Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Explainer-Who are Yemen’s Houthis and why are they attacking Red Sea ships?
(Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, attacking shipping in the Red Sea and firing drones and missiles at Israel in a campaig...
Dec 19, 2023
Moscow mayor says drone attack thwarted near Russian capital
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian air defences downed a hostile drone near the capital city Moscow on Tuesday, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with no casualties reported. Two Moscow airports, Vnukovo and Domode...
Dec 19, 2023
UN agencies voice anger at attacks on Gaza hospitals
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. officials voiced anger and disbelief on Tuesday about the situation in Gaza hospitals, where injured people do not have basic supplies and children recovering from amputations ...
Dec 19, 2023
France lawmakers seek deal on tougher migration bill
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -A group of French lawmakers met on Tuesday to try and strike a deal on a contested bill that will toughen France's immigration laws and has highlighted the difficu...
Dec 19, 2023
Australia court finds Melbourne man guilty of foreign interference
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australia court on Tuesday found a Melbourne man who held prominent positions in Chinese community associations guilty of planning an act of foreign interference, the first verdi...
Dec 19, 2023
Vessel approached by four small boats in Red Sea – UKMTO report
DUBAI (Reuters) - A vessel was approached by four small boats at the mouth of the Red Sea, 80 nautical miles northeast of Djibouti on Tuesday, according to a report posted by the United Kingdom Mariti...
Dec 19, 2023
UN decries Russia’s failure to protect Ukraine civilians
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday there had been an "extensive failure" by Russia to take adequate measures to protect civilians in Ukraine and that ther...
Dec 19, 2023
Explainer-US, Asian allies launch system to track North Korea missiles in real-time
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Tuesday they have activated a new system to detect and assess North Korea's missile launches in real-time. The anno...
Dec 19, 2023
Guinea warns of power cuts after blast destroys fuel stocks
CONAKRY (Reuters) - An explosion at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry, which killed 14 people and injured 190, could lead to electricity outages as the majority of the terminal's fuel tanks ...
Dec 19, 2023
Hundreds stranded as parts of India’s Tamil Nadu flooded after heavy rain
By Praveen Paramasivam CHENNAI (Reuters) - Heavy rain has paralysed several parts of India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, inundating roads, affecting train services, and leaving authorities scramblin...
Dec 19, 2023
