Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Greek farmers block borders, airport and roads in protest at delayed EU funds
By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Protesting Greek farmers closed an airport on the island of Crete, blocked roads and border crossings and hurled rocks at police duri...
Dec 08, 2025
Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast
By Kantaro Komiya and Mariko Katsumura TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and...
Dec 08, 2025
Congo President Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of violating peace deal
KINSHASA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said in a speech to lawmakers on Monday that Rwanda is already violating its commitments under a peace deal mediated by Washington, und...
Dec 08, 2025
Nigeria dispatches jets, troops to quash Benin coup bid
By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Robbie Corey-Boulet LAGOS, Dec 8 - Nigerian fighter jets and ground troops moved on Monday to help restore order after a foiled coup attempt in Benin, aiming to head off a po...
Dec 08, 2025
White supremacy notion threatens South Africa's sovereignty, president says
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Ideas of white racial superiority are a threat to South Africa's post-apartheid unity, its sovereignty and its diplomatic relations, President Cyril Ramaph...
Dec 08, 2025
India seeks assurance from Beijing that it won't target Indians in transit through China
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - India said on Monday it expects China to provide assurances that Indian nationals transiting through Chinese airports will not be "selectively targeted, arbitrarily detain...
Dec 08, 2025
Nigerian government rescues 100 schoolchildren kidnapped from Catholic school, Christian association official says
(Refiles to fix story links in paragraph 3) By Ahmed Kingimi ABUJA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria's government has rescued 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month from St. Mary's Catholic School i...
Dec 08, 2025
Mother of last Gaza hostage says Israel won't heal until he's back
By Michal Yaakov Itzaki and Rami Amichay MEITAR, Israel, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The mother of the last hostage in Gaza says Israel will not heal until he or his remains are brought home, and that the next ...
Dec 08, 2025
China-made rocket among triggers for Thai airstrikes into Cambodia
By Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Thailand's airstrikes on Monday targeted Cambodian military facilities housing long-range artillery, after surveillance signalled that rockets, including ...
Dec 08, 2025
Sudan's paramilitary RSF says it took control of strategic Heglig oilfield
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday it had taken control of the strategic Heglig oilfield in the South Kordofan province. Heglig, which lies along Sudan's ...
Dec 08, 2025
