Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Nigerian police bolster security in capital Abuja with more manpower
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's police has deployed additional manpower around Abuja to bolster security of "critical national assets and vulnerable facilities," its spokesperson said on Tuesday, days aft...
Aug 02, 2022
Israel’s Herzog orders investigation of alleged sex abuse of prison guards
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Tuesday for an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of female guards by prisoners at a maximum security prison with the encoura...
Aug 02, 2022
Taiwan’s defence ministry: China aims to threaten key ports and cities with drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said late on Tuesday that China was attempting to threaten key ports and cities by announcing drills around the island in the coming days. The defence mini...
Aug 02, 2022
Analysis-Crisis in Iraq tests its stability and Iran’s sway
By John Davison and Tom Perry BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A power struggle in Iraq between the Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and rivals aligned with Iran is testing Tehran's ability to stave off a conflict t...
Aug 02, 2022
‘Good words’ not enough, IAEA hopes for transparency from Iran
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday "good words" from Iran are not enough to satisfy international inspectors and he hopes Tehran is ready to be transparent...
Aug 02, 2022
Ukraine has recaptured 53 settlements in Russian-occupied Kherson region – governor
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has recaptured 53 settlements in the mostly Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson since the start of Moscow's invasion, the regional governor said on Tuesday. Russia cap...
Aug 02, 2022
U.S. targets MMK, Putin associate -Treasury website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has issued a fresh round of sanctions on Russia, including against metals company MMK as well as a reported associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, acco...
Aug 02, 2022
Attacks on Taiwan websites likely work of Chinese ‘hacktivists’ – researchers
By Yimou Lee and Christopher Bing TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Digital attacks against Taiwanese government websites ahead of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Tapei on ...
Aug 02, 2022
Zawahiri’s militant path surprised neighbours in Cairo suburb
By Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, seemed harmless to neighbours when he was a young man growing up in a leafy Cairo...
Aug 02, 2022
China to launch ‘targeted military operations’ due to Pelosi visit
(Adds dropped letter in Eastern, graf 3.) BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch "targeted military operations" in response to U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's ...
Aug 02, 2022
