Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hamas leader says group's response to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal 'consistent' with principles of Biden's plan
CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas Qatar-based leader Ismail Haniyeh said the group's response to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal is consistent with the principles put forward by U.S. President Joe Biden's pl...
Jun 16, 2024
US Naval forces rescue crew from Greek-owned ship struck by Houthis in Red Sea
CAIRO (Reuters) - The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) said on Sunday that it had rescued the crew from the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier M/V Tutor that was attacked by Yemen's...
Jun 16, 2024
Prisoners take two employees hostage in Russia's detention centre
(Reuters) - Prisoners at a pre-trial detention centre in Russia's southern region of Rostov took two employees hostage, the Federal Penitentiary Service said on Sunday. "The institution operates as us...
Jun 16, 2024
Olympics-Kipyegon targets double gold in Paris
(Reuters) - Double Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon said she is looking forward to a bright summer in Paris, where she will chase two gold medals, after winning the 1500m and 5000m at the Kenyan Olympi...
Jun 16, 2024
Wu-Tang Clan's 'very special' album played at Australian museum
SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan's one-of-a-kind album "Once Upon A Time in Shaolin" began playing at an Australian museum on Saturday, organisers said, with fans in attendance descr...
Jun 16, 2024
Saudi Arabia inflation unchanged at 1.6% in May
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's annual inflation rate held at 1.6% in May, the same as the previous month, government data showed on Sunday, while on a month-on-month basis, prices increased 0.2% in ...
Jun 16, 2024
Flooding hits China's south, temperatures sizzle elsewhere
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's National Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued an alert for high temperatures as multiple regions across the country experience sweltering heat, while many southern prov...
Jun 16, 2024
Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear programme escalation
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran called upon the Group of Seven on Sunday to distance itself from "destructive policies of the past", the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said, referring to ...
Jun 16, 2024
Two explosions near vessel off Yemen's coast, UK maritime office says
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday a vessel 40 nautical miles south of al Mukha in Yemen had reported two explosions nearby, adding that the vessel a...
Jun 16, 2024
Israeli military announces tactical pauses in Gaza for aid supplies
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Sunday it would hold daily tactical pauses in military activity in parts of southern Gaza to allow more aid to flow into the enclave, where internati...
Jun 16, 2024
