Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope's condition improving but will stay indoors to be on safe side - Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The health of Pope Francis, who is suffering from a lung inflammation, is improving but he will read his Sunday message indoors from his residence to be on the safe side, the ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
Cricket-Adelaide Strikers beat Brisbane Heat to retain WBBL title
(Reuters) - The Adelaide Strikers claimed their second straight Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) title on Saturday with a three-run win over Brisbane Heat in a thrilling final that went down to the wire...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
Iran says two revolutionary guards killed in Israeli attack in Syria - state media
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two Iranian Revolutionary Guards members who served as military advisers in Syria have been killed in an Israeli attack, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, in the first report...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
No Christmas tree in Bethlehem as holiday pared down over Gaza war
By Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - There will be no Christmas tree in Bethlehem this year as the traditional site of Jesus' birth holds pared-down celebrations "without the fanfar...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia - EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck near Kepulauan Babar region in Indonesia on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 138 km ...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
Intense Gaza fighting brings fear of constant death, Red Cross says
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - The resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip has been intense, the director general of the Red Cross said on Saturday, as Israel air strikes and artillery bomba...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
Mossad team in Qatar to discuss restarting Gaza truce-source
(Reuters) -A team from Israel's Mossad intelligence services was in Doha on Saturday for talks with Qatari mediators for another pause in fighting in Gaza, a source briefed on the visit said. The Qata...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
First aid trucks enter Rafah crossing to Gaza since truce collapses
CAIRO (Reuters) - The first aid trucks since the collapse of the Gaza truce have entered through the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Saturday, on their way to Awja crossing for inspection befor...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
Imran Khan's party elects new chairman ahead of Pakistan's election
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - One of ousted Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's lawyers was elected on Saturday as chairman of his party, allowing it to take part in a national vote scheduled for Fe...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
Ethiopia's Oromiya region accuses OLA rebels of killing 'many' people
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The government of Ethiopia's largest region, Oromiya, on Saturday accused the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group of killing "many civilians" in attacks that followed the f...
Thomson Reuters Dec 02, 2023
