Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Shipping traffic through Hormuz remains muted with no US-Iran deal in sight, data shows
LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - At least seven ships - mainly dry bulk vessels - have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, in line with muted activity in recent days, shipping data showed o...
Apr 27, 2026
Russia summons German envoy over lawmaker's meeting with Chechen exile
MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the German ambassador over a meeting in Kyiv between a German lawmaker and a Chechen separatist who Moscow says le...
Apr 27, 2026
Philippines says no ban on Filipino seafarers in war-hit regions
MANILA, April 27 (Reuters) - Philippine shipowners and crewing agencies are still permitted to rotate Filipino seafarers into areas like the Persian Gulf, but all workers are free to refuse deployment...
Apr 27, 2026
Archaeologists use AI to generate image of Pompeii victim
ROME, April 27 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Italy's Pompeii have for the first time used artificial intelligence to reconstruct the appearance of one of the victims of the volcanic eruption that dest...
Apr 27, 2026
Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro neck and neck in second‑round poll
SAO PAULO, April 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are statistically tied in a simulated runoff for this year's presidential election, a BTG Pact...
Apr 27, 2026
Romania's largest party teams up with far-right opposition to topple pro-European coalition
BUCHAREST, April 27 (Reuters) - Romania's largest party in parliament, the Social Democrats, will team up with the hard-right opposition Alliance for Uniting Romanians in a bid to topple the pro-Europ...
Apr 27, 2026
Pope and first female Archbishop of Canterbury meet and pray together
By Joshua McElwee and Muvija M VATICAN CITY, April 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in w...
Apr 27, 2026
Polish nine-day charity stream breaks records to support kids with cancer
WARSAW, April 27 (Reuters) - A nine-day, non-stop live stream in Poland raised a record-breaking sum for charity, local media said on Monday, after donations totalling over 250 million zlotys ($69 mil...
Apr 27, 2026
EU extends sanctions against Myanmar by a year
BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday extended its sanctions against Myanmar until at least May 2027, in an effort to maintain pressure on the country's military rulers more than...
Apr 27, 2026
Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church's focus on sex
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo's four-nation Africa tour featured firm denunciations by the pontiff of despotism and war and also unprecedented attacks from U.S. Preside...
Apr 27, 2026
