Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Palestinian village installs cameras, accusing Israeli settlers of attacks
By Rami Ayyub and Mohammad Abu Ganeyeh KISAN, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians are installing a video surveillance system in a remote village in the occupied West Bank to keep an eye on nearby Israe...
Oct 07, 2020
Lebanon’s president says consultations on new government start next week
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister who will form the country's next government will begin on Oct. 15. Leban...
Oct 07, 2020
EU tussle over climate change ambition hots up after Parliament vote
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament has voted in favour of a legally binding target for the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, against 1990 leve...
Oct 07, 2020
Russia touts test launch of hypersonic missile on Putin’s birthday
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has test launched its Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea, a senior commander told Vladimir Putin on the Russian leader's 68th ...
Oct 07, 2020
‘Funeral cards’ helped an old Italian through lockdown, before his own was made
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Each time he went to a funeral, Gino Verani came away with a "santino," the traditional laminated card with a picture of the deceased on the front and a prayer on t...
Oct 07, 2020
News of North Korean diplomat defecting stokes concerns about teen daughter
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean lawmakers and officials raised concerns on Wednesday about the safety of the teenage daughter of a former senior North Korean diplomat in Italy after new...
Oct 07, 2020
Indonesian busts out of South Korean quarantine facility
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - An Indonesian seaman bust out of a South Korean quarantine facility by breaking through a wall a day before he was due to complete a mandatory two weeks in isolation, a...
Oct 07, 2020
China urges U.S. to drop ‘Cold War’ mentality
(Reuters) - China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop its unprovoked attacks and accusations against China, accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of maliciously creating politi...
Oct 07, 2020
Taiwan says has spent almost $900 million scrambling against China this year
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has spent almost $900 million this year on scrambling its air force against Chinese incursions, the island's defence minister said on Wednesday, describing the pressure they ...
Oct 07, 2020
In Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Erdogan eyes Turkey’s “place in world order”
By Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan's strong backing for Azerbaijan in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh has set Turkey apart from other big nations and al...
Oct 07, 2020
