Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Russian parliament to vote next week on de-ratifying nuclear test ban treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, will vote next week on withdrawing Moscow's ratification of the global treaty that bans nuclear tests, lawmakers said on Thursday...
Oct 12, 2023
UK PM Sunak speaks to Egyptian president on Gaza border crossing
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Thursday, to acknowledge the challenging security situation at the Rafah border crossing betwe...
Oct 12, 2023
Exclusive-Combat veteran is top contender to replace China’s missing defence minister
BEIJING (Reuters) - General Liu Zhenli, the head of the military body responsible for China's combat operations and planning, has emerged as the top contender to replace the country's defence minister...
Oct 12, 2023
In a warming world, hunger stalks Guatemala’s Mayan highlands
By Cassandra Garrison EL AGUACATE, Guatemala (Reuters) - A few tortillas and a half bowl of reheated beans were all Maria Concepcion Rodriguez had to feed her six children in the isolated village of E...
Oct 12, 2023
Thai worker recounts frantic escape to home from Israel-Hamas conflict
BANGKOK (Reuters) - When fighting broke out in Israel, Thai worker Katchakorn Pudtason hid under a bunker at his employer's home before rushing back to their farm on the back of a car. He is one of 41...
Oct 12, 2023
As election nears, Polish PM warns of ‘Islamic fighters’ among migrants
WARSAW (Reuters) - Islamic militants will be among migrants heading for Europe as a result of the conflict in Israel, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday, as his governing party burnishes its ant...
Oct 12, 2023
After treatment at US military hospital, volunteers for Ukraine return to fight
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - After Russian drones dropped a mortar round and then a grenade on an American volunteer fighting for Ukraine, the former U.S. Marine thought he might lose use of his fingers....
Oct 12, 2023
Migration rises up list of Germans’ fears – survey
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of Germans who fear their government could be overburdened by dealing with immigration has grown sharply this year, though concerns about taxes and living costs still dom...
Oct 12, 2023
Macron to address nation amid rise in antisemitic acts in France
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron will meet political party leaders on Thursday and address the nation on TV to call for unity and try to prevent any spillover of the Israeli-Palestinian con...
Oct 12, 2023
Maltese plan for 16-year-old mayors gets more derision than support
By Chris Scicluna VALLETTA (Reuters) - Maltese government plans to allow 16-year-olds to serve as mayors have drawn humour, revulsion and little apparent support on the Mediterranean island. The plans...
Oct 12, 2023
