Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Mexico open to hosting Iran's World Cup games, president says
MEXICO CITY, March 17 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday that her country would have no problem hosting Iran's matches in the 2026 World Cup, if soccer governing body FIFA...
Mar 17, 2026
Somalia's South West state says it has severed ties with the federal government
MOGADISHU, March 17 (Reuters) - Somalia's South West state said on Tuesday it was suspending all cooperation and relations with the government in Mogadishu, the latest sign of strain in the Horn of Af...
Mar 17, 2026
Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo's Lumumba
By Inti Landauro BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - A Brussels court on Tuesday ordered a former high-profile Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime min...
Mar 17, 2026
Netherlands probing if Rotterdam synagogue attack has Iran link, minister says
AMSTERDAM, March 17 (Reuters) - The Netherlands is investigating whether Iran was involved in the attack on a Rotterdam synagogue on Friday, Justice Minister David van Weel has said, adding that the s...
Mar 17, 2026
Chad to gradually replace Kenyan force in Haiti through October, Dominican Republic says
SANTO DOMINGO, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force - an international mobilization intended to help Haiti's police fight powerful armed gangs in the Caribbean country - should ...
Mar 17, 2026
Russia says it supports Cuba after Trump says he will 'take' the Communist republic
MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russia said it had unwavering solidarity with Cuba on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected to have the honour of "taking Cuba" and that "I can do an...
Mar 17, 2026
Top US security official quits, says Iran did not pose immediate threat
(Corrects quote in paragraph 3 to add the word 'American' to 'Israel's powerful American lobby') By Erin Banco and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A top security official in U.S. Preside...
Mar 17, 2026
Israeli strike kills three people in Gaza as Iran war strains truce
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, March 17 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least three people including a child in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health authorities said, the latest violence je...
Mar 17, 2026
Syrian authorities ban alcohol in Damascus
By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, March 17 (Reuters) - Syrian authorities have banned alcohol from restaurants and bars in Damascus, one of the clearest moves yet by the Islamist-led government towards enfor...
Mar 17, 2026
Italy dance gala bans Russian ballerina, irking League party
ROME, March 17 (Reuters) - Celebrated Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova has been excluded from a dance gala beginning in Rome this month, organisers said, in the latest political dispute over the p...
Mar 17, 2026
