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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

France’s ‘yellow vest’ protests spread, Brussels police arrest hundreds in riot

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police detained more than 400 people on Saturday after “yellow vest” protesters inspired by riots in (More…)

Many U.S.-bound caravan migrants disperse as asylum process stalls

By Christine Murray

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Thousands of Central American migrants spent weeks traveling north through Mexico in caravans, (More…)

Bug business: Cockroaches corralled by the millions in China to crunch waste

By Thomas Suen and Ryan Woo

JINAN, China (Reuters) – In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you (More…)

France’s ‘yellow vests’ clash with police in Paris

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Sudip Kar-Gupta

PARIS (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters faced off with French riot police in (More…)

Fed’s Powell: U.S. economy performing ‘very well’ though benefits uneven

(Reuters) – The U.S. economy is “performing very well overall,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in remarks prepared for (More…)

Former President George H.W. Bush laid to rest in Texas

By Loren Elliott

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was laid to rest at his (More…)

Russia ready to discuss fate of detained Ukrainian sailors after their trial

MILAN (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would only be ready to discuss the (More…)

Israel may expand anti-tunnel operation into Lebanon, minister says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is prepared to take action in Lebanon against Hezbollah cross-border tunnels if necessary, an Israeli cabinet (More…)

France braces for trouble, Macron to address ‘yellow vest’ anger

By Richard Lough and Sudip Kar-Gupta

PARIS (Reuters) – France hunkered down for another wave of potentially violent protests on (More…)

French government offers sweeteners to head off fresh ‘yellow vest’ unrest

By Richard Lough and Marine Pennetier

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government hinted at more concessions to ‘yellow vest’ protesters (More…)