Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Chinese court rejects Canadian pop star Kris Wu’s appeal
BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in China's capital Beijing on Friday denied the appeal of Canadian pop star Kris Wu, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for crimes including rape, it said in a stateme...
Nov 24, 2023
Bahrain seeks to balance anger over Gaza with ties to Israel, US
By Alexander Cornwell MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain has been walking a political tightrope since war erupted in Gaza as it seeks to ease public fury at a conflict that has killed thousands of Palestinian...
Nov 24, 2023
French foreign minister says France ‘committed’ to dialogue with China
By Laurie Chen and John Irish BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) -France is committed to dialogue with China, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Friday, affirming ties after a European Union anti-...
Nov 23, 2023
Taiwan opposition parties name VP candidates after unity talks collapse
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's two main opposition parties on Friday named their vice presidential candidates after talks about running a joint ticket to take on the ruling party failed. The largest oppo...
Nov 23, 2023
Britain wins litter-picking World Cup with load of rubbish
TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain came out on top when 21 teams from around the world gathered in Tokyo this week to collect litter in the inaugural SpoGomi World Cup, an initiative aimed at raising awareness...
Nov 23, 2023
Philippines considers return to ‘fold’ of International Criminal Court
By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is considering resuming membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) nearly five years after it withdrew over object...
Nov 23, 2023
Former Paralympian Pistorius seeks parole a decade after killing girlfriend
By Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2014 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will get another chance for an early relea...
Nov 23, 2023
Chasing a different China Dream, young digital nomads head for the hills
By Laurie Chen DALI, China (Reuters) - In this mountain town in China's southwest, drifters and tarot card readers rub shoulders with tech entrepreneurs and artists. Many are former city-dwellers in s...
Nov 23, 2023
Drilling snag delays rescue of 41 men stuck in Indian tunnel
By Saurabh Sharma SILKYARA, India (Reuters) - Hopes for the imminent rescue of 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for nearly two weeks were foiled by a problem with the drillin...
Nov 23, 2023
Israel, Hamas to start first truce in Gaza war
By Andrew Mills and Bassam Masoud DOHA/GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas start a four-day truce on Friday morning with the militants to release a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages lat...
Nov 23, 2023
