Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
China urges nationals to leave north Myanmar region amid unrest
(Fixes garble in paragraph 5) BEIJING (Reuters) - China's embassy in Myanmar urged its nationals on Thursday to leave the Laukkai area in Kokang region in northern Myanmar as soon as possible, citing ...
Dec 28, 2023
China urges regional alert as US military steps up forward deployment
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's defence ministry on Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific to be on high alert as the United States steps up forward military deployment in the region, after reports of a U.S. pla...
Dec 28, 2023
Australian teenager killed in shark attack off south coast
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A shark attacked and killed a teenaged boy in the waters off a holiday and surfing spot on Australia's south coast, police said on Thursday. The body was pulled from the water after...
Dec 28, 2023
Ukraine’s frontline children yearn for return to classroom
By Vitalii Hnidyi and Thomas Peter SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Sitting alone in her bedroom, Ukrainian third-grader Arina Herasymova cuts an image of loneliness as she stares at her teacher and cla...
Dec 28, 2023
South Korea’s new national security adviser is veteran diplomat
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's new national security adviser will be Chang Ho-jin, a seasoned diplomat with extensive experience in U.S. and North Korean affairs, President Yoon Suk Y...
Dec 28, 2023
China says Taiwan is ‘hyping up’ military threat for its own gain
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's defence ministry said on Thursday that Taiwan's government is deliberately "hyping up" the so-called military threat from China for its own selfish gain. China's People's L...
Dec 28, 2023
Three Hong Kong activists jailed up to 6 years for ‘terrorism’ bomb plot
By Jessie Pang and Edward Cho HONG KONG(Reuters) - Three Hong Kong activists were jailed for up to six years on Thursday after pleading guilty to charges relating to a plan to place bombs in court bui...
Dec 28, 2023
Russian plane lands on frozen river by mistake -prosecutors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Soviet-era Antonov-24 aircraft carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an airport in Russia's far east on Thursday because of pilot error, transport prosecutors said....
Dec 28, 2023
Road accident kills 11 in northwestern Turkey -media
ANKARA (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed and more than 50 injured in a road accident in northwestern Turkey on Thursday, local media reported. The crash involved seven vehicles, including three bu...
Dec 28, 2023
Ukraine air force shoots down 7 out of 8 Russian drones
(Reuters) - Ukraine's air defence systems shot down seven out of eight Russia-launched Shahed drones overnight, the country's air force said on Thursday. Drones were downed in three central and southe...
Dec 28, 2023
