Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
South Africa says all states must stop funding Israel's military
By Anait Miridzhanian and Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -All states have an obligation to stop funding and facilitating Israel's military actions in Gaza after the World Court made clear those ...
Jan 31, 2024
US Treasury imposes sanctions on businesses owned by Sudanese warring parties
WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three companies linked to the warring parties in Sudan, the latest in a series of measures against Sudanese entities ai...
Jan 31, 2024
US receives thousands of reports of AI-generated child abuse content in growing risk
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - The U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) said it had received 4,700 reports last year about content generated by artificial intelligence that depi...
Jan 31, 2024
UN chief says UNRWA is 'backbone' of Gaza aid response
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday described the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as "the backbone of all humanitarian response ...
Jan 31, 2024
US city councils increasingly call for Israel-Gaza ceasefire, analysis shows
By Aurora Ellis (Reuters) - Some 70 U.S. cities have passed resolutions on the Israel-Gaza war with most calling for a ceasefire, a Reuters analysis of city data shows, placing more pressure on Presid...
Jan 31, 2024
NATO chief plays down concerns a Trump re-election would weaken alliance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday played down fears that a re-election of former U.S. President Donald Trump would weaken the defense alliance as it works to ...
Jan 31, 2024
Turkey, Ukraine sign document allowing Turkish firms to help Ukraine's post-war reconstruction
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and Ukraine signed an accord that will allow Turkish construction firms to take part in the reconstruction of Ukrainian infrastructure damaged amid Russia's invasion, the t...
Jan 31, 2024
Iceland builds defences for a future of increased volcanic activity
By Louise Rasmussen and Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Icelanders are working round-the-clock to build dykes the size of three-storey buildings to protect a vital power plant and homes from...
Jan 31, 2024
Farmers in Europe step up protests against rising costs, green rules
By Marco Trujillo and Philip Blenkinsop PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French and Belgian farmers set up dozens of blockades on highways and on access roads to a major container port on Wednesday to press...
Jan 31, 2024
Pakistan election candidate shot dead in tribal district - police
By Mushtaq Ali PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A national assembly candidate in Pakistan's election next week was shot and killed on Wednesday in the tribal district along Afghan border, police said, a...
Jan 31, 2024
