Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Jordan minister doubts Israel can wipe out Hamas
By Alexander Cornwell MANAMA (Reuters) - Jordan's foreign minister said on Saturday that he did not understand how Israel's goal of obliterating the Palestinian militant group Hamas it is fighting in ...
Nov 18, 2023
Palestinian detainees report Israeli beatings, mistreatment as West Bank arrests surge
By Ali Sawafta and Henriette Chacar RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Hamza al-Qawasmi was at home in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron last month when Israeli forces stormed in after midnight and t...
Nov 18, 2023
Japan’s Daisaku Ikeda, longtime Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist leader, dies at 95
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Daisaku Ikeda, who helped spread Buddhist thought around the world through Soka Gakkai - Japan's largest religious organisation and an ally of the government - has die...
Nov 18, 2023
Rescuers in India tunnel collapse await drilling machine on 7th day
By Saurabh Sharma SILKYARA, India (Reuters) - Rescuers trying to reach workers trapped for nearly a week in a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas were awaiting the arrival of a second dig...
Nov 17, 2023
Clock ticking as Taiwan opposition bicker over joint presidency bid
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - A potential joint bid for Taiwan's presidency by the island's two main opposition parties was in disarray on Saturday as they bickered on how to agree on who will r...
Nov 17, 2023
Japan’s Kishida, S. Korea’s Yoon talk tech, cooperation in Silicon Valley
By Ann Saphir PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged cooperation on clean-energy supply chains, quantum computing and ...
Nov 17, 2023
Philippines’ Marcos meets China’s Xi to find ways to reduce South China Sea tensions
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, seeking ways to come up with mechanisms to lower tensions in the South China Sea. The Phi...
Nov 17, 2023
Exclusive-IMF chief says Biden-Xi engagement an important signal for world to cooperate
By David Lawder SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday this week's meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi...
Nov 17, 2023
Australia criticises China for ‘unsafe, unprofessional’ naval interaction
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it had expressed serious concerns to China after an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction between an Australian navy vessel and Chinese war...
Nov 17, 2023
Taiwan’s APEC envoy chatted with Biden but not Xi
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Taiwan's APEC envoy Morris Chang said on Friday that he had informal interactions with U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the group's summit in ...
Nov 17, 2023
