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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

North Korea seen moving missiles from development center: South Korean broadcaster

SEOUL (Reuters) – Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South (More…)

Turkey’s Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish authorities “will pay price” for vote

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Iraqi Kurdish authorities would pay the price for an independence (More…)

Japan’s defense chief warns of possible North Korea provocation on October 10

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera urged caution on Friday because more provocation was possible from North Korea (More…)

Cuts hurt Mexico quake response, outlook ahead of 2018 vote

By Gabriel Stargardter

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Spending cuts and a failure by Mexico’s president to upgrade an earthquake alert (More…)

More than half of schools in Boko Haram’s region are shut, UNICEF says

ABUJA (Reuters) – More than half the schools in the state at the epicenter of Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram (More…)

Syrian army battles IS attack in Deir al-Zor

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies fought on Friday to recover ground lost during an Islamic State (More…)

Furious Philippines decries West’s joint stand on drug war killings

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines vigorously defended its human rights record on Friday, accusing the West of bias, hypocrisy and (More…)

Saudi man arrested after threatening women drivers

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – A Saudi man was arrested for allegedly threatening to attack women drivers, the Interior Ministry (More…)

Yemen cholera cases could hit 1 million by year-end: Red Cross

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – The humanitarian situation in Yemen is a “catastrophe”, and cholera cases could reach a (More…)

More than 60 Rohingya feared drowned as U.S. steps up pressure on Myanmar

By Tommy Wilkes and Michelle Nichols

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – More than 60 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar (More…)