Delegation of US House Democrats to visit Israel, occupied West Bank this week
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two dozen Democrats of the U.S. House of Representatives will visit Israel and the…
August 2023
Protesters oppose Petrobras oil exploration plan at mouth of Amazon river
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) – Environmental demonstrators protested on Sunday against plans by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras to drill for…
Closing youth festival in Portugal, pope shares ‘old man’s’ dream of peace
By Philip Pullella and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) -Pope Francis closed an international festival of Catholic youth on Sunday with…
Portugal wildfire rages as strong winds and heat fan flames
LISBON (Reuters) – More than 1,100 firefighters and 14 water-carrying aircraft battled a wildfire in central Portugal’s Castelo Branco area…
Soccer-Sweden ends U.S. World Cup reign in shootout
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Sweden beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to condemn the defending champions to…
Israel’s Netanyahu says he will likely advance legislation to change judges selection committee
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted as saying on Sunday that he would work to change…
Lukashenko opponents unite, plan ‘New Belarus’ passports
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska WARSAW (Reuters) – Exiled opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko met in Poland on Sunday, on the eve…
French lawyer for Senegal opposition leader imprisoned in Dakar
DAKAR (Reuters) – Juan Branco, a French lawyer for Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, is in custody in Dakar on…
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s lawyers cannot reach him in jail, spokesperson says
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lawyers could not reach him on Sunday after…
Pakistan passenger train derails, killing at least 30 people, GEO reports
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 30 people…