Myanmar gives green light to resume food aid to Rakhine, says U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) – Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow the United Nations to resume distribution of food (More…)
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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...)
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Mattis talks diplomacy on North Korea ahead of Trump’s Asia tour
By Phil Stewart
PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphasized diplomatic efforts to resolve the North (More…)
Copies of Koran, boots and scarves all that remain in Philippine rebel leader’s lair
By Martin Petty
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Prayer mats, chequered scarves, black fatigues, and bullet-ridden walls mark the hideout (More…)
Venezuelan anti-Maduro governor sacked, opposition in chaos
By Isaac Urrutia and Eyanir Chinea
MARACAIBO/CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – The newly elected opposition governor of Venezuela’s western Zulia state (More…)
Twitter bans ads from two Russian media outlets, cites election meddling
By David Ingram
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Thursday accused Russian media outlets Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik (More…)
No role for Assad in Syria’s future: Tillerson
By Jonathan Landay
GENEVA (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future of Syria, (More…)
Trump says Russia hurting U.S. efforts on North Korea nuclear issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Russia was hurting U.S. efforts to rid North Korea of (More…)
Iraqi leader visits Iran as Tehran seeks to drive wedge with Washington
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Iraq’s U.S.-backed prime minister on Thursday that he should not (More…)
In abandoned Philippine city, first hints of a return to normalcy
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – After five months of crippling conflict, there are slow signs of life returning in the (More…)
Catalan leader Puigdemont set to call regional election
By Sam Edwards and Julien Toyer
BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is set to call a snap regional (More…)
