Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines 'adventurous actions' could cause incidents, China coast guard says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's coast guard urged the Philippines on Thursday to stop sending missions to resupply a vessel near a contested shoal in the South China Sea, warning that such "adventurous ac...
Aug 29, 2024
Captain of Mike Lynch's yacht leaves Sicily on private jet
ROME (Reuters) - The captain of Mike Lynch's yacht flew out of Palermo on Thursday, 10 days after the British tech tycoon and six other people were killed when the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily....
Aug 29, 2024
Exclusive-Egypt's Sisi ordered huge wheat purchase fearing new supply crisis, sources say
By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed Ezz and Sarah El Safty CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Egypt's biggest ever wheat tender, nearly 20 times its usual size, stemmed from food security concerns sparked by an int...
Aug 29, 2024
More than 1,000 killed in Bangladesh violence since July, health ministry chief says
DHAKA (Reuters) - Violence that erupted in Bangladesh during last month's anti-government protests killed more than 1,000 people, the interim health ministry chief said on Thursday, making it the bloo...
Aug 29, 2024
EU's Red Sea mission says still no oil spill from tanker hit by Houthis
ATHENS (Reuters) - The EU's Red Sea naval mission Aspides said on Thursday that no oil spill has been detected on the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea, despite 'multiple fires' which ha...
Aug 29, 2024
Ukrainian F-16 jet destroyed in crash on Monday, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - A Ukrainian F-16 jet was destroyed in a crash on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported citing a U.S. official. The official said it looked like the incident had not been caused by enemy...
Aug 29, 2024
Relatives of Israeli hostages try to cross into Gaza
KIBBUTZ NIRIM, Israel (Reuters) - Families of Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip protested near the border on Thursday, demanding a deal to secure their release and at one point made a dash...
Aug 29, 2024
Macron, Starmer pledge deeper ties between France and Britain
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Thursday to deepen ties with Britain over defence, security, migration and energy after a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Pari...
Aug 29, 2024
Egypt eyes shift from commodity subsidies to cash payments by July 2025, PM says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt could begin transitioning from subsidising essential commodities to providing direct cash assistance to its poorest citizens as early as the next fiscal year (July to June), Pr...
Aug 29, 2024
Ukraine's top commander says fighting on Pokrovsk front 'exceptionally tough'
(Reuters) - Ukraine's top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Thursday he spent several days on the eastern Pokrovsk front and described fighting there as "exceptionally tough". Russia has been pressi...
Aug 29, 2024
