Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Australia raises bushfire risks ahead of El Nino summer
By Renju Jose and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia faces an increased risk of bushfires during the approaching summer, authorities warned on Thursday, with the El Nino weather pattern expecte...
Nov 29, 2023
Hostel fire kills 13 people in Kazakhstan -authorities
ALMATY (Reuters) -Thirteen people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, on Thursday, the city's emergencies department said in a statement. The fire broke out early in the m...
Nov 29, 2023
Singapore, Zurich world’s most expensive cities – EIU
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore and Zurich tied for the world's most expensive city this year, followed by Geneva, New York and Hong Kong, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday as it ...
Nov 29, 2023
Reaction to the death of US diplomat Henry Kissinger
(Reuters) -Following is reaction to the death of Henry Kissinger, who left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy and was a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner. WINSTON LORD, FORMER U.S AMBASSADO...
Nov 29, 2023
Activist Ahed Tamimi among Palestinians freed by Israel in Gaza truce swap
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Prominent Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was among 30 prisoners freed by Israel early on Thursday under a temporary Gaza truce between Israel and Hamas militants, acc...
Nov 29, 2023
China calls for ‘concrete’ roadmap for two-state solution to solve Gaza conflict
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday called on the United Nations Security Council to formulate a timetable and roadmap for a two-state solution to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting settlemen...
Nov 29, 2023
Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100
By Steve Holland and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indel...
Nov 29, 2023
Japan to ask US military to ground Osprey aircraft after fatal crash -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence ministry plans to ask the U.S. military to ground its Osprey aircraft after one crashed into the sea on Wednesday in western Japan, killing at least one person onboar...
Nov 29, 2023
Talks intensify to extend Israel-Hamas truce after more hostages, prisoners freed
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - International pressure grew on Israel and Hamas to extend a truce on Thursday after another exchange of hostages for Pale...
Nov 29, 2023
Taiwan president: China too ‘overwhelmed’ to consider invasion
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's leadership is too "overwhelmed" with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times. China, whi...
Nov 29, 2023
