Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Americas rights court condemns violence against Haiti journalists
(Reuters) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Tuesday condemned an escalation of violence against journalists in Haiti, saying media workers are among those who have been killed...
Oct 03, 2023
Colombia’s Petro launches new anti-drug plan with focus on opportunity
By Luis Jaime Acosta EL TAMBO, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday launched a new national drug policy that will look to reduce the size of coca crops, cut potential coc...
Oct 03, 2023
Britain’s Sunak to promise ‘fundamental change’ to party faithful
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will set out his mission to fundamentally change the country at his Conservative party's conference on Wednesday, promising to overtu...
Oct 03, 2023
US, asked about Sikh separatist groups, says it respects free speech
By Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Tuesday said the United States respects the right to freedom of speech and assembly of individuals when asked about Ame...
Oct 03, 2023
At least 20 dead in Italian coach crash near Venice, mayor tells local media
ROME (Reuters) - At least 20 people died on Tuesday after a coach crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy, the city's mayor was quoted as saying by Italian newspaper la Repubblica. The c...
Oct 03, 2023
Tunisian police arrest Abir Moussi, prominent opponent of president -lawyer
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police arrested Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of President Kais Saied, at the entrance to the presidential palace on Tuesday, her lawyer and an aide said. "What happened...
Oct 03, 2023
EU pledges delayed $680 million aid package for Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The European Union on Tuesday pledged a $680 million aid package for Ethiopia that was delayed due to a 2020-2022 civil war in its northern Tigray region. Thousands died and mi...
Oct 03, 2023
Over 60 Jamaican school kids hospitalized after eating cannabis rainbow candy
(Reuters) - More than 60 Jamaican primary school kids were hospitalized after eating potent rainbow-colored cannabis candy, the Caribbean country's education minister said on social media platform X, ...
Oct 03, 2023
Russia says it downed Ukrainian missile off Crimea coast, governor reports drone
(Reuters) -The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday evening it had shot down a Ukrainian missile off the Crimea coast, and the local Russia-appointed governor reported damage to dwellings from deb...
Oct 03, 2023
Crammed wooden boat with 271 migrants reaches Spain’s Canary Islands
MADRID (Reuters) - A wooden boat carrying 271 migrants arrived on Tuesday in El Hierro, the westernmost of the Spanish Canary Islands, after making a perilous journey from Africa in what rescuers said...
Oct 03, 2023
