Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
France bans planned gathering of Muslims in Paris area, citing security risk
PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - France banned a gathering of Muslims that was planned in the Paris area for the coming days, due to it representing a security risk, the country's top police officer said on...
Apr 02, 2026
Cubans take to bikes and electric tricycles to protest US sanctions
By Ayose Naranjo HAVANA, April 2 (Reuters) - Cuban activists paraded on Thursday on bikes and electric tricycles along Havana's waterfront Malecon boulevard, accompanied by Cuban President Miguel Diaz...
Apr 02, 2026
Vance to visit Hungary, meet with Orban next week ahead of election
By Christian Martinez LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Hungary and hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orban from April 7-8, the White House anno...
Apr 02, 2026
Washing priests' feet, Pope Leo urges Catholics to aid the oppressed
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) - Pope Leo washed the feet of 12 priests on Thursday as part of a special ritual before Easter and said the action, emulating a gesture of humility by...
Apr 02, 2026
Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Shalaby CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas has told mediators it will not discuss giving up arms without guarantees that Israel will fully quit ...
Apr 02, 2026
China calls for promoting Middle East ceasefire in talks with EU, Germany
BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - China on Thursday repeated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in conversations with Western counterparts, widening its ...
Apr 02, 2026
Descendant of key figure in 1898 citizenship case hopes for the best from US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - While many Americans are following the U.S. Supreme Court case involving President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship, Norman Wong is doing so with ...
Apr 02, 2026
Russian court convicts German sculptor in absentia for depicting Putin and patriarch in sex act
By Anna Peverieri April 2 (Reuters) - German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill engaging in a sex act...
Apr 02, 2026
Medical needs surging in Iran and supplies under threat, Red Cross warns
(Fixes typo in paragraph 19 with no changes to the rest of the text) By Emma Farge GENEVA, April 2 (Reuters) - Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially, and stocks of trauma kits and o...
Apr 02, 2026
Six Ukrainian children to be returned from Russia and reunited with families, US says
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Six Ukrainian children will be returned from Russia to their families in Ukraine, the White House said on Thursday, citing efforts by first lady Melania Trump to expedi...
Apr 02, 2026
