Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Iran war promises green edge for Asia as plastic packaging runs short
By Minwoo Park, Kaori Kaneko and John Geddie SEOUL/TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - An 'eco-friendly' range of paper tubes and pouches touted by Yonwoo, a South Korean maker of packaging for cosmetics, has...
Apr 14, 2026
Canada, UK, Australia and Japan call for 'urgent end to hostilities in Lebanon'
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan and six other countries condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon on Tuesday while calling "for an urgent...
Apr 14, 2026
US alleges well-known Mexican human rights activist works for drug cartel
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a well-known human rights activist in Mexico who has for years levied charges of human rights abuses against ...
Apr 14, 2026
US destroyer interdicts two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran, official says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. destroyer interdicted two oil tankers attempting to leave Iran on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump's blockade wen...
Apr 14, 2026
Female Iranian student arrives in Iran after release in France, state TV reports
April 15 (Reuters) - Iranian student Mahdieh Esfandiari arrived in Iran after being released in France, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday, after two French nationals facing security charges were ...
Apr 14, 2026
World Bank could provide up to $100 billion in funds for countries hit by war, Banga says
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The World Bank could mobilize $80 billion to $100 billion in funding over the next 15 months for countries hit hard by the war in the...
Apr 14, 2026
US military says strike in eastern Pacific kills four men
By Christian Martinez WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men. The strike comes a day after the ...
Apr 14, 2026
Erika Kirk withdraws from event with JD Vance over threats, VP says
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt April 14 (Reuters) - Erika Kirk, widow of slain activist Charlie Kirk, withdrew on Tuesday from a Turning Point USA event featuring U.S. Vice President JD Vance...
Apr 14, 2026
Vice President Vance says US-Iran mistrust cannot be solved overnight
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday there was a lot of mistrust between Washington and Tehran that cannot be resolved overnight but he added...
Apr 14, 2026
US Democrats will try, and try again, to rein in Trump's Iran war powers
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote as soon as Wednesday on the latest Democratic-led effort to rein in President Donald Trump's war powers, and party leade...
Apr 14, 2026
