Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Imran Khan’s appeal against conviction rejected by Pakistan court, lawyer says
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's ex prime minister Imran Khan remains disqualified from contesting elections after a court rejected his plea to suspend an earlier conviction, his lawyer said i...
Dec 21, 2023
Analysis-Mexico’s Sheinbaum spurs hope of more private investment in energy after Lopez Obrador
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The favorite to be Mexico's next leader will likely be more open than her mentor President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to private investment in energy in order t...
Dec 21, 2023
Sirens, interceptions in Tel Aviv as Hamas fires rockets from Gaza
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and a Reuters camera crew witnessed rocket interceptions on Thursday as Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip said they launched a salvo at Israel's commerc...
Dec 21, 2023
Ukraine says it received last tranche of EU’s 18 billion euro aid package
(Reuters) - Ukraine has received the last 1.5 billion euro ($1.65 billion)tranche from the 18 billion package from the European Union for 2023, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday. The count...
Dec 21, 2023
Explainer-How far could China-Philippines relations worsen?
(Reuters) - China and the Philippines have ramped up rhetoric on defending territorial claims in the South China Sea, despite both calling for dialogue to settle tensions over that strategic waterway....
Dec 21, 2023
Albanian opposition leader faces arrest after immunity lifted
TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania's parliament voted on Thursday to lift the immunity of opposition leader Sali Berisha after his indictment on corruption charges, a decision expected to lead to his arrest. ...
Dec 21, 2023
Nigeria’s $11 billion damages bill for collapsed gas deal thrown out by London court
LONDON (Reuters) - An $11 billion damages bill against Nigeria for a collapsed gas processing project which was procured by bribery has been thrown out by London's High Court. The West African country...
Dec 21, 2023
Italian coalition parties vote against ESM reform in partl committee
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party and a key ally voted in a parliamentary commission on Thursday to oppose ratification of a long-waited reform of the euro zone bailout fund, lawm...
Dec 21, 2023
Under US pressure over fentanyl, Mexico wages “imaginary war on drugs” with raids on inactive labs
By Drazen Jorgic and Jackie Botts MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's army appears to be raiding only a handful of active drug labs every month, despite U.S. pressure to crack down on fentanyl traffickin...
Dec 21, 2023
Hungary’s Orban says funds to Ukraine must not come from EU budget
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary believes European Union funding to Ukraine must not be granted from the EU's budget and a "sensible" timeline should be set for any f...
Dec 21, 2023
