Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Vatican names China's Hangzhou bishop via accord with Beijing
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has appointed Giuseppe Yang Yongqiang as bishop of Hangzhou, the capital of China's eastern province of Zhejiang, Vatican said on Saturday as it strives to streng...
Jun 22, 2024
Agricultural fire that killed 12 in southeast Turkey under control, media says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have brought under control an agricultural fire that killed 12 people and wounded 78 others in a region near the Turkish border with Syria and Iraq, local media ...
Jun 22, 2024
U.S. East Asia envoy says South China Sea situation deeply concerning
HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink on Saturday said the situation in the South China Sea is deeply concerning, and said China's re...
Jun 22, 2024
Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza, enclave's government media office says
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 42 people were killed in Israeli attacks on districts of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, the director of the Hamas-run government media office...
Jun 22, 2024
Russia says it hit Ukraine's energy facilities overnight
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia launched a large-scale overnight strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday. According to the ministry, Russia targete...
Jun 22, 2024
German economy minister says EU open for talks on China tariffs
By Maria Martinez SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck said during his visit to China on Saturday that the door of the European Union is open for discussions regarding EU tari...
Jun 22, 2024
Iran top court overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence, lawyer says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme court has overturned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi's death sentence on charges linked to the country's 2022-23 period of unrest, his lawyer wrote in a post on the X soc...
Jun 22, 2024
Vietnam govt says PM to pay working visit to China June 24-27
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay a working visit to China from June 24 to 27, and will attend a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) during his trip, the gover...
Jun 22, 2024
UK's Nigel Farage says the West provoked Putin's invasion of Ukraine
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, said the eastward of expansion of the European Union and NATO had provoked Russian President Vladi...
Jun 22, 2024
Trump to speak to Christian group, then court Black vote in Philadelphia
By Nathan Layne PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will speak on Saturday to an influential group of conservative Christian activists who advocate for restricting ...
Jun 22, 2024
