Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Sons of Australian Yang Hengjun ask for his release ahead of PM’s visit to China
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The sons of Australian writer Yang Hengjun, jailed in Beijing for four years on espionage charges, have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese asking for a "se...
Oct 31, 2023
Spain’s Catholic Church apologises for sexual abuse, disputes scale of problem
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Catholic Church on Tuesday apologised to victims of sexual abuse by priests, but questioned the accuracy of a new survey that suggested such abuse was far more widespread na...
Oct 31, 2023
Congo presidential candidates call for urgent measures to ‘save’ election
By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) - Six presidential candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo, including President Felix Tshisekedi's main rivals, called on Tuesday for urgent measures to prevent p...
Oct 31, 2023
Gaza surgeons operate in corridors as Israeli bombs fill hospitals
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - When Gaza's Indonesian Hospital received a sudden influx of patients badly injured by Israeli bombing on Tuesday, medics set up an operating room in a corridor be...
Oct 31, 2023
As wars rage, Biden administration to make case for $106 billion for Ukraine, Israel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of President Joe Biden's top advisers will try to convince U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that it is in the country's best interest to provide billions more ...
Oct 31, 2023
Norway believes Israel may have not fully respected international law
By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Norway believes Israel may have broken international law in its bombardment of Gaza that has levelled neighbourhoods and killed thousands of Palestinians, i...
Oct 31, 2023
Hong Kong finance chief to attend APEC meet, side-stepping dispute
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's financial secretary Paul Chan will attend an APEC meeting on Nov. 15-17 in San Francisco, it said on Tuesday, standing in for Chief Executive John Lee and smoothing o...
Oct 31, 2023
Spain’s Princess Leonor swears allegiance to divided nation on her 18th birthday
By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - Princess Leonor, the heir to Spain's throne, formally stepped into the spotlight by swearing allegiance to the constitution on her 18th birthday on Tuesday, though b...
Oct 31, 2023
Pakistan to crack down on undocumented immigrants from Nov. 2 – minister
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will start a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, from Nov. 2, the caretaker government's interior ...
Oct 31, 2023
WHO warns of ‘imminent public health catastrophe’ in Gaza
GENEVA (Reuters) - A "public health catastrophe" is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, amid overcrowding, mass displacement and damage to water and sanitation infra...
Oct 31, 2023
