Turkey purges hundreds of civil servants in latest decrees
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey dismissed hundreds civil servants and boosted President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers over the MIT national intelligence agency (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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Venezuela’s injured activists struggle to heal
By Andreina Aponte
CARACAS (Reuters) – Jesus Ibarra, a 19-year-old engineering student, has been barely able to walk or talk (More…)
Russian nuclear bombers fly near North Korea in rare show of force
By Andrew Osborn
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a rare mission around the Korean Peninsula at (More…)
Finns want tougher immigration policy after knife attack, poll shows
HELSINKI (Reuters) – An increasing number of Finns want the government to get tougher on immigration after last week’s knife (More…)
Defense Secretary Mattis promises support to Ukraine, but no arms
By Idrees Ali and Pavel Polityuk
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on a visit to Ukraine on (More…)
Japan’s Tepco gets slapped with new U.S. lawsuit over Fukushima
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings said on Thursday it has been hit with another lawsuit filed in (More…)
U.S. weighs ban on trade in Venezuela debt: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering additional sanctions against Venezuela’s government, including a ban on trading the country’s (More…)
Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea (More…)
Trump ‘very committed’ to Mideast peace, envoy Kushner says
By Jeffrey Heller
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump remains “very committed” to achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, his son-in-law and (More…)
Turkish nationalist leader says Iraqi Kurdish referendum a potential reason for war
ANKARA (Reuters) – The head of Turkey’s nationalist opposition said on Thursday a planned independence referendum by Kurds in northern (More…)
