Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
France’s Le Drian says he shares Biden’s view of Trump’s challenge as irresponsible
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Sunday he shares U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's view that President Donald Trump's challenge to the Nov. 3 presidential election result is irrespo...
Nov 22, 2020
Hundreds gather to bury Serbia’s Patriarch, despite coronavirus surge
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners, including country's president, gathered on Sunday for the funeral of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who died aged 90 after contracting COVID-19. Au...
Nov 22, 2020
Dozens detained in Belarus protests: rights group
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus police detained dozens of people in Minsk on Sunday during the latest in months of anti-government protests since a disputed presidential election in August, human rights ac...
Nov 22, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey sees itself a part of Europe
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Ankara sees itself as an inseperable part of Europe. Erdogan told members of the ruling AK Party that the European Union shou...
Nov 22, 2020
Myanmar’s ruling party denounces post-poll violence after MP-elect shot dead
YANGON (Reuters) - A newly elected MP for Myanmar's ruling party has been shot dead by an unidentified gunman in northern Shan state and the party on Sunday urged a quick investigation, denouncing pol...
Nov 22, 2020
Taiwan says unnamed U.S. official is visiting, cannot give details
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. official has arrived in Taiwan, the island's foreign ministry said on Sunday, adding that it could not provide details as the trip has not been made public. The de facto U.S....
Nov 22, 2020
France demands Pakistan rectifies Macron Nazi jibe
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry has demanded Pakistan authorities withdraw comments made by one of its ministers that President Emmanuel Macon was treating Muslims like Nazis had treated J...
Nov 22, 2020
Iran vows to crush any Israeli attempt to hit its ‘advisory’ role in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of "hit and run" attacks by Israel there was over, days after Israel carried out air stri...
Nov 22, 2020
France to start easing lockdown rules in three steps, government spokesman says
PARIS (Reuters) - France will start easing coronavirus lockdown rules in coming weeks, carrying out the process in three stages so as to avoid a new flareup in the pandemic, the government said on Sun...
Nov 22, 2020
UK’s Sunak: no return to austerity in new spending plan
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no return to austerity and instead he will announce "quite a significant" increase in funding for public services in a one-y...
Nov 22, 2020
