Category: World News

MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish carnival troupe whose Holocaust-themed parade outraged Jewish human rights groups and Israel’s embassy in Madrid has canceled its remaining shows, organizers said on Wednesday. The … Read More

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s parliament began debating on Wednesday and looked set to approve a new coalition government, after months of political wrangling that has slowed the north African country’s … Read More

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis led the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into the penitential season of Lent, reminding them on Ash Wednesday that everyone will be … Read More

By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) – Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong and the NATO military alliance are among those tipped for the 2020 Nobel Peace … Read More

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry started the last round of his royal duties on an informal note on Wednesday, making it clear the audience listening to his speech on … Read More

By Borja Suarez TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) – “It’s absolutely awful,” says 45-year-old Lara Pennington, one of more than 700 guests spending a second day in lockdown at a four-star Tenerife … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it would suspend flights to and from South Korea from March 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, except those operated by national … Read More

By Stephen Tekajwok JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese wrestler Kur Bol Jok strode into the arena, his chest – smeared with ashes and dust – puffed out as he faced … Read More

By Mahmoud Mourad and Nadine Awadalla CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt held a military funeral on Wednesday for its former president Hosni Mubarak, bestowing the state’s final rehabilitation on the man … Read More

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – China expects U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to visit this year, including its restive Xinjiang region, its ambassador in Geneva said … Read More