Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Germany calls on Russia to do more to clarify Navalny case
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday said Europe would not follow the U.S. "America First" policy of President Donald Trump and kept up pressure on Russia to do more to c...
Aug 31, 2020
Girl, 3, survives wild skyride caught in tail of giant kite
(Reuters) - A three-year-old girl entangled in the tail of a giant kite survived a terrifying ride after being swept more than 100 feet (30 metres) into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan, video...
Aug 31, 2020
Israel’s Elbit Systems wins U.S. Army contract worth up to $79 million
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli defence company Elbit Systems said on Monday its U.S. subsidiary won a contract to supply the U.S. Army with gunner hand stations, commander hand stations and circuit card...
Aug 31, 2020
Whoever takes over, next Japan PM faces daunting challenges
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - The successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is resigning because of poor health, faces a daunting list of economic, diplomatic and security issues. Abe's L...
Aug 31, 2020
Lebanon’s Adib set to be designated as new PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is set to be designated prime minister on Monday ahead of a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron who will press for long-delayed r...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to ill health, local media reported...
Aug 31, 2020
Locked out by COVID, refugees’ lives on hold
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) - When Michelle Alfaro left her office at the United Nations in Geneva on March 13, her job finding homes for the world's most vulnerable refugees was under contro...
Aug 31, 2020
Israeli and U.S. officials fly to UAE to cement ‘normalisation’ deal
By Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fly to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to put final touches on a pact est...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait for second time in two weeks
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship has transited the narrow and sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Monday, the second such operation in two weeks amid rising tensions betwe...
Aug 31, 2020
India says Chinese troops carried out military movement in fresh border row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Monday Chinese troops carried out military movements over the weekend to change the status quo on their disputed border in a fresh flare-up between the two sides. "...
Aug 31, 2020
