Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Israel steps up strikes in central Beirut, killing 10, Lebanese authorities say
By Laila Bassam, Mohamed Azakir and Tom Perry BEIRUT, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel stepped up airstrikes in central Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building, ...
Mar 18, 2026
Explainer-How Trump's Hormuz push tests Japan's pacifist limits
By Tim Kelly TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's call for allies to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has revived questions about how far pacifist ...
Mar 18, 2026
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, Mizan reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to the judiciary's Mizan news agency, which identified him as Kurosh Keyvani. The man was found "guilty of providing Is...
Mar 17, 2026
Iraq resumes Kirkuk crude exports via Ceyhan after Baghdad-KRG deal
By Ahmed Rasheed, Yomna Ehab and Muayad Hameed BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Crude exports from Iraq's Kirkuk fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port have resumed via pipeline, North Oil Company said, after Ba...
Mar 17, 2026
Projectile hits near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, no damage or injuries reported
March 17 (Reuters) - A projectile hit an area near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Tuesday evening, however it caused no damage or injuries, Iran told the International Atomic Energy Agency. "Th...
Mar 17, 2026
Australia says Iranian projectile hits UAE airbase, all personnel safe
SYDNEY, March 18 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an Iranian projectile on Wednesday hit near its Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, and that all Australian def...
Mar 17, 2026
Russian forces take control of two more Ukrainian villages, defence ministry says
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russian troops have taken control of the village of Sopych in Ukraine's northern Sumy region and Kalenyky in the eastern Donetsk region, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesd...
Mar 17, 2026
Drone attack targets US embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard
March 18 (Reuters) - A drone attack targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and an explosion was heard in the area, security sources said early on Wednesday, a day after a series of strikes. Security sou...
Mar 17, 2026
Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024, says UN
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - About 4.9 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2024, according to new United Nations estimates, a sign progress to reduce child ...
Mar 17, 2026
Sexual abuse allegations made against late US labor icon Cesar Chavez
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior and abuse of young women or girls have emerged against iconic late labor organizer Cesar Chavez, and the ...
Mar 17, 2026
