Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jamaica declares southern state of emergency after Sunday night killings
KINGSTON (Reuters) -Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation's southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun...
Aug 14, 2024
Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmer
By Steven Scheer and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on ...
Aug 14, 2024
Russian lawmaker Butina says the West is 'poking the bear' with Ukraine incursion
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmaker Maria Butina on Wednesday said that the West was involved in the Ukrainian incursion into sovereign Russian territory and was thus "poking the bear" in a dangerous ...
Aug 14, 2024
Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 26, 39 missing
KAMPALA (Reuters) - The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala last week has risen to 26, while 39 people remain missing, police said on Wednesday. Late on Frid...
Aug 14, 2024
French athlete who took part in Olympics suspended for past posts on X
PARIS (Reuters) - French 400-meter runner Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, who took part in the Paris Olympics, has been suspended by the French Athletics Federation after an X account dug up hate speech pos...
Aug 14, 2024
Sudan's SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory
DUBAI (Reuters) - A rebel group controlling Sudan's Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local population was experiencing a hunger catastrophe. The Sudan People's Li...
Aug 14, 2024
Brazil's Lula nods to 'long-term partnership' with China
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that he will discuss a "long-term strategic partnership" with China when he meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping...
Aug 14, 2024
UCLA must protect Jewish students' access to campus, judge rules
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The University of California in Los Angeles cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing campus buildings, classes and services, a federal j...
Aug 14, 2024
UAW union launches pro-Harris campaign to mobilize workers across US
By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers is launching a U.S-wide effort to mobilize its one million active and retired workers to vote for Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election, it sa...
Aug 14, 2024
Mexico to send US diplomatic note over donations to Mexican civil groups
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a morning press conference on Wednesday that he would send a diplomatic note to the United States over what he called interfe...
Aug 14, 2024
