Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Explainer-Swiss to vote on proposal to cap the population
By Ariane Luthi ZURICH, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Switzerland will vote on capping its population at 10 million until 2050, a proposal that speaks to widespread concerns about high immigration but risks depr...
Feb 12, 2026
U.S. judge rejects BBC's stay application in Trump defamation case
LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected the BBC's application to stay discovery in the $10 billion lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump over its editing of a speech that made it...
Feb 12, 2026
UN to launch reconnaissance flights to support eastern Congo ceasefire
Feb 12 (Reuters) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo will send reconnaissance flights to the eastern city of Uvira as part of preparations to help monitor a ceasefire between...
Feb 12, 2026
Argentina Senate passes Milei labor reform, advancing pro‑market overhaul
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Argentina's Senate approved President Javier Milei's flagship labor reform bill early on Thursday, marking a key advance for the libertarian leader's sweeping economic...
Feb 12, 2026
At Damascus book fair, Islamist titles and Kurdish culture echo big shifts
DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Owning a copy of Sayyid Qutb's "Milestones" could land you in jail or worse in Syria when the Assads ruled. But at a Damascus book fair this month, the title by the radica...
Feb 12, 2026
Pakistan PM to attend Trump peace board's first meeting, says foreign office
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" next week in Washington, the country's foreign of...
Feb 12, 2026
Israel indicts reservist, civilian over betting on military operations
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - An Israeli citizen and reserve soldier were indicted on suspicion they used classified information to place bets on military operations using the Polymar...
Feb 12, 2026
Saudi Arabia appoints new investment minister to bolster Vision 2030 delivery
By Rachna Uppal and Federico Maccioni DUBAI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia appointed a senior executive at its sovereign wealth fund, Fahd bin Abduljalil bin Ali al Saif, as its new investment minis...
Feb 12, 2026
Norwegian police search homes of ex-PM Jagland in Epstein probe
OSLO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Norwegian police searched the homes of former prime minister Thorbjoern Jagland on Thursday, his lawyer and police said, as part of an ongoing investigation into ties between ...
Feb 12, 2026
Movies can change the world, but not politically, says Berlin Film Festival juror Wim Wenders
By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German director Wim Wenders said on Thursday filmmakers must stay out of politics and focus on changing how people think, at the start of the Berlin Film F...
Feb 12, 2026
