Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Congo former PM drops presidential bid, backs joint opposition candidate
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo on Sunday dropped his presidential bid and said he would back a joint opposition candidate following rec...
Nov 19, 2023
Turkish ship with 12 crew missing in Black Sea
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish cargo ship with 12 crew members on board went missing off the country's Black Sea coast amid a storm on Sunday and authorities have been unable to make contact with them...
Nov 19, 2023
Taylor Swift fans gather for cooler Rio show after fan’s death
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Taylor Swift fans headed to her eagerly expected show in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, the first concert since a fan died in sweltering conditions that led to a last-minute post...
Nov 19, 2023
In southern Mexico, third-gender ‘muxe’ festival mixes celebration and activism
By Jose Cortes JUCHITAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Members of southern Mexico's third-gender 'muxe' community celebrated sexual and gender diversity over the weekend, while committing to fighting for LGBTQ p...
Nov 19, 2023
Israel says 55-metre fortified tunnel found under Gaza’s Shifa hospital
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel published video on Sunday of what it described as a tunnel dug by Palestinian militants under the Gaza Strip's biggest hospital, a focus of its search-and-destroy missions...
Nov 19, 2023
Congo’s Tshisekedi kicks off re-election bid with vow to consolidate achievements
By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi launched his re-election bid on Sunday in a packed-to-capacity stadium in the capital Kinshasa, urging vote...
Nov 19, 2023
Gaza hostage deal closer than ever, US official says
By David Morgan and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A deal to secure the release of some of the hostages held in Gaza by Hamas militants is closer than ever in the Islamist group's war with Israel, ...
Nov 19, 2023
Italy’s transgender women thank pope for making them feel ‘more human’
By Oriana Boselli, Antonio Denti and Philip Pullella TORVAIANICA, Italy/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The run-down beach town of Torvaianica is about 35 kms (20 miles) south of the Vatican. But for transge...
Nov 19, 2023
France test-fires long-range ballistic missile in bid to boost nuclear deterrence
PARIS (Reuters) - France has successfully test-fired an M51.3 long-range ballistic missile, boosting the credibility of France's nuclear deterrence capabilities, the defence ministry said on Sunday. T...
Nov 19, 2023
U.N. plastic treaty talks grapple with re-use, recycle, reduce debate
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - A third round of United Nations negotiations in pursuit of the world's first treaty to control plastic pollution has drawn more than 500 proposals from those invol...
Nov 19, 2023
