Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
US-formed coalition in Red Sea part of aggression against Palestinians -Yemen’s Houthis
(Reuters) - The international coalition formed by the U.S. to protect maritime navigation in the Red Sea is part of the aggression against the Palestinian people, the political bureau of Yemen's Houth...
Dec 19, 2023
Biden welcomes Pope decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the decision by Pope Francis to allow Roman Catholic priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regula...
Dec 19, 2023
Ex-Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison over president’s assassination
(Reuters) -Former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph was on Tuesday sentenced in a Miami court to life in prison over his role in the July 2021 assassination of Haiti's last president, Jovenel Moise. Th...
Dec 19, 2023
Thousands of Slovaks continue protesting government’s criminal law reforms
By Radovan Stoklasa BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - At least 15,000 people demonstrated in Slovakia's capital on Tuesday as protests grew against plans of Prime Minister Robert Fico's government to fast-track ...
Dec 19, 2023
EU, US urge Serbia to address concerns about electoral process
By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States urged Serbia to address concerns about its electoral process after independent observers found w...
Dec 19, 2023
Zelenskiy hopes for speedier prisoner exchanges with Russia
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that a recent slowdown in prisoner swaps with Moscow was due to unspecified "reasons" on the Russian side, but expressed hope t...
Dec 19, 2023
Ukraine to produce one million drones next year, Zelenskiy says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will produce one million drones next year, boosting current production levels, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Ukraine has been working to increase its domestic...
Dec 19, 2023
New Zealand’s Luxon to talk defence, economy in Australia
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's new prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said he will discuss economic ties, defence and shared interests in the Indo-Pacific region during talks wit...
Dec 19, 2023
Italy court hands lifetime sentence to Pakistani parents in ‘honour killing’ case
ROME (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced two parents to lifetime imprisonment on Tuesday for killing their teenage daughter after she refused to travel to Pakistan for an arranged marriage. The so-...
Dec 19, 2023
President Weah steps in to reverse Liberia’s U.N. vote against Gaza ceasefire
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberian President George Weah has intervened to reverse his country's vote against a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the West African nation's informat...
Dec 19, 2023
