Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
EU-Turkey ties at ‘watershed moment’, EU’s top envoy says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's relationship with Turkey is at a turning point, the bloc's top diplomat said on Tuesday, urging Ankara to back down from conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean...
Sep 15, 2020
Belarus does not rule out ‘forceful response’ to military threats: TASS cites defence ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Belarusian defence ministry said on Tuesday it does not rule out a forceful response to what it perceives as military threats, the TASS news agency reported. The defence ministr...
Sep 15, 2020
Indonesia to beef-up patrols after China coastguard raises suspicion
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will increase maritime security operations near some of its islands in the South China Sea after a Chinese coastguard vessel was spotted nearby,...
Sep 15, 2020
Britain warns it citizens of risk of arbitrary detention in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain has issued new a travel advisory for China, warning that its nationals may be at risk of arbitrary detention, after several foreigners were held on various charges includin...
Sep 15, 2020
Fire in Beirut commercial district put out, civil defence says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A fire that erupted in a landmark building in central Beirut's commercial district on Tuesday has been extinguished, civil defence official George Abou Moussa told Reuters. A Reuter...
Sep 15, 2020
Party next door? Call the police, says UK interior minister
LONDON (Reuters) - British interior minister Priti Patel said on Tuesday she would call the police if neighbours had a party because it was right to report people who might be spreading COVID-19 by di...
Sep 15, 2020
Fire erupts in central Beirut commercial district, Lebanese media says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A fire erupted in central Beirut's commercial district on Tuesday, Lebanese broadcasters reported. Broadcaster al-Jadeed said a landmark building designed by the late British-Iraqi ...
Sep 15, 2020
Mozambique condemns ‘horrifying’ shooting of naked woman at hands of fighters
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's army has condemned the apparent execution of a naked woman by men wearing military uniforms, shown in video footage, where she is beaten with a stick before being shot ...
Sep 15, 2020
Taiwan says it has Vatican assurances on China accord
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Vatican has asked Taiwan not to worry about the extension of a deal between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops as it was a religious matter and not a diplomatic...
Sep 15, 2020
At historic White House event, UAE and Bahrain to move toward normal ties with Israel
By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday will become the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo when they sign agreements t...
Sep 15, 2020
