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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

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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France pledges support to stabilize post-Islamic State Iraq

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (C) and French Defence Minister Florence Parly (L) meet with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Baghdad, Iraq August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

By Maher Chmaytelli

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – France will help reconstruction and reconciliation efforts in Iraq as it emerges from the (More…)

Man with sword injures police outside UK Queen’s palace

A police officer patrols within the grounds of Buckingham Palace in London, Britain August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

By Elisabeth O’Leary

(Reuters) – A man who assaulted police officers with a four-foot sword outside Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace (More…)

Belgium launches twin investigations into knife attack

People walk next to the scene where a man attacked two soldiers with a knife in Brussels, Belgium August 25, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken August 25, 2017. Thomas Da Silva Rosa /via REUTERS

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian authorities on Saturday launched twin investigations into a knife attack they consider to be an act (More…)

Trump slaps sanctions on Venezuela; Maduro sees effort to force default

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela August 25, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

By Alexandra Ulmer and David Lawder

CARACAS/WASHINGTON/ (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits dealings (More…)

Three Indian police killed in Kashmir’s biggest militant attack in a year

Indian policemen guard a deserted street during restrictions in downtown Srinagar April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/Files

By Fayaz Bukhari

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants killed three Indian policemen in the Kashmir valley after storming into a (More…)

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 15 in Cameroon

DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants sprayed a village in remote Cameroon with automatic fire, killing 15 people (More…)

U.N. official urges Mexico and U.S. to boost refugee protection

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi speaks during an interview with Reuters at a hotel in Mexico City, Mexico August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero

By Daina Beth Solomon and Lizbeth Diaz

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States and other wealthy nations should do (More…)

Islamic State’s stronghold Tal Afar about to fall: Iraqi military

Smoke rises during clashes between the Iraqi army with Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and the Islamic State militants in Tal Afar, Iraq August 26, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

By Thaier Al-Sudani and Kawa Omar

TAL AFAR, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces are about to take full control of (More…)

North Korea tests short-range missiles as South Korea, U.S. conduct drills

North Korea tests short-range missiles as South Korea, U.S. conduct drills

By Jack Kim and Phil Stewart

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea fired several short-range missiles into the sea off its (More…)

Nuclear inspectors should have access to Iran military bases: Haley

Nuclear inspectors should have access to Iran military bases: Haley

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Friday pressed the International Atomic Energy Agency (More…)