Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
US allies reluctant on Red Sea task force
By Phil Stewart, David Latona and Angelo Amante WASHINGTON/MADRID/ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen's Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping...
Dec 28, 2023
Iran’s supreme leader leads prayers during funeral of senior Guards adviser -TV
(Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei led prayers on Thursday at the funeral of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior Revolutionary Guards adviser who was killed in what Iran said was an Israeli air ...
Dec 28, 2023
US proposes G7 explore ways to confiscate $300 billion in Russian assets -FT
(Reuters) - The United States has proposed that working groups from G7 countries explore ways to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The United State...
Dec 28, 2023
Factbox-Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ shifts into higher gear
HANOI (Reuters) - Communist Party-ruled Vietnam has upgraded ties with the world's top powers, including former foes, China and the United States, as part of its "bamboo diplomacy", which it has pro-a...
Dec 27, 2023
China pressures influential Taiwanese band ahead of elections – sources
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - China has pressured an influential Taiwanese rock band called Mayday to make pro-China comments ahead of Taiwan's key elections next month, according to sources with di...
Dec 27, 2023
Finland will be first to suffer if Russia-NATO tensions escalate – Russian diplomat
(Reuters) - Finland will be the first country to suffer in the event of an escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO due to its proximity to the former, the RIA news agency cited a senior Russian...
Dec 27, 2023
Australia checks Hezbollah claim of citizen killed in Israeli strike
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday confirmed two of its citizens were killed in an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon and said it was looking at Hezbollah's claims that one of the...
Dec 27, 2023
West to blame for world turmoil, says Russia’s Lavrov
(Reuters) - The intrigues of Western countries whose dominance is ebbing away are largely responsible for pitching the world into turmoil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview p...
Dec 27, 2023
At least 40 killed in Liberian fuel tanker blast, says official
MONROVIA (Reuters) - At least 40 people have died following the explosion of a gas tanker in north-central Liberia, the West African country's chief medical officer, Francis Kateh, said on Wednesday. ...
Dec 27, 2023
Dozens arrested in pro-Palestinian protests at two major U.S. airports
By Steve Gorman and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked morning traffic on Wednesday around Los Angeles International Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy International Air...
Dec 27, 2023
