Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Maritime corridor, floating hospitals for Gaza in focus at Paris conference
By Michele Kambas, John Irish and Gabriela Baczynska NICOSIA/PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World powers meet in Paris on Thursday to coordinate aid and help for the wounded in the Palestinian enclave of ...
Nov 07, 2023
Fire in immigrant neighborhood in Chile leaves 14 dead; including 8 children
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A fire in an informal immigrant neighborhood in the city of Coronel in southern Chile left 14 dead, most of them children, on Monday night, according to local authorities. Hugo Cu...
Nov 07, 2023
Zelenskiy proposes extending Ukraine’s gas export ban
KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed extending an export ban on Ukrainian natural gas for the whole of 2024, a presidential decree said on Tuesday. The export ban was introduced...
Nov 07, 2023
Portugal’s PM Costa resigns over corruption investigation
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday amid an investigation into alleged irregularities committed by his majority Socialist administration in handling lithium ...
Nov 07, 2023
Activists see rise in German antisemitism since Oct. 7 attack on Israel
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Antisemitism has risen in Germany since Hamas's attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, the head of a German anti-discrimination think-tank said, warning that Germans had bec...
Nov 07, 2023
Hezbollah MP: group will respond ‘double’ over Lebanese civilians hurt
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Hezbollah lawmaker said on Tuesday that the Lebanese militant group would respond "double" to any Israeli attacks on civilians after a strike that killed three children and their ...
Nov 07, 2023
Turkish parliament removes brands from menu over alleged Israel support
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament removed Coca Cola and Nestle products from its restaurants on Tuesday over their alleged support for Israel amid the conflict in Gaza, according to a parliament ...
Nov 07, 2023
Barcelona dockers refuse to handle military material amid Gaza war
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - The Barcelona port stevedores' union has refused to load and unload any military material amid the war in Gaza and urged the protection of civilian populations in ar...
Nov 07, 2023
Germany releases aid for Palestinians, gives extra 20 million euros
(Reuters) - Germany has decided to release 71 million euros ($75.80 million) in aid as part of an ongoing review of its support for Palestinians, and has pledged an additional 20 million euros in new ...
Nov 07, 2023
Spain’s Constitutional Court endorses new wealth tax, court says
MADRID (Reuters) - A new wealth tax introduced by Spain as part of measures aimed at easing the cost of living of ordinary Spaniards amid high inflation was endorsed by the Constitutional Court, it sa...
Nov 07, 2023
