Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Taiwan's new president faces 'tough' time with China pressure, no parliament majority
By Yimou Lee, Sarah Wu and James Pomfret TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te could face a tough four years in office with no parliamentary majority, an opposition which wanted to ...
Jan 14, 2024
President Tshisekedi's ruling party leads in Congo legislative election
By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi's UDPS party won 66 seats in the December parliamentary election, placing it ahead of 44 other parties that...
Jan 13, 2024
Hundreds of firefighters battle Western Australia wildfire
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters on Sunday battled an out-of-control bushfire near Western Australia's capital Perth, prompting authorities to urge residents in the fire's path to flee. Mor...
Jan 13, 2024
China opposes Japan's congratulatory message to Taiwan president-elect
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Sunday that it "resolutely opposed" Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa's statement congratulating Taiwan's new president-elect Lai Ching-t...
Jan 13, 2024
World reactions to Taiwan election
(Reuters) -Following are reactions by some foreign leaders and other officials to the result of Saturday's election in Taiwan, won by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candi...
Jan 13, 2024
Three migrants drown at US border amid dispute between Texas and White House
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to the enter the U.S. from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border ...
Jan 13, 2024
Major events during 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas
(Reuters) - Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza for 100 days since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group ran amok in southern Israel, prompting a fierce Israeli military campaign in which a...
Jan 13, 2024
Explainer-What's the Israel-Palestinian conflict about and how did it start?
LONDON (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas have been waging war for 100 days since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group went on the rampage in southern Israel, triggering an Israeli military campaign i...
Jan 13, 2024
Denmark awaits new king, as Queen Margrethe to bow out
By Stine Jacobsen and Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Queen Margrethe II, Denmark's longest reigning monarch, is due to pass the throne to her first-born son Frederik on Sunday and tens of t...
Jan 13, 2024
Relatives recount Gaza deaths as protesters in Washington demand ceasefire
By Michael Martina and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Family members of Palestinians killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza shared grief-ridden stories with thousands of protesters who gat...
Jan 13, 2024
