Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Somalia, U.S. forces kill al Shabaab leader behind numerous attacks in region – official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali and U.S. forces have killed a senior leader of the militant Islamist al Shabaab group who had planned numerous attacks in Somalia and Kenya, Somalia's information minister...
Dec 22, 2023
Polish minister visits Ukraine to present aid package
KYIV/WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski visited Kyiv on Friday to present an aid package for Ukraine on his first official foreign visit, a ministry spokesman said. Poland ha...
Dec 22, 2023
U.S. dual citizen taken hostage dies in Gaza, Israeli forum says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A U.S. dual national who was among some 240 people seized during the Oct 7 cross-border rampage by Hamas in southern Israel has died in captivity in the Gaza Strip, a group repre...
Dec 22, 2023
Russia says it downs five Ukrainian drones south of Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said its air defences intercepted five Ukrainian drones south of Moscow in the space of less than an hour on Friday. The defence ministry said four were intercepted over Kalu...
Dec 22, 2023
Ukraine says it downs 24 of 28 Russian drones, debris damages granary
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine shot down 24 of 28 Shahed drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack that damaged residential buildings in Kyiv and an infrastructure facility and grain warehouse in sou...
Dec 22, 2023
Russia: Diplomatic ties with US could break down over asset seizures
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may cut diplomatic ties with the United States if Washington confiscates Russian assets frozen over the Ukrainian war, the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister...
Dec 22, 2023
At least 31 killed in floods in India’s Tamil Nadu
By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed in floods and heavy rain in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu this week, a top federal minister said on Friday, as rescuers...
Dec 22, 2023
US takes aim at financial institutions with new Russia sanctions authority
By Daphne Psaledakis and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order allowing Washington to impose sanctions on financial institutions that hel...
Dec 22, 2023
France’s Macron to visit New Delhi on Jan 26 for India’s Republic Day — Elysee
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit India's capital New Delhi on January 26 for India's Republic Day, the Elysee French presidential palace said on Friday, adding Macron woul...
Dec 22, 2023
Factbox-How Congo’s election could unfold and why it matters
(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo held presidential and legislative elections this week against a backdrop of militia violence in the east, a chaotic campaign and claims the electoral commissio...
Dec 22, 2023
