Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
UK considers reducing quarantine period for COVID-19 contacts
(Reuters) - Britain's government is looking at how long those exposed to COVID-19 need to quarantine, Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis told Sky News on Sunday, commenting on reports that the se...
Oct 25, 2020
Hundreds rally in Taiwan, call for release of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Hundreds of people rallied in Taiwan's capital on Sunday to call for China to release 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities in part of a global campaign to sup...
Oct 25, 2020
Afghan forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri who was on FBI most wanted list
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan security forces have killed Abu Muhsin al-Masri, a senior al Qaeda leader who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted Terrorists list, Afghan...
Oct 24, 2020
Archbishop Pizzaballa appointed Jerusalem Patriarch
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Vatican's apostolic administrator in the Holy Land, has been named as the new Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Francis. Pizzaballa, 55, a Fr...
Oct 24, 2020
Israeli envoys will travel to Sudan for normalisation deal, Netanyahu says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli delegation will travel to Sudan in coming days after the two countries agreed to take steps to normalise ties, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. The ...
Oct 24, 2020
Mexico’s ruling Morena party elects leader after fractious race
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The ruling Morena party of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador late on Friday chose a new leader, Mario Delgado, after two previous failed attempts characterised by b...
Oct 24, 2020
Russia sends more military equipment to Central African Republic: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has opened a representative office in the Central African Republic and donated ten armoured vehicles to the country, the RIA news agency said on Saturday, citing the Russian ...
Oct 24, 2020
Venezuelan opposition figure Lopez abandons Caracas refuge to flee abroad
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas on Saturday to flee the country, more than a year after se...
Oct 24, 2020
Thai protesters plan action after PM ignores deadline to quit
By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in Thailand said on Saturday they would hold demonstrations on Sunday and Monday after Prime Minister Prayuth...
Oct 24, 2020
Yemen’s Houthis targeted Jizan, Abha airports and Khamis Mushait base in Saudi Arabia: spokesman
CAIRO (Reuters) - The military spokesman for Yemen's Houthi movement said in a tweet on Saturday it had targeted the Jizan and Abha airports and the Khamis Mushait base in Saudi Arabia with drones. Ea...
Oct 24, 2020
