Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Israel’s Lapid: from heart-throb to the hot seat
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - As a TV star and newspaper columnist, Yair Lapid titled his weekly commentary "Being Israeli" - a rhapsody about the politically centrist middle-class that he saw...
Jun 30, 2022
Pope implicitly accuses Russia of aggression, imperialism in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Thursday implicitly accused Russia of "armed conquest, expansionism and imperialism" in Ukraine, calling the conflict a "cruel and senseless war of aggression"....
Jun 30, 2022
Girls’ education raised at Taliban’s first national gathering since takeover
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) - At least one participant at a gathering organised by the Taliban of 3,000 male religious and ethnic leaders from across Afghanistan called on Thursday for hig...
Jun 30, 2022
Britain launches assessment of Scottish government funding
LONDON (Reuters) - The British and Scottish governments has commissioned an independent assessment into how funding for Scotland's devolved government is calculated, as part of a broader review of Sco...
Jun 30, 2022
Russia to open trial against U.S. basketball star Griner
(Reuters) - U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russia on Friday on drug charges that could see her face up to 10 years in jail, in a case that highlights the already fraught relat...
Jun 30, 2022
Seven dead, 55 feared dead in massive eastern Indian landslide
By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI,India (Reuters) - At least seven people have died and another 55 are feared to have been killed after a massive landslide in a remote area of the north-eastern Indian state o...
Jun 30, 2022
Learn Ukraine lessons and apply them to Taiwan, says UK foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) - The West must learn from its mistakes in failing to deter Russia's invasion of Ukraine and apply those lessons to Taiwan to "protect peace and stability in the Taiwan strait", Briti...
Jun 30, 2022
Russian defence ministry says its forces destroyed command centre near Dnipro
(Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday its forces had destroyed a Ukrainian military control centre near the city of Dnipro in a missile strike on Tuesday. Alongside other regions of U...
Jun 30, 2022
First cargo ship leaves Ukraine’s occupied port of Berdyansk – official
(Reuters) - A first cargo ship has left the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, a local official said on Thursday, after Russia said the port had been de-mined and was ready to resume grain ...
Jun 30, 2022
Russian forces withdraw from Black Sea’s strategic Snake Island
KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces have withdrawn from Ukraine's Snake Island, a strategic outpost in the Black Sea, Russia's defence ministry and Ukraine's president's office said on Thursday. "KABOOM! N...
Jun 30, 2022
