Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Thailand working with other countries for release of hostages taken in Israel
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is working with Jordan, Egypt and Malaysia, among other countries, with a view to securing the release of its citizens taken hostage during unrest in Israel, a deputy fore...
Oct 09, 2023
Israel-bound cruise ships divert to Cyprus, flights added
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cruise ships heading to Israel have been diverted to Cyprus, while additional flights were arranged on Monday to repatriate Israelis or assist people wanting to leave Israel, aviat...
Oct 09, 2023
Russian and Iranian emigres find haven in old Armenian factory
By Roman Churikov TUMANYAN, Armenia (Reuters) - A disused Armenian textile factory has become a sanctuary for artists and other emigres from Russia, Iran and Ukraine whose lives have been turned upsid...
Oct 09, 2023
At least 23 people killed after dam bursts in Cameroon’s capital -army
YAOUNDE (Reuters) -A wave of water released by a burst dam has killed at least 23 people in Cameroon's capital Yaounde following heavy rains, the army's rescue unit said on Monday. A colonial-era dam ...
Oct 09, 2023
Factbox-UN, several nations pledge aid to Afghanistan after major earthquake
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations and several countries are lining up aid for Afghanistan after a devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the northwest killed more than 2,000 people. Below are ...
Oct 09, 2023
UN refugee agency chief ‘extremely worried’ about funding
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday that the organisation was facing one of the most difficult moments in its history, with some 110 million people displaced around t...
Oct 09, 2023
Israel drafts 300,000 reservists as it goes on the offensive
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has drafted a record 300,000 reservists in its response to a multi-front Hamas attack from Gaza and is "going on the offensive," the chief military spokesperson said on Mo...
Oct 09, 2023
Fight to recapture Israeli towns ‘taking longer than expected’
By Henriette Chacar and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel's troops were still fighting to recapture its own towns from Hamas gunmen on Monday, acknowledging the battle was taking long...
Oct 09, 2023
U.S. leads moment of silence for Israeli victims at UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday led a moment of silence at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to commemorate the lives of people killed in the major Hamas attack on Israe...
Oct 09, 2023
Analysis-Russian nuclear test would send warning signal, prompt others to follow suit
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) - Russia may be paving the way to conduct a nuclear test, a move that would sharply raise tensions with the West and likely prompt other world powers to resume testi...
Oct 09, 2023
