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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

Chaotic scenes as suspects wheeled around airport where North Korean leader’s brother killed

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Handcuffed, wearing bulletproof vests and under heavily armed guard, the two women accused of murdering the (More…)

UK certain Iran nuclear deal to be preserved, U.S. says remains committed

LONDON (Reuters) – There is absolutely no doubt that a deal between Western powers and Iran to curb its nuclear (More…)

Snap election not enough to solve crisis, Spain tells Catalan leader

By Paul Day

MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s leader cannot solve its political crisis with Madrid just by calling regional elections, (More…)

Indonesia passes law to ban organizations deemed against its ideology

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Around 1,000 Indonesians, led by hardline Islamist groups, protested outside parliament on (More…)

Families returning to ruined Philippine city taught to identify bombs

MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine teachers on Tuesday gave families returning to the destroyed lakeside city of Marawi a (More…)

Ankara mayor quits in Erdogan purge of local government

ANKARA (Reuters) – The mayor of Ankara said on Monday he will step down this week, the fifth mayor from (More…)

Tillerson arrives in Iraq after rebuke from Baghdad over paramilitaries

By Maher Chmaytelli

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived on Monday in Iraq, hours after the (More…)

Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – Bangladesh called on Myanmar on Monday to allow nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslim refugees (More…)

Lloyd’s of London estimates Maria claims of $900 mln, cuts Harvey, Irma estimates

LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London estimated net claims of $900 million for Hurricane Maria, which caused devastation in Puerto (More…)

Schumer calls on Trump to appoint official to oversee Puerto Rico relief

By Pete Schroeder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Charles Schumer, the top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, called on President Donald Trump (More…)