Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Netherlands prepares case against Syria for ‘gross human rights violations’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands is preparing a case against Syria at the U.N.'s highest court, seeking to hold the government of President Bashar al-Assad accountable for human rights violations...
Sep 18, 2020
League’s Salvini eyes electoral coup in Italy’s Tuscany
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Italy's far-right League leader Matteo Salvini staged rallies across Tuscany on Friday, looking to pull off a potentially stunning electoral victory against the lef...
Sep 18, 2020
French President: response to COVID-19 resurgence must be proportionate
PARIS (Reuters) - France's response to a resurgence in the COVID-19 virus in the country needs to be proportionate, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, as the country battles to contain the viru...
Sep 18, 2020
Referendum and regional votes test Italy’s coalition parties
ROME (Reuters) - Italy holds seven regional elections and a constitutional referendum on Sunday and Monday, with an alliance of rightist parties looking certain to make gains at the expense of divided...
Sep 18, 2020
Belarus opposition offers talks as U.N. hears fears of ‘another iron curtain’
GENEVA (Reuters) - Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya demanded on Friday an international mission to document what she called "atrocities" during crackdowns on anti-government protests...
Sep 18, 2020
Yemeni warring factions hold talks on prisoners release: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties started on Friday a new meeting on a United Nations-backed prisoner exchange deal, which U.N. Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths said he hoped would result in the ...
Sep 18, 2020
Whole of Iran on coronavirus red alert due to rise in deaths – health official
(Reuters) - A senior Iranian health official has declared a coronavirus red alert covering the entire country as daily deaths and cases increase at an alarming rate, Iranian state TV reported on Frida...
Sep 18, 2020
Thai protesters expect biggest anti-government rally in years
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protest leaders said on Friday they expected the biggest anti-government demonstration in years this weekend and vowed to reiterate their calls for ref...
Sep 18, 2020
Coronavirus surge in Canada checks Trudeau’s green ambitions
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - A recent surge in COVID-19 cases is forcing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to scale back his plan to outline an ambitious green economic recovery package ne...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkey upset by plan of Libya’s Sarraj to step down, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was upset by news that Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj wants to quit by the end of October. S...
Sep 18, 2020
