Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Russian forces kept up their bombardment of cities across Ukraine, with intense shelling of Sumy in the north, cluster bombs targeting Mykolaiv and a missile strike in Odesa in the south, ...
Jul 19, 2022
Britain says Russia struggles to sustain effective offensive combat
(Reuters) - British military intelligence said on Tuesday Russia has struggled to sustain effective offensive combat power since the start of its invasion of Ukraine and the problem is likely becoming...
Jul 19, 2022
Sri Lanka opposition leader Premadasa withdraws from race for president
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka opposition leader Sajith Premadasa withdrew on Tuesday from the race to become president of the island nation, in order to support a rival candidate. "For the greater g...
Jul 18, 2022
China’s Tianjin halts some businesses in fresh COVID curbs
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A handful of COVID-19 infections have forced the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin to shut many entertainment venues and some kindergartens and tutoring agencies, the ...
Jul 18, 2022
Sri Lankans to protest against Wickremesinghe’s bid for president
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan students and other groups planned to protest on Tuesday against Ranil Wickremesinghe's expected bid for president, as lawmakers gat...
Jul 18, 2022
Analysis: The 2.5 seconds that sealed Shinzo Abe’s fatal security lapses
By Satoshi Sugiyama, Sam Nussey and Ju-min Park NARA, Japan (Reuters) - Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a mi...
Jul 18, 2022
With Japan’s ex-PM Abe pale and lifeless, a doctor at the scene prayed for a miracle
By Ju-min Park and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - The moment he laid eyes on Shinzo Abe's ashen face, Shingo Nakaoka knew that any attempt to revive the former Japanese premier was likely to be in...
Jul 18, 2022
EU, China to hold trade dialogue amid simmering tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) - The European Union and China will hold a high-level economic and trade dialogue on Tuesday amidst tensions over a number of issues including the war in Ukraine, Xinjiang and an as ...
Jul 18, 2022
South Korea’s Yoon says ‘illegal’ shipyard strike cannot be tolerated, ‘waited long enough’
By Joyce Lee and Byungwook Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday condemned an "illegal" strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), raising the possibil...
Jul 18, 2022
Yellen says U.S. will impose harsh consequences on countries abusing global economic order
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that the United States will impose harsh consequences on those countries that abuse or break international economic order. "Econo...
Jul 18, 2022
