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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

Amid outrage, Philippine opposition presses Duterte to stop killings

By Manuel Mogato

MANILA (Reuters) – Political opponents of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged him to end a (More…)

Iran says can produce highly enriched uranium in days if U.S. quits deal

LONDON (Reuters) – Iran can resume production of highly enriched uranium within five days if the nuclear deal it struck (More…)

Trump commits U.S. to open-ended Afghanistan war; Taliban vow ‘graveyard’

By Steve Holland and Hamid Shalizi

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – President Donald Trump committed U.S. troops to an open-ended war in (More…)

U.S. divers find remains of missing sailors in hull of damaged destroyer

By Karishma Singh and Fathin Ungku

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers on Tuesday found some remains (More…)

Venezuela prepares world summit to defend new legislative body

By Diego Oré

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela is preparing an international summit to rally support for an all-powerful lawmaking body, (More…)

Japan urges pressure on North Korea as U.S. spells out choices

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Stephanie Nebehay

TOKYO/GENEVA (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday the world must keep pressure on North (More…)

Merkel attacks Turkey’s ‘misuse’ of Interpol warrants

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Turkey’s use of an Interpol arrest warrant to detain a German writer (More…)

U.S. defense secretary in Iraq as troops battle for Tal Afar

By Idrees Ali

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited Iraq on Tuesday just days after the start (More…)

Moroccan teenager admits killing two in Finland knife rampage: lawyer

HELSINKI (Reuters) – A teenage Moroccan asylum seeker admitted on Tuesday killing two people and wounding eight in a knife (More…)

Quake kills two on Italian holiday island, young brothers saved

By Gabriele Pileri and Philip Pullella

CASAMICCIOLA, Italy (Reuters) – An earthquake hit the tourist-packed holiday island of Ischia on (More…)