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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

Putin and Trump talk Syria, election meddling at brief meeting

By Denis Pinchuk and Steve Holland

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed (More…)

Global stocks dip on U.S. tax reform doubt; no respite in havens

By Trevor Hunnicutt

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock indexes and the U.S. dollar cooled off Friday as signs that (More…)

Aboard rickety boats or swimming, over 750 Rohingya reach Bangladesh

By Tommy Wilkes and Simon Cameron-Moore

COX’S BAZAR/YANGON (Reuters) – They came in boats, others on flimsy rafts, some even (More…)

Trump, Duterte meet for first time at APEC summit

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for the first time at the Asia (More…)

Hezbollah media unit: Islamic State leader reported in Syrian town

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Hezbollah-run media unit said on Friday Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported to have (More…)

Jailed German-Turkish reporter sees Turkey drifting toward fascism

BERLIN (Reuters) – Deniz Yucel, a German-Turkish journalist detained by Ankara since February, has accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of (More…)

Venezuelan crisis spawns boom in gambling

By Andreina Aponte

CARACAS (Reuters) – “The Whale”, “The Dog” or “The Zebra”?

Players line up beside a small kiosk (More…)

EU and Iran defend nuclear deal, under fire from Trump

By Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – Senior officials from the European Union and Iran spoke up on Friday in (More…)

Russia to amend law to classify U.S. media ‘foreign agents’

By Polina Nikolskaya and Andrew Osborn

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament warned on Friday some U.S. and other foreign media (More…)

Hezbollah says Saudi declares war on Lebanon, detains Hariri

By Tom Perry and Ellen Francis

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war (More…)