Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Republican Senator Cassidy loses re-election to Trump retribution campaign
By David Morgan May 16 (Reuters) - Two-term Republican U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy lost his bid for re-election in Louisiana's primary on Saturday, as Trump-backed challenger Julia Letlow and state Trea...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
The 'ninjas' who swap out Eurovision Song Contest sets in 48 seconds
By Lisa Leutner VIENNA, May 16 (Reuters) - You will barely notice them on television, but a small band of stage hands nicknamed "ninjas" at the Eurovision Song Contest perform a feat as impressive as ...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Russia says it took control of two villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, RIA reports
MOSCOW, May 16 (Reuters) - Russian troops have taken control of the settlements of Borova and Kutkivka in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the RIA state news agency reported on Saturday, citing the Defence M...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Sierra Leone to take in hundreds of West Africans deported by US, minister says
By Umaru Fofana and Robbie Corey-Boulet FREETOWN, May 16 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West African migrants who are being deported by the United States, its foreign minis...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Israel's military says Gaza strike kills Hamas armed wing leader Haddad
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas' military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous day, the most senior Hamas offic...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, but no sign China will weigh in
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jana Choukeir ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, t...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Soccer-FIFA officials to meet Iranian FA to discuss World Cup on Saturday, says source
By Iain Axon May 16 (Reuters) - FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom will meet Iranian FA (FFIRI) officials in Istanbul on Saturday and offer "reassurance" over Iran's participation in the World C...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Man dies after shark bite off Western Australia coast
SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - A man attacked by a shark off Western Australia's coast on Saturday died of his injuries, police said, in what is the second fatal shark attack in Australia so far this year...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Analysis-Trump's geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
By Matt Spetalnick and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - During his first year back in office, U.S. President Donald Trump's blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on...
Thomson Reuters May 16, 2026
Bulgaria wins Eurovision Song Contest, Israel comes second again
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, May 16 (Reuters) - Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a final overshadowed by five countries' boycott over Gaza, claiming a dramatic ...
Thomson Reuters May 15, 2026



