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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

Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region: TV

ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Muslims on Tuesday to disrupt what he called a plot by unnamed (More…)

Warnings mount over Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, Turkey sees ‘red line’

By Ercan Gurses and Arshad Mohammed

ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey threatened on Tuesday to cut diplomatic ties with Israel if (More…)

South Korea, U.S. kick off large-scale air exercise amid North Korean warnings

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States launched large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday, officials said, a week (More…)

Yemen’s ex-president Saleh shot dead after switching sides in civil war

By Noah Browning and Sami Aboudi

SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Veteran former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed in a roadside (More…)

Trump still weighing whether to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision on whether to formally recognize Jerusalem as (More…)

The Battle against the fanatical Islamic State

(Reuters) – It was an awkward coalition riven by political and sectarian differences, facing an elusive, fanatical enemy dug into (More…)

Philippines orders probe into Sanofi dengue vaccine for 730,000 children

By Manolo Serapio Jr and Neil Jerome Morales

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines ordered an investigation on Monday into the (More…)

Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a (More…)

Syrian walkout from talks ‘an embarrassment to Russia’: opposition

By Tom Miles

GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian government’s decision to quit peace talks last week was an embarrassment to (More…)

Exclusive: Pentagon evaluating U.S. West Coast missile defense sites

By Mike Stone

SIMI VALLEY, Calif (Reuters) – The U.S. agency tasked with protecting the country from missile attacks is (More…)