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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

North Korea is dismantling its nuclear site, but is it abandoning its arsenal or hiding evidence?

By Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) – Satellite imagery shows North Korea dismantling facilities at its nuclear test site, but experts (More…)

Chlorine likely used in February attack in Idlib, Syria-weapons agency

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Banned chlorine munitions were likely dropped on a Syrian neighborhood in February, an international body on chemical (More…)

Iraqi election commission says Kirkuk voting stations under siege, staff inside

By Ulf Laessing

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk were on Wednesday besieging several polling (More…)

A Venezuelan paradox: Maduro’s critics long for change but won’t vote

By Brian Ellsworth

CARACAS (Reuters) – Months before Venezuela’s opposition coalition called for abstention in Sunday’s presidential election, college student (More…)

Merkel defends nuclear deal, Iran says won’t ‘surrender’ to U.S.

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

LONDON (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed back on Wednesday against Washington’s rejection of the Iran (More…)

Charities warn of drowning danger as migrants camp along Paris canal

By Julie Carriat and Clotaire Achi

PARIS (Reuters) – With hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers packed in tents alongside (More…)

North Korea says may reconsider summit with Trump, suspends talks with South

By Christine Kim and Josh Smith

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea threw next month’s summit between Kim Jong Un and (More…)

Ash cloud from Hawaii volcano sparks red alert for aviation

By Terray Sylvester

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Explosions intensified on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Tuesday, spewing ash and triggering a (More…)

Israel says Hamas curbed Gaza protests after Egyptian warning

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian protests on the Gaza-Israel border have dropped off over the (More…)

U.S. ‘looking for a deal’ with China on trade: White House adviser

By Susan Heavey and Leika Kihara

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States is seeking to make a trade deal with (More…)