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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

Australia struggles to improve lives of indigenous population

By Colin Packham

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is failing to meet almost every target for improving the lives of its (More…)

Sanctioned for drugs, Venezuela vice-president slams U.S. ‘aggression’

By Andrew Cawthorne and Alexandra Ulmer

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s powerful Vice President Tareck El Aissami on Tuesday called his (More…)

Turkey arrests Frenchman suspected of helping plan New Year nightclub attack

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have arrested a Frenchman suspected of helping plan a New Year’s Day shooting in an (More…)

Tunisia PM, in Germany, dismisses criticism over asylum deportations

BERLIN (Reuters) – Tunisia’s prime minister, in Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, rejected criticism on Tuesday that his (More…)

North Korean leader’s half brother killed in Malaysia: source

By Ju-min Park and Joseph Sipalan

SEOUL/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (More…)

Trump national security aide Flynn resigns over Russian contacts

By Steve Holland and John Walcott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned late on (More…)

Congo police kill at least four in dawn raid on separatist cult

By Aaron Ross and Benoit Nyemba

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congo police made a pre-dawn raid on a separatist group in (More…)

North Korea says missile launch ‘self-defense’, U.S. demands action

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday its missile launches were “self-defense measures”, rejecting U.N. Security (More…)

Stocks gain on Trump policy bets; S&P breaks $20 trillion

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity stocks and markets advanced on Monday and bond (More…)

World cardinals back pope after anonymous attacks by conservatives

By Philip Pullella

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Senior Roman Catholic cardinals from the around the world defended Pope Francis on (More…)