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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

French army charter plane crashes in Ivory Coast, four Moldovans killed

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Four Moldovan citizens were killed and two others were injured when a cargo plane chartered by the (More…)

Pentagon identifying new areas to pressure Iran, reviewing plans

By Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it was identifying new areas where it could (More…)

Iranians fear economic hardship, but united against Trump

By Parisa Hafezi

ANKARA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardened stance towards Iran evoked a mixture of indifference and (More…)

U.S., Israel quit U.N. heritage agency citing bias

By John Irish

PARIS (Reuters) – The United States and Israel announced on Thursday they were quitting the U.N.’s cultural (More…)

No visas, bad jobs: Venezuelan emigrants reluctantly return home

By Andreina Aponte and Anggy Polanco

CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – Early last year, Leandro Colmenares sold his car and (More…)

EU to ban business ties with Pyongyang over nuclear tests

By Robin Emmott

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to agree on Monday to ban business ties with (More…)

Myanmar army opens probe amid reports of killings, abuse of Rohingya Muslims

By Wa Lone and Simon Lewis

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military has launched an internal probe into the conduct of (More…)

Trump expected to make U.S. move against Iran nuclear deal -officials

By Steve Holland and Jonathan Landay

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is likely to take a major step against (More…)

Philippine anti-narcotics chief warns of drugs war slowdown, police target assassins

By Manuel Mogato

MANILA (Reuters) – The head of the Philippines’ anti-narcotics agency on Friday warned of a reduced intensity (More…)

‘They have to pay’, EU’s Juncker says of Britain

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Britain must commit to paying what it owes to the European Union before talks can begin about (More…)