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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...)

U.S. asks if Iran military sites to be checked under nuclear deal

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States wants to know if the United Nations atomic watchdog plans (More…)

U.S. Navy relieves Seventh Fleet commander in wake of collisions in Asia

By Phil Stewart and Tim Kelly

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it had removed Seventh Fleet (More…)

Venezuela-U.S. relations at lowest point ever: Maduro

By Brian Ellsworth and Julia Symmes Cobb

CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Relations between Caracas and Washington are at their lowest point (More…)

Family of Chinese scholar missing in Illinois asks Trump for help

(Reuters) – Family members of a Chinese scholar presumed kidnapped in Illinois asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to provide (More…)

Troops make progress in Tal Afar battle as U.S. defense secretary visits Iraq

By Idrees Ali and Raya Jalabi

BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Government forces breached the city limits of Tal Afar in (More…)

Drowning in debt, Connecticut faces budget crunch

By Hilary Russ

HARTFORD (Reuters) – Connecticut, home to hedge fund billionaires alongside cities mired in poverty, is racing against (More…)

Germany’s Schulz says he would demand U.S. withdraw nuclear arms

BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) pledged to have U.S. nuclear weapons withdrawn from German territory (More…)

Charlottesville to cover Confederate statues after chaotic meeting

By Gina Cherelus

(Reuters) – City councilors in Charlottesville, Virginia, voted unanimously on Tuesday to cover two statues of Confederate (More…)

Ukraine cyber security firm warns of possible new attacks

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian cyber security firm ISSP said on Tuesday it may have detected a new computer virus distribution (More…)

U.S., North Korea clash at U.N. forum over nuclear weapons

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea and the United States clashed at a U.N. forum on Tuesday over (More…)