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House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that (More...)

Israel says it will intensify response to Syrian fire

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Five projectiles from Syria set off air raid sirens in Israeli towns on Saturday, prompting the Israeli (More…)

U.S. tax plan hopes lift stocks, strengthen dollar

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks and bond yields rose and the U.S. dollar strengthened on Friday, (More…)

Suicide bombers attack two Afghan mosques, at least 72 dead

By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) – Suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 72 people (More…)

U.S. must step up support for operation against West Africa militants: France

By John Irish and Yara Bayoumy

PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States must step up its support for a planned (More…)

EU leaders talk up Iran nuclear deal hoping to save it from Trump

By Gabriela Baczynska

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders on Thursday reaffirmed their full commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal (More…)

As battle rages, devastated Philippine city starts its long cleanup

MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – War might still be raging in the ruins of the Philippine city of Marawi, but (More…)

Short on staff: Nursing crisis strains U.S. hospitals

By Jilian Mincer

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Reuters) – A shortage of nurses at U.S. hospitals hit West Virginia’s Charleston Area (More…)

Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks

By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying world powers to prevent further setbacks to (More…)

Obamacare whiplash leaves states, insurers with dueling price plans

By Caroline Humer

NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s reversals in the past week on maintaining Obamacare subsidies to (More…)

Leaders of Venezuela’s bruised opposition to travel abroad to denounce ‘voting fraud’

By Alexandra Ulmer and Corina Pons

CARACAS (Reuters) – Key members of Venezuela’s opposition, divided and dispirited after losing gubernatorial (More…)