Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Britain’s King Charles begins Kenya visit steeped in ‘painful’ colonial history
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles begins a four-day state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, his first to a former colony, during which he plans to acknowledge "painful aspects" of a...
Oct 31, 2023
South Korea detains man after 2 police officers stabbed outside presidential compound -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities on Tuesday detained a man after two police officers were stabbed outside the compound housing the presidential office in the capital Seoul, news agency Yonha...
Oct 31, 2023
Thailand to waive visas for Taiwan and India to boost tourism
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as hi...
Oct 31, 2023
Company that managed NZ White Island volcano, where 22 died in eruption, guilty of safety breaches, judge
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The management company of White Island, where a volcano eruption killed 22 people, mostly tourists, in 2019, was found guilty of one charge of breaching health a...
Oct 31, 2023
Indonesia says arrests militants suspected of plotting to disrupt election
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit has arrested 59 suspected militants including some loyalists of the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) suspected of planning to ...
Oct 31, 2023
Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to ...
Oct 31, 2023
Philippines says its vessel did not illegally enter any space under Chinese sovereignty
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines National Security Adviser on Tuesday said Manila's vessel did not illegally enter any space under Chinese sovereignty and called on China to stop "its aggressive act...
Oct 30, 2023
China to cremate ‘outstanding’ leader Li Keqiang on Thursday
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will cremate the remains of former Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, when flags will fly at half mast across the country in mourning for an "outstanding" leader, the official X...
Oct 30, 2023
China’s smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as visibility drops
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities issued their highest warnings for fog and haze on Tuesday as smog enveloped major cities in northern China, warning the public that visibility could drop to ...
Oct 30, 2023
Japan announces sanctions on Hamas-related individuals, company
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has imposed a fresh set of sanctions on individuals and a company connected to the Gaza-based militant group Hamas, according to a statement released by the Japanese foreign mi...
Oct 30, 2023
