Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Casualties feared in blast at Shi’ite mosque in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - A blast ripped through a Shi'ite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, injuring several people, a government official said. "A blast has taken place at a Shi'ite mosque. The auth...
Oct 13, 2023
Latvia says Russia trying to disrupt border with Ukraine passport ruling
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Latvia said it would close one of its border crossings with Russia next week, after accusing Moscow of trying to create chaos there by funnelling Ukrainian passpor...
Oct 13, 2023
Teams tackling Madeira wildfires reinforced as missing tourists found
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal on Friday sent firefighters from the mainland to the Atlantic island of Madeira, boosting local efforts to tackle large wildfires as authorities said 13 ...
Oct 13, 2023
G20 draft communique makes no mention of Middle East conflict
MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - Group of 20 (G20) finance leaders made no mention of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in their communique, a draft obtained by Reuters showed. The G20 finance leade...
Oct 13, 2023
Teacher killed in knife attack in school in northern France – BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) - A teacher was killed in a knife attack in a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday, BFM TV said. Local police confirmed there had been a knife attack. Regional authori...
Oct 13, 2023
Russia pummels east Ukrainian town of Avdiivka in heavy fighting
By Anna Pruchnicka (Reuters) - Russian forces pummelled the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka from the ground and air on Friday, the fourth day of intense fighting in the biggest offensive by Russian...
Oct 13, 2023
Iran’s foreign minister meets Hezbollah leader in Lebanon on Israel-Hamas war
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday discussed Israel's war against Hamas with the head of the powerful Tehran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which has ...
Oct 13, 2023
Australia to send senior official to China defence forum as ties stabilise
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will send a senior defence official to China's top international security forum in October for the first time in four years, officials said on Friday. Ch...
Oct 13, 2023
Putin says civilian losses from Israeli ground operation in Gaza would be ‘unacceptable’
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said an Israeli ground operation in Gaza would result in a level of civilian casualties that would be "absolutely unacceptable". Putin wa...
Oct 13, 2023
Hamas tells Gaza residents to stay home as Israel ground offensive looms
(Reuters) -Mosques called on residents of the Gaza Strip not to leave their homes on Friday after Israel's military told all civilians, more than 1 million people, to relocate south ahead of an expect...
Oct 13, 2023
