Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Russia launches first rocket from repaired Baikonur launch pad
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia launched a Soyuz rocket from a repaired launch pad at its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday, restoring its capability to fly to the International Space St...
Mar 22, 2026
Scores hurt after Iranian missiles hit Israeli desert towns
By Alexander Cornwell and Dedi Hayun TEL AVIV/ARAD March 22 (Reuters) - Southern Israeli towns woke to widespread damage on Sunday after air defences failed to intercept two Iranian missiles overnight...
Mar 22, 2026
Pope Leo calls war in Middle East a 'scandal' to humanity
VATICAN CITY, March 22 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East are a "scandal to the whole human family", renewing his plea for an immediate ceasef...
Mar 22, 2026
Israel strikes main bridge in south Lebanon, orders destruction of homes near border
By Ahmed Fahmy, Amr Abdallah Dalsh and Alexander Cornwell Near Tyre, LEBANON/TEL AVIV, March 22 (Reuters) - Israel struck a main bridge linking Lebanon's south to the rest of the country on Sunday aft...
Mar 22, 2026
Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum
By Maayan Lubell, Alexander Cornwell and Idrees Ali TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it would strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbours in retal...
Mar 22, 2026
Projectile hits vessel off UAE's Sharjah, UKMTO says
CAIRO, March 22 (Reuters) - An unknown projectile struck a vessel 15 nautical miles north of the United Arab Emirates' Sharjah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said early on Sunda...
Mar 22, 2026
Britain sees no evidence that Iran is targeting Europe with missiles
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - British cabinet minister Steve Reed said on Sunday that there was no assessment that backed claims Iran is planning to strike Europe with ballistic missiles, or that it ev...
Mar 22, 2026
Russia says it downed Ukrainian drones near Bashkortostan refineries
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russian air defences thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Ufa in Bashkortostan region, regional governor Radiy Khabirov said. Ukrainian drones were shot down n...
Mar 22, 2026
Seven killed in Qatar helicopter crash due to technical malfunction, Qatari and Turkish authorities say
CAIRO, March 22 (Reuters) - Seven people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Qatar's territorial waters, Qatar and Turkey said on Sunday. The Qatari and Turkish defence ministries said the helic...
Mar 22, 2026
Iran says Hormuz open to all but ‘enemy-linked’ ships
DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran's representative to the U...
Mar 22, 2026
