Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Palestinians congratulate Biden, indicate end to boycott of U.S.
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a statement that indicated he will drop his three-year political boyco...
Nov 08, 2020
Belarus protests kick off with detentions, police chases
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Security forces in Minsk detained 52 people on Sunday, a human rights watch group said, ahead of anti-government protests that have taken place every weekend since a disputed August...
Nov 08, 2020
Saudi Arabia holds its breath after Biden win
By Marwa Rashad RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, which may have more to lose from Joe Biden's U.S. election victory than other Arab states, has taken its time to comment after the defeat of Donald Tru...
Nov 08, 2020
China’s Tianjin to test cold storage food sites after confirmed coronavirus case
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's northern port city of Tianjin said on Sunday it plans to carry out tests on some cold storage facilities and their staff after a confirmed coronavirus case involving a work...
Nov 08, 2020
Bolivia’s Arce to take office as socialists return after turbulent year
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's Luis Arce will be inaugurated as President on Sunday, capping a tumultuous period for the Andean nation and ushering the socialists back into power after l...
Nov 08, 2020
Lebanon’s Bassil: U.S. sanctions are unjust and politically motivated
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Prominent Christian politician Gebran Bassil, the son-in-law of Lebanon's president, said on Sunday that U.S. sanctions against him were unjust and politically motivated and came af...
Nov 08, 2020
Britain assured next U.S. administration on Northern Ireland peace, says Raab
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has assured members of the next U.S. administration that it will not put at risk Northern Ireland's 1998 peace agreement, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, accus...
Nov 08, 2020
Turkey says it will continue working with new U.S. administration
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will continue working with the new U.S. administration on issues concerning the NATO allies, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Sunday in the first Turkish comments since Joe ...
Nov 08, 2020
Prayers of gratitude for election of ‘daughter of India’ Harris as U.S. Vice President
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Indians burst firecrackers on Sunday and offered prayers of gratitude over the election of Kamala Harris as the next U.S. vice president, declaring it ...
Nov 08, 2020
Iranian president says next U.S. administration should make up for Trump’s mistakes
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Sunday the next U.S. administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trump's mistakes, Iranian state reported after Joe Biden ca...
Nov 08, 2020
