Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
U.S. sanctions spark rare show of unity in Turkey’s parliament
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament showed rare near unity on Tuesday in condemning U.S. sanctions over its procurement of Russian defence systems, and said the country will not hesitate to protect...
Dec 15, 2020
Morocco rebuffs EU request to re-admit third-country migrants
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has rebuffed a European Union request to take back third-party nationals who reach Europe from the North African kingdom, its interior ministry said on Tuesday. EU migration ...
Dec 15, 2020
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador congratulates Biden on U.S. election win
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday said he had congratulated Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election victory, after Biden won the state-by-state Elect...
Dec 15, 2020
Pompeo says Russia playing political games, stalling progress in Mediterranean
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday blasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over comments that the United States is playing political games in the Mediterranea...
Dec 15, 2020
Sweden failed to protect elderly in COVID pandemic, commission finds
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden failed to protect elderly people during the pandemic with the high level of community spread likely the biggest factor as the coronavirus ravaged ill-prepared nursing home...
Dec 15, 2020
Hungary amends constitution to redefine family, limits gay adoption
By Marton Dunai and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary amended the definition of family in its constitution Tuesday to allow an effective ban on adoption by same-sex couples, another win for t...
Dec 15, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil pursues criminal probe of top Trafigura executives – sources
By Sabrina Valle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian investigators are pursuing the first criminal probe of current executives at commodities trading firm Trafigura on allegations they approved the b...
Dec 15, 2020
Somalia cuts ties with Kenya, shots fired at Mogadishu protests
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia severed diplomatic relations with neighbouring Kenya on Tuesday, accusing it of meddling in politics as protests and gunfire erupted in the capital Mogadis...
Dec 15, 2020
Wider Image: Christmas wishes from Santas around the world
(Reuters) - A red suit with white trim and a silky beard have long been Santa's trademark style, but the jolly figure bringing holiday cheer around the world comes in many guises, much like the varied...
Dec 15, 2020
Israel signals openness to future joint missile defence with Gulf partners
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel could be open to future cooperation on missile defence with Gulf Arab states that share its concerns over Iran, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. But the official...
Dec 15, 2020
