Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Explainer-What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Smartphones and social media have transformed journalism by producing a torrent of photos and videos of almost anything that happens where people are present, from holidays to hurri...
Aug 28, 2026
Serbia's Vucic raps 'uncivilised' UN court over handling of Mladic death
BELGRADE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused a U.N. war crimes court on Friday of "uncivilised behaviour" for not letting former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic die...
Aug 28, 2026
Ethiopia reinstates accreditation of Reuters journalists after six-month suspension
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has reinstated accreditation for three Addis Ababa-based journalists from Reuters after a six-month suspension, the regulator said o...
Aug 28, 2026
Ransomware group says it stole Berlin data, offers it for auction
By Maria Martinez and AJ Vicens BERLIN, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A ransomware group said on Friday it was putting up for auction a trove of data it stole from Berlin state agencies, and city officials refus...
Aug 28, 2026
US hits Egyptian bank branches with Iran sanctions as war marks six months
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed Iran-related sanctions on an Egyptian bank on Friday, part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's campaign to incre...
Aug 28, 2026
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights but didn't constitute genocide, experts find
By Stine Jacobsen and Tim Barsoe COPENHAGEN/NUUK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A campaign of forced contraception in Greenland that ran primarily in the 1960s and 1970s violated women's human rights but did not...
Aug 28, 2026
Senior Ukrainian official expects 'technical talks' on Russia's war soon
KYIV, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine's top presidential adviser said on Friday that technical talks on Russia's war would likely take place in the near future but added that he did not expect any swift ag...
Aug 28, 2026
Vietnam demands end to activity in Paracels after report of Chinese construction
HANOI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Vietnam said on Friday it strongly opposed all foreign activities in the Paracels archipelago in the disputed South China Sea, following a report earlier this week of new Chi...
Aug 28, 2026
UN refugee agency scales back posts and budget for 2027, documents show
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency has scaled back its budget by 16% and lowered its official headcount by around 3,500 as it adapts to new financial constraints at a tim...
Aug 28, 2026
Syrian president names former commander of Kurdish-led force as adviser
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between...
Aug 28, 2026
