Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz
By Kentaro Okasaka and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO/OSLO, April 3 (Reuters) - Three Omani-operated tankers, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed the Strait of Hormuz sin...
Apr 03, 2026
Trump seeks $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as active prison
By Nate Raymond April 3 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday sought $152 million to return the former Alcatraz prison island to active duty, following up on President Donald Trump's call last year to...
Apr 03, 2026
One US crew member rescued after fighter jet downed over Iran, Israeli media say
April 3 (Reuters) - One U.S. crew member was rescued after a U.S. fighter jet was downed over Iran, Israeli media said on Friday, citing Israeli officials. (Reporting by Hatem Maher; Editing by Andrew...
Apr 03, 2026
Congo in talks with US over third-country deportations, sources say
By Giulia Paravicini, Ange Kasongo and Clement Bonnerot KINSHASA, April 3 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo is in talks with the Trump administration about receiving deportees from other countr...
Apr 03, 2026
Putin holds call with Turkey's Erdogan to discuss Middle East
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said on Friday. Putin and Erdogan discussed the situation in the M...
Apr 03, 2026
US removes Russian national Mikhail Zadornov from sanctions list
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday removed sanctions against Mikhail Zadornov, a prominent Russian banker and former finance minister, according to the U.S. T...
Apr 03, 2026
US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search underway for crew member, US officials say
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. fighter jet was shot down over Iran and search-and-rescue efforts have so far recovered one of two crew members who ejected, a U.S...
Apr 03, 2026
Italy's Meloni visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE amid Gulf tensions, energy worries
By Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer ROME, April 3 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a previously unannounced trip that will also include meetings in...
Apr 03, 2026
Zelenskiy urges lawmakers to act as Ukraine funding hangs in balance
By Olena Harmash KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on lawmakers to pass key legislation next week to avert a funding crisis, help Ukraine fight the war against Russia, and...
Apr 03, 2026
Kazakhstan releases endangered saker falcons in Saudi-backed restoration drive
ALTYN-EMEL NATIONAL PARK, Kazakhstan, April 3 (Reuters) - With a loud thwack of their wings, the falcons took flight, quickly soaring high above the rocky desert landscape of Altyn-Emel National Park ...
Apr 03, 2026
