
Dec 31, 2023
Israeli indicted for impersonating soldier, stealing weapons in Gaza war
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli prosecutors filed criminal charges on Sunday against a man accused of impersonating a soldier to join the Gaza war, of stealing munitions and, according to media, of posi...
Dec 31, 2023
Gazans pray new year can bring peace after ‘wreckage’ of 2023
By Saleh Salem and Ibraheem Abu Mustafa RAFAH, Gaza (Reuters) - As they turn from a year that could barely have brought more bitter hardship after 12 weeks of a pulverising Israeli assault, people in ...
Dec 31, 2023
UN peacekeeping mission in Mali completes its withdrawal
(Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is poised to complete its withdrawal from the country on Sunday, the United Nations said in a statement. Security experts warn the area coul...
Dec 31, 2023
Brazil unveils tax benefits for firms to boost investments
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Sunday unveiled government measures aimed at providing companies with tax benefits so they can buy new machinery and invest in transpor...
Dec 31, 2023
World starts welcoming New Year with fireworks, prayers and some stark words
(Reuters) - New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on Monday. The fireworks illuminated the cloudy night sky and were ac...
Dec 31, 2023
Putin, in New Year address, makes only passing reference to Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing an election in March, made only passing reference in his New Year address on Sunday to his war in Ukraine, hailing his soldiers as heroes but mostl...
Dec 31, 2023
Benedict would have banned same-sex blessings, aide says on anniversary
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican marked the first anniversary on Sunday of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with one of his closest aides saying he never would have approved a re...
Dec 31, 2023
Xi says China to consolidate and enhance economic recovery in 2024
BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China will consolidate and enhance the positive trend of its economic recovery in 2024, and sustain long-term economic development with dee...
Dec 31, 2023
