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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

Palestinians warm to Netanyahu rival, citing signs of compromise

By Stephen Farrell and Dan Williams

RAMALLAH, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians warmed on Wednesday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s (More…)

International Red Cross steps up aid operations in Venezuela

GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross has doubled its budget in Venezuela to 18 million Swiss (More…)

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More…)

‘Get out of Syria,’ Iran tells U.S.

By Babak Dehghanpisheh

GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority (More…)

With eye on Afghanistan talks, Trump vows to stop ‘endless wars’

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday his administration had accelerated talks for a (More…)

Russia jails Dane for six years in Jehovah’s Witnesses purge

By Andrew Osborn

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Wednesday found a Danish adherent of the Jehovah’s Witnesses guilty (More…)

U.S. sends food, medical aid to Colombia-Venezuela border

By Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is sending food and medical supplies to Colombia’s border with Venezuela (More…)

Iran warns Israel against further air strikes in Syria

LONDON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Iran warned Israel on Tuesday of a “firm and appropriate” response if it continued attacking targets in (More…)

Russia plans new missile systems to counter U.S. by 2021

By Andrew Osborn

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will race to develop two new land-based missile launch systems before 2021 to (More…)

Too little too late? No-deal Brexit planning shakes service suppliers

y Elisabeth O’Leary

LONDON (Reuters) – From Britain’s hospitals and schools to its prisons and armed forces, firms supplying essential (More…)