Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Gunmen kill at least 20 people in western Burundi – govt
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Gunmen killed at least 20 people and wounded nine others near Burundi's western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government told reporters on Saturday, in an att...
Dec 23, 2023
Turkey says 12 soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish militants
ANKARA (Reuters) - Twelve Turkish soldiers have been killed in the past two days in clashes with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq, the defence ministry said on Saturday. The mi...
Dec 23, 2023
Yemen’s warring parties commit to ceasefire steps – U.N. special envoy
By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) - The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and Iran-aligned Houthis have both committed to steps towards a ceasefire, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen said on Saturday. Th...
Dec 23, 2023
French airport provides makeshift base for Indians on grounded flight
PARIS (Reuters) - Around 300 Indian nationals who were on board a plane grounded in France on suspicion of human trafficking were being cared for on Saturday in the hall of an airport in the eastern r...
Dec 23, 2023
‘Blasphemous’ same-sex nativity scene angers conservatives in Italy
By Ciro De Luca CAPOCASTELLO DI MERCOGLIANO, Italy (Reuters) - A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked ...
Dec 23, 2023
Congo opposition candidates plan presidential election protest
(Reuters) - A group of Congolese opposition candidates have written to the governor of Kinshasa to say they will hold a protest next week over the country's disputed presidential election. Delays duri...
Dec 23, 2023
Polish farmers to suspend protest at Ukraine border, truckers stay on
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish farmers will suspend a protest at the border crossing with Ukraine at Medyka from Sunday, but truckers will continue blockades at three other crossings over Christmas and wil...
Dec 23, 2023
Egyptian, Iranian presidents discuss Gaza developments, restoring ties
CAIRO (Reuters) - The presidents of Egypt and Iran discussed recent developments in Gaza and the prospect of restoring diplomatic ties between their two countries in what Iranian state television said...
Dec 23, 2023
Bells ring across Czech Republic to mourn victims of mass shooting
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Bells rang across the Czech Republic on Saturday and flags flew at half mast as the country mourned victims of the country's worst mass shooting that killed 14 at a Prague universit...
Dec 23, 2023
Israel-affiliated merchant vessel hit by aerial vehicle off India – UK firm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Israel-affiliated merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea off India's west coast was struck by an unmanned aerial vehicle, causing a fire, British maritime security firm Ambrey sai...
Dec 23, 2023
