Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Georgia votes in election seen as stark choice between Russia and West
By Felix Light and Lucy Papachristou TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgians vote on Saturday in a parliamentary election depicted by both sides as an existential battle that will determine whether the country ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
Iraq suspends flights until further notice due to regional tensions, INA says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq's transport ministry suspended flights across all airports until further notice "due to regional tensions," the Iraqi state news agency INA reported after the Israeli military s...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
Ecuador prosecutor gunned down as violent crime wave persists
QUITO (Reuters) - A criminal prosecutor in Ecuador was killed by armed assailants on Friday along with his police escort, in the latest eruption of violent crime to shake the South American nation. Th...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
US notified by Israel ahead of its strikes in Iran, US official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was notified by Israel ahead of its operation against targets in Iran, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Samoa's Commonwealth summit
APIA (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla flew out of Samoa on Saturday, after a visit in which the monarch acknowledged the Commonwealth's "painful" history, amid a push for former co...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
Israeli military says it is conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran
(Reuters) - The Israeli military said early on Saturday it is conducting "precise strikes" on military targets in Iran in response to what it called "the continuous attacks from the regime in Iran aga...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
Explosions heard in Iran, Syria as Middle East braces for Israeli retaliation
DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) - Loud explosions were heard in Iran and near Syria's capital early on Saturday, state media in both countries said, the possible start of an awaited response by Israel to a ball...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
Ukrainian official says full Russian withdrawal needed to establish peace
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Friday that a full withdrawal of Russian troops, and not just peace talks, were essential to ending his country's more than...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
White House was notified shortly before Israel conducted air strikes on Iran, Fox News reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House was notified shortly before Israel carried out air strikes on Iran, Fox News reported on Friday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; editing by Costas Pitas)
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024
Phil Lesh, bassist and founder of Grateful Dead, dies at age 84
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose nuanced bass playing made him an architect of the band's otherworldly sound, died on Friday at age 84, his Instagra...
Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2024