Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Kremlin says situation in Belarus is under control, no need to send forces
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that the situation in neighboring Belarus was under control and that it did not see the need to send in forces to support Belarusian leader Alexander Luka...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan’s Toshimaen amusement park closes after 94 years, to make way for Harry Potter
TOKYO (Reuters) - A popular Tokyo amusement park on Monday closed its doors for the last time after being in business for more than nine decades, with part of the site set to make way for a "Harry Pot...
Aug 31, 2020
Prominent Indian lawyer found guilty of contempt, fined one rupee
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's top court on Monday imposed a symbolic fine of one rupee ($0.0136) on a prominent lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt for posts on Twitter that were critical of seni...
Aug 31, 2020
Sudan signs historic peace deal with five rebel groups
JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan's government signed a peace agreement with the country's five key rebel groups on Monday, a significant step in the transitional leadership's goal of resolving multiple, deep-ro...
Aug 31, 2020
Baltic states to hit Lukashenko, other Belarus officials with sanctions
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will announce travel sanctions on about 30 Belarus officials, including President Alexander Lukashenko, later on Monday, Lithuanian President Gitanas ...
Aug 31, 2020
Ex-Japan defence chief mum on whether he’ll join PM race
By Antoni Slodkowski and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's former defence minister, Shigeru Ishiba, on Monday declined to say if would run in the ruling party leadership race to succeed Pri...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. military suspends some training in South Korea after deadly crash
By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military command in South Korea said on Monday it would suspend training at a range after four South Korean civilians were killed in a crash w...
Aug 31, 2020
Hong Kong to resume face-to-face school classes by late September
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will resume face-to-face school classes from Sept. 23 as the Asian financial hub's authorities aim to wind back strict coronavirus restrictions, which kept around 900,0...
Aug 31, 2020
Pro-western leader Zaev returns to power in North Macedonia
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Zoran Zaev, the pro-Western leader who changed the name of North Macedonia last year to secure its membership in NATO and the European Union, returned to power late on Sunday, seven...
Aug 31, 2020
First official Israeli flight to UAE takes off with Trump aides onboard
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The first official Israeli flight to the United Arab Emirates took off on Monday from Tel Aviv, carrying U.S. and Israeli delegates to talks on cementing an Israel-UAE normalisati...
Aug 31, 2020
