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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

Yemen’s cholera death toll rises to 1,500: WHO

ADEN (Reuters) – The death toll from a major cholera outbreak in Yemen has risen to 1,500, Nevio Zagaria, the (More…)

Iraq slows advance on last IS pocket in Mosul packed with civilians

By Maher Chmaytelli and Stephen Kalin

MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces slowed their advance on Tuesday through the last (More…)

North Korea says intercontinental ballistic missile test successful

By Christine Kim and Jack Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic (More…)

Turkey’s opposition leader launches court challenge as he marches to Istanbul

By Daren Butler

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition leader launched a European court appeal on Tuesday over an April (More…)

Germany urges Erdogan not to address Turks during G20 Hamburg visit

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to respect its request that he (More…)

Facebook beats privacy lawsuit in U.S. over user tracking

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has dismissed nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of tracking users’ internet activity (More…)

Tour bus bursts into flames after collision in Germany; 18 killed

BERLIN (Reuters) – Eighteen people were killed when a tour bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck on (More…)

Details of first Putin-Trump meeting not yet settled: Kremlin

By Denis Dyomkin and Maria Tsvetkova

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are still discussing the timing of (More…)

Trump talks North Korea threat in calls with China, Japan leaders

By Jeff Mason

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) – The threat posed by North Korea was a key topic in phone calls (More…)

Islamic State cornered in Mosul as Iraq prepares victory celebrations

By Stephen Kalin and Maher Chmaytelli

MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the (More…)