Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Germany aims to confiscate property seized in Lebanon ex-central bank chief probe
BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - German prosecutors have applied to a court to confiscate some 35 million euros ($42 million) worth of property they had seized in a money laundering investigation into the f...
Jan 29, 2026
Spain's government defends rail investment record after deadly crashes
MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Spain's transport minister said on Thursday his government had ramped up spending in the railway network after years of underinvestment as he faced a grilling from senators ...
Jan 29, 2026
EU sanctions Iran's interior minister and prosecutor general
BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The European Union has sanctioned Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and Prosecutor General Mohammad Movahedi Azad, as well as Iman Afshari, a presiding judge, the C...
Jan 29, 2026
Afghanistan launches $100 million food security programme as crisis deepens
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Afghanistan will roll out a $100 million food security project, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it contends with a worsening hunger crisis dri...
Jan 29, 2026
Cree Nation community in Quebec on lockdown after fatal shooting
By Allison Lampert and David Ljunggren MONTREAL/ OTTAWA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Cree Nation of Mistissini in Quebec was on lockdown on Thursday following a shooting that police said left two people de...
Jan 29, 2026
Explainer-Five reasons why Japan's election is the most unpredictable in years
TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap lower house election on February 8, which analysts say is shaping as one of the most unpredictable contests in years. ...
Jan 29, 2026
Germany's Merz: remains to be seen whether FCAS will yield joint aircraft
BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that the French-German-Spanish FCAS warplane programme was sure to yield joint defence systems, but it remained to be seen ...
Jan 29, 2026
Trump's border czar says cooperation with local leaders can lead to ICE drawdown
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said on Thursday that agreements with state and local officials could lead to an ICE drawdown. "This is common sense coop...
Jan 29, 2026
Russia investigates care home deaths in new Siberian health scandal
By Lucy Papachristou Jan 29 (Reuters) - A criminal investigation into patient deaths at a neuropsychiatric care home in Siberia has found that staff failed in their duties, Russian authorities said on...
Jan 29, 2026
UK and 23 other OSCE members launch probe into Georgia rights concerns
LONDON, Jan 29 - Britain, Canada, Germany and 21 other OSCE members on Thursday said they would launch an expert mission to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia. In a joint stat...
Jan 29, 2026
