Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Global fire outbreaks hit record high as 'unprecedented' heat extremes loom, scientists say
By David Stanway SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the norther...
May 11, 2026
New Israeli law sets military tribunal for Hamas October 7 militants
By Dedi Hayun JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian militants who took part in the October 7, 20...
May 11, 2026
Peace deal hopes fade after Trump rejects 'garbage' Iran counterproposal
By Nandita Bose and Nayera Abdallah WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Hopes for a peace deal on Iran faded on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" as Tehran r...
May 11, 2026
US top diplomat discusses Iran, Strait of Hormuz with UK and Australia
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts on Monday to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz...
May 11, 2026
Key events in ties between the United States, China and Taiwan
May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week for talks in Beijing certain to feature the issue of democratically-governed Taiwan, which China claim...
May 11, 2026
Los Angeles-area mayor to plead guilty to acting as Chinese propaganda agent
(Fixes spelling of Xi in paragraph 13) By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 11 (Reuters) - The mayor of Arcadia, California, a heavily Chinese-American suburb of Los Angeles, has agreed to plead guilty to...
May 11, 2026
Analysis-Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of wins
By Mei Mei Chu, Antoni Slodkowski and Trevor Hunnicutt BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - A year ago, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that towering trade tariffs would bring America's main economic riv...
May 11, 2026
Malaysia searches for 14 missing after migrant boat capsizes
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Reuters) - Malaysia's maritime agency has launched a search and rescue operation for 14 people missing after a boat believed to be carrying undocumented Indonesian migrants sank ...
May 11, 2026
Brazilian flotilla activist returns home, alleges torture during Israel detention
By Lais Morais SAO PAULO, May 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian activist Thiago Avila returned to Sao Paulo on Monday following his detention and deportation from Israel, where he alleged he was tortured and w...
May 11, 2026
Mexico keeps school calendar unchanged after backlash over World Cup plan
MEXICO CITY, May 11 (Reuters) - Mexico's education authorities agreed on Monday to keep the 2025-2026 school calendar unchanged, reversing a proposed early end to the academic year that had drawn crit...
May 11, 2026
