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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

Harsh Hezbollah words aim to draw ‘red lines’ for Trump: source

By Laila Bassam and Angus McDowall

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Hezbollah leader’s harsh words for Israel and U.S. President Donald (More…)

Eight people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada

(This version of the Feb. 17 story corrects the headline and first paragraph to eight people from nine)

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Turkey sets out Raqqa operation plans to U.S.: report

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has presented two proposals to the United States for how to carry out a joint military (More…)

Baghdad car bomb kills 51 as Islamic State escalates insurgency

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 51 people (More…)

Thousands rally in Malaysia to back Islamic penal code bill

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Malaysians rallied in the capital on Saturday to support the adoption of (More…)

Stop hurling insults and listen, Pope Francis tells politicians

By Philip Pullella

ROME (Reuters) – Politicians should lower the volume of their debates and stop insulting each other, Pope (More…)

U.S. ambassador at U.N. says Trump supports two-state solution

By Ned Parker

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Thursday the United (More…)

Multiple suicide bombing targets Nigerian refugees, Boko Haram blamed

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Seven suspected Boko Haram militants blew themselves on the outskirts of a northeast Nigerian city on (More…)

Turkey steps up scrutiny on Muslim migrants from Russia

By Maria Tsvetkova and Humeyra Pamuk

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has increased scrutiny of Russian-speaking Muslim communities in the past (More…)

Islamic State readies for close combat in alleyways of west Mosul

By Ahmed Rasheed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants are developing a network of passageways and tunnels in the narrow (More…)