Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Vietnam adds hundreds of acres in South China Sea island-building
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Vietnam has expanded its island building in the South China Sea's disputed Spratly archipelago in the past year, adding 534 acres (216.1 hectares) of land, and has also b...
May 08, 2026
North Korean leader Kim calls ties with Russia top priority in Victory Day message to Putin
SEOUL, May 9 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday reaffirmed his country's commitment to its mutual defence treaty with Russia, in a message to President Vladimir Putin congratulati...
May 08, 2026
WHO reports six confirmed hantavirus cases tied to Spain-bound cruise
May 8 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday that eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, in a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with six confirmed cases an...
May 08, 2026
US imposes sanctions on companies it accuses of aiding Iran's weapons sector
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, over accusations they aid...
May 08, 2026
Russia's Lavrov tells UAE counterpart of need to support US-Iran talks
May 8 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday that U.S.-Iran talks needed to be supported to prevent a resumption of hostilities in the M...
May 08, 2026
Russia holds scaled-back WW2 victory parade as worries over war in Ukraine deepen
By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory f...
May 08, 2026
Colombia suspends arrest and extradition warrants for 29 Clan del Golfo leaders
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Colombia's government on Friday suspended arrest and extradition warrants against 29 leaders of the Clan del Golfo crime gang, the country's largest ille...
May 08, 2026
US revises UN resolution on Iran but China, Russia still expected to veto
May 8 (Reuters) - Washington has revised its proposed U.N. resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz but the changes are unlikely to avert Chinese and Russian vetoes, d...
May 08, 2026
Ukraine's Zelenskiy confirms US announcement of ceasefire, prisoner exchange
May 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday confirmed a three-day ceasefire had been arranged with Russia as part of U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to the more than four-year...
May 08, 2026
Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced on social media that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from May 9 until May 11 to...
May 08, 2026
