Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US citizen put in 2-month pre-trial detention, Russian court says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has put U.S. citizen Joseph Tater in pre-trial detention until Oct. 14, the court said on Thursday. The American is accused of violence against a policeman, the cour...
Aug 15, 2024
UK foreign minister to visit Israel to prevent escalation in Middle East war, Sky reports
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister David Lammy is set to travel to Israel in an attempt to prevent an all-out war in the Middle East, Sky News reported on Thursday, citing a diplomatic source...
Aug 15, 2024
Colombia government says it will not unilaterally end ELN peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government will not unilaterally break peace talks with rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), its peace delegation said on Thursday. Vera Grabe, head of the gov...
Aug 15, 2024
Sweden confirms first case of mpox, also first outside Africa
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox on Thursday, which was also the first case outside Africa, a day after the WHO declared the disease a global public he...
Aug 15, 2024
Biden says he supports new election in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he backed a new election in Venezuela. Biden was speaking to reporters in the wake of Brazil urging a new vote two weeks after leader N...
Aug 15, 2024
Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after two d...
Aug 15, 2024
Factbox-India's struggles with high rape cases, low conviction rates
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata last week has brought women onto the streets across India, furious at persistently high levels of sexual violen...
Aug 15, 2024
Exclusive-Vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million in funds for mpox shots
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The global vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million to spend on getting shots to countries affected by an escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, its chief executive ...
Aug 15, 2024
Complications loom for US arms policy as Ukraine moves deeper into Russia
By Idrees Ali and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. so far deems Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region a protective move appropriate for Kyiv to use U.S. equipment, offic...
Aug 15, 2024
Indian rape and murder case shows doctors' vulnerability, medics say
By Subrata Nag Choudhary KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - The murder and rape of a trainee doctor as she took a rest during a long shift in a Kolkata hospital has highlighted the vulnerability of medics lef...
Aug 15, 2024
