Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Spring came early: February likely warmest on record amid climate change
By Jake Spring (Reuters) - The world likely notched its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Putin's address to Russia's parliament
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state-of-the-nation address on Thursday to Russia's elite, updating them on the war in Ukraine, its nuclear capabilities, and its relati...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Over 30,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's military offensive in Gaza since Oct.7, Gaza health ministry says
(Reuters) - At least 30,035 Palestinians have been killed and 70,457 wounded in Israel's military offensive in Gaza since Oct. 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Thursday. (Reporting b...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Poland detains Russian citizen accused of being member of Islamic State
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has detained a Russian citizen accused of being a member of Islamic State (IS), the National Prosecutor's Office said in a statement on Thurs...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Erdogan's government seeks way to curb Turkey's top court- sources
By Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan's government is seeking ways to curb the influence of Turkey's Constitutional Court, prompted by its rulings to free a jailed opposition ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Australian scientists help the homeless beat heatwaves with mobile cooling hubs
By Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) - As Australia's scorching summer heat intensifies, a team of researchers has launched an initiative to protect one of the country's most vulnerable demographics: the ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Pakistan's newly elected assembly meets amid pro-Imran Khan protests
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's newly elected lower house of parliament met for the first time on Thursday with freshly elected members taking oaths amid protests on the floor of the house by support...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
Three people killed in Swedish train accident
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Three people were killed in a train accident late on Wednesday in the Swedish town of Orebro, police said on Thursday. Police said they had identified two of the victims, a man a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024
China slams foreign criticism of upcoming Hong Kong's Article 23 national security law
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - China on Thursday criticised British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and other foreign politicians for "smearing" an upcoming Hong Kong security ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 29, 2024

