Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Saudis open airspace to more flights serving Israel
By Alexander Cornwell and Dan Williams DUBAI (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific and Air Seychelles have overflown Saudi Arabia for Israel flights for the first time, aviation data showed on Thursday, after Ri...
Aug 04, 2022
Russia summons Norwegian ambassador after ‘Russophobic’ comments
(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry summoned Norway's ambassador to Moscow on Thursday in protest at what it called the Norwegian consul in Murmansk's "offensive Russophobic comments". Footage on Ru...
Aug 04, 2022
Japan protests after Chinese missiles land in its exclusive economic zone
TOKYO (Reuters) - Five ballistic missiles fired by China appear to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Japanese defence minister Nobuo Kishi said on Thursday, part of military exerci...
Aug 04, 2022
Basketball star Griner’s lawyer says some of her case files were drawn up in violation of law
(Reuters) - Alexander Boikov, a lawyer of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who is awaiting sentencing on drugs charges in Russia, said on Thursday during closing arguments in her trial that some ...
Aug 04, 2022
Brittney Griner’s lawyers ask Russian court to acquit her
(Reuters) - The defence team of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner asked a Russian court to acquit her of drug charges on Thursday that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. A Russian...
Aug 04, 2022
African monkeypox cases not concentrated among gay men, experts say
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Monkeypox outbreaks in Africa are not concentrated among gay men, unlike in other parts of the world, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa CDC said ...
Aug 04, 2022
Cathay Pacific avoiding designated airspace zones around Taiwan
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Thursday its flights are currently not flying through designated airspace zones around Taiwan. "This may potentially lead to more flyin...
Aug 04, 2022
Pope Francis, slowing down as he ages, appoints personal medical assistant
By Philip Pullella (Reuters) - Pope Francis has appointed a nurse from the Vatican's health services to be his "personal medical assistant", the Vatican said on Thursday, in an indication that the pon...
Aug 04, 2022
U.N. experts say Rwanda has intervened militarily in eastern Congo
DAKAR (Reuters) - A United Nations Group of Experts said it had "solid evidence" that Rwandan troops conducted military operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between Nov. 2021 and July 20...
Aug 04, 2022
Taiwan will not shirk from defending its territory – presidential office
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will not shirk from defending its territory, in the face of heightened military threats from China, the island's presidential office said in a post on its official Facebook a...
Aug 04, 2022
