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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...)

‘America First’ protesters face off with opponents at California beach rally

By Olga Grigoryants

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – Anti-immigration demonstrators faced off against a much bigger crowd of counter-protesters in (More…)

Tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong over jailing of democracy activists

By Venus Wu

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on (More…)

Floods, landslides kill more than 800 people across South Asia

By Ruma Paul and Zarir Husain

DHAKA/GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Widespread floods have killed more than 800 people and displaced (More…)

Trump to present vision for U.S. strategy in Afghanistan war

By Steve Holland and John Walcott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It will be President Donald Trump’s turn on Monday to address (More…)

Spain hunts for driver in van rampage, says Islamist cell dismantled

By Angus Berwick and Andrés González

RIPOLL/BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Police were searching on Saturday for the driver of a (More…)

Texas university removes ‘white supremacy’ statues overnight

By Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) – The University of Texas at Austin removed the statues of three Confederate-era figures from a (More…)

U.S., South Korea begin computer-simulated drills which North says are aimed at nuclear war

By Christine Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean and U.S. forces began computer-simulated military exercises on Monday amid tension over (More…)

Ten sailors missing after U.S. warship, tanker collide near Singapore

By Fathin Ungku and Masayuki Kitano

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an (More…)

Millions of Americans await awe-inspiring total solar eclipse

By Steve Gorman and Irene Klotz

SALMON, Idaho/MURPHY, N.C. (Reuters) – Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses are taking (More…)

Duke University removes contentious Confederate statue after vandalism

By Gina Cherelus

(Reuters) – Duke University removed a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the entrance of (More…)