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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

U.S. says ‘grave’ consequences if Syria’s al Qaeda dominates Idlib province

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

AMMAN (Reuters) – The United States warned a takeover of rebel-held northwestern Idlib province by Syrian jihadists (More…)

China set for easy ride from ASEAN on disputed South China Sea

By Manuel Mogato

MANILA (Reuters) – Southeast Asian ministers meeting this week are set to avoid tackling the subject of (More…)

U.S. bans travel to North Korea from September 1, says Americans should leave

By Yeganeh Torbati

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A ban on travel by U.S. passport holders to North Korea will take effect (More…)

Turkey promises to eliminate anti-China media reports

BEIJING (Reuters) – Turkey regards China’s security as akin to its own and will move to stamp out any anti-China (More…)

Australia charges two with terrorism offences in ‘Islamic-inspired’ plot

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian police on Thursday charged two men with planning a terrorist act, over their role in a (More…)

Venezuela stands by election count despite fraud allegation

By Hugh Bronstein and Cassandra Garrison

CARACAS/LONDON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president rejected accusations on Wednesday that his government inflated turnout (More…)

South Sudanese refugees in Uganda near million mark

By Francis Mukasa

MIREYI, Uganda (Reuters) – Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans, prayed on (More…)

Iran says new U.S. sanctions violate nuclear deal, vows ‘proportional reaction’

(Reuters) – Iran said new sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday break the terms of its nuclear (More…)

Boko Haram wing tied to IS marks resurgence by kidnapping oil workers

By Alexis Akwagyiram

LAGOS (Reuters) – A Boko Haram faction with ties to Islamic State and responsible for the kidnapping (More…)

China welcomes U.S. seeking dialogue with North Korea

By Michael Martina

BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday welcomed comments by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the United (More…)