Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Biden thanks Qatar’s emir for mediation in freeing Americans from Iran -Amiri Diwan
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received a phone call from U.S. President Joe Biden in which the latter thanked Qatar for mediation that resulted in the release of a num...
Oct 03, 2023
Turkey conducts fresh air strikes in northern Iraq
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish air forces conducted fresh air strikes in northern Iraq on Tuesday and destroyed 16 targets of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Turkey's defence ministry said. Th...
Oct 03, 2023
Russia summons Moldova’s envoy, blocks entry to several Molodovan citizens
(Reuters) - The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday it had summoned the Moldovan ambassador. The ministry said it had taken reciprocal measures after the expulsion of the head of Sputn...
Oct 03, 2023
US sanctions China-based network accused of trafficking fentanyl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 28 people and entities accused of involvement in the global drug trade, including a large China-based network that a...
Oct 03, 2023
EU lawmakers back tough media law against Big Tech’s content removal decisions
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU lawmakers on Tuesday voted for draft rules targeting Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and other large online platforms' content moderation restrictions after s...
Oct 03, 2023
UK minister says “zero” chance of free trade deal with Biden
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch said there was a "zero" chance of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States under President Joe Biden's admi...
Oct 03, 2023
WHO says no new cases of Nipah virus detected since Sept 15
(Reuters) - No fresh cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been detected since Sept. 15 in India's southern state of Kerala, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. In its sixth outbreak i...
Oct 03, 2023
El Salvador kicks off election campaigns as incumbent’s bid faces criticism over constitutionality
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's political parties launched their campaigns for the upcoming presidential elections on Tuesday, amid vocal criticism from the opposition that President Nayib Buke...
Oct 03, 2023
Lula government’s approval rating dips nine months into office in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Approval of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government has slipped slightly after nine months in office, but almost half of Brazilians say it is doing a better job...
Oct 03, 2023
Ukraine troops advance on southern front – general
(Reuters) - One of Ukraine's top generals said on Tuesday that his forces were advancing in the south, one of two theatres of their counteroffensive to evict Russian occupation forces, but offered few...
Oct 03, 2023
