Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
In modern Netherlands, one local keeps traditional Dutch dress alive
(Refile to update byline) By Hilde Verweij and Charlotte Van Campenhout VOLENDAM, Netherlands, March 13 (Reuters) - The Volendam women's costume, with its high pointed bonnet (hul), is one of the most...
Mar 13, 2026
Israeli evacuation orders affect 14% of Lebanon, NGO says
By Emma Farge GENEVA, March 13 (Reuters) - Over an eighth of Lebanon's territory is under Israeli orders for people to leave their homes, an aid group said on Friday, while the United Nations peacekee...
Mar 13, 2026
Uruguayan alleged cartel leader Marset arrested in Bolivia
ASUNCION/MONTEVIDEO, March 13 (Reuters) - Uruguayan alleged drug trafficker Sebastian Marset was arrested in Bolivia, the head of Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat said in a local radio interv...
Mar 13, 2026
Algerian army kills four militants in counter-terrorism operation
TUNIS, March 13 (Reuters) - Algerian army units killed four armed militants during a counterterrorism operation in the northeastern region of Tebessa, the defence ministry said on Friday. The troops r...
Mar 13, 2026
Incumbent Sassou favoured in Congo Republic ballot amid rights concerns
By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR/BRAZZAVILLE, March 13 (Reuters) - The Republic of Congo heads to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election expected to keep longtime ruler Denis Sassou Nguesso in power,...
Mar 13, 2026
Trump tells Fox News US would escort ships in Strait of Hormuz 'if needed'
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the United States would escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz if needed, adding in a Fox News interview that aired on Friday that the...
Mar 13, 2026
Explainer-Why haven’t the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, stepped into the war?
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, March 13 (Reuters) - Iran's Shi'ite allies in Lebanon and Iraq have joined the war in the region unleashed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran. But Yemen's Houthi rebels, he...
Mar 13, 2026
Mexico's heartthrob security minister now available as miniature doll, shirtless or dressed as Batman
By Lizbeth Diaz, Diego Delgado and Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, March 13 (Reuters) - Mexico's Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch in real life wears a suit, but he can also now be found in Mexican mar...
Mar 13, 2026
Brazil's jailed ex-president Bolsonaro taken to hospital after feeling ill
SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro was taken to hospital early on Friday after waking up with chills and vomiting, his son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, s...
Mar 13, 2026
Rosatom boss warns of 'increased military risks' around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
MOSCOW, March 13 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom warned on Friday of "increased military risks" around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant due to intensifying...
Mar 13, 2026
