Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
China executes 11 criminals linked to Myanmar-based gangs
BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - China executed 11 criminals from gangs based in northern Myanmar that included key members of telecom fraud groups, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. The 11 were s...
Jan 29, 2026
Vietnam, EU elevate diplomatic ties as international order "is under threat"
HANOI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Vietnam and the European Union said on Thursday they elevated diplomatic relations, as both sides seek to expand international partnerships amid global disruptions. The large...
Jan 28, 2026
Exclusive-ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with 'agitators' in new orders
By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - ICE officers in Minnesota were directed on Wednesday to avoid engaging with "agitators" as they carry out President Donald Trump's immig...
Jan 28, 2026
South Korea industry minister arrives in Washington to discuss tariff warning, Yonhap says
SEOUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan arrived in Washington on Thursday and said he would meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to clarify Seoul's position on a...
Jan 28, 2026
Japan braces for more heavy snowstorms as midwinter election nears
By Mariko Katsumura TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Northern and western parts of Japan face more heavy snowstorms later this week, the weather agency said on Thursday, as lawmakers campaign in the first wi...
Jan 28, 2026
Philippines hosts ASEAN foreign minister retreat to tackle regional issues
CEBU, Philippines Jan 29 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia began a meeting on Thursday to tackle key issues in the region, including tensions in the South China Sea, an escalating civi...
Jan 28, 2026
Starmer, Xi signal reset in China-UK ties, eye economic wins
By Andrew MacAskill BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he wanted to build a "sophisticated relationship" with Beijing to...
Jan 28, 2026
Trump weighs Iran strikes to inspire renewed protests, sources say
By Samia Nakhoul, Humeyra Pamuk, Rami Ayyub and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces an...
Jan 28, 2026
Sustained gunfire, loud blasts heard in Niger's capital
NIAMEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Sustained gunfire and loud blasts were heard early on Thursday near Niamey International Airport in Niger, according to a Reuters witness. The heavy gunfire, which began nea...
Jan 28, 2026
US says Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years in Iran-backed plot to kill dissident
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for taking part in what prosecutors called a failed Iran-backed murder-for-hire plot ag...
Jan 28, 2026
