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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

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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Families pour out of Mosul as Iraqi troops push into last militant-held areas

Displaced Iraqis get out of a military truck as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

By Isabel Coles

HAMMAM AL-ALIL CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands more people are fleeing Mosul every day since Iraqi troops (More…)

New South Korea president vows to address North Korea, broader tensions

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in takes an oath during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ahn Young-joon/Pool

By Ju-min Park and Christine Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in on (More…)

Germany eyes new North Korea sanctions: government sources

The City Hostel Berlin beside the compound of the North Korean embassy is pictured in Berlin, Germany, May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will tighten economic sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program in line with a U.N. (More…)

Russia showcases Arctic hardware in Red Square military parade

Moscow - Russia - 09/05/2017 - Russian servicemen march during the parade marking the World War II anniversary in Moscow. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia rolled out air defense systems built to operate in sub-zero Arctic conditions on Tuesday as it (More…)

Qatar says Syria ‘de-escalation’ plan not an alternative to political transition

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, in this file photo dated April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister on Tuesday welcomed a Russian-brokered agreement for “de-escalation” zones in Syria but said the (More…)

Islamic State says it beheads Russian officer in Syria: SITE

Brooklyn man sentenced to 15 years prison over Islamic State support

DUBAI (Reuters) – Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of what it described as a Russian intelligence (More…)

Civilians complicate final phase of Mosul campaign: U.S. commander

Smoke is seen as members of the Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State fighters on a frontline in north west of Mosul, Iraq, May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

By Ahmed Aboulenein

SOUTHWEST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The Islamic State fighters herded a group of civilians into a (More…)

Nigeria exchanges 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram for prisoners

A group of 82 Chibok girls, who were held captive for three years by Islamist militants, wait to be released in exchange for several militant commanders, near Kumshe, Nigeria May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Zanah Mustapha

By Felix Onuah and Ahmed Kingimi

ABUJA/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a (More…)

Chinese military conducts live-fire drills, weapons tests

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military has conducted live-fire drills and weapons tests in the northeastern Bohai Sea close to the (More…)

Brazil annual inflation in April likely hit lowest in nearly 10 years

FILE PHOTO: A woman looks on prices at a food market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo

By Silvio Cascione

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s annual inflation rate in April likely eased to its lowest level in nearly (More…)