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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

Venezuelan girl’s diphtheria death highlights country’s health crisis

By Alexandra Ulmer and Maria Ramirez

PARIAGUAN, Venezuela (Reuters) – Eliannys Vivas, 9, started to get a sore throat on (More…)

Trump breaks ice with China’s Xi in letter seeking ‘constructive’ ties

By Ben Blanchard and Eric Walsh

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President (More…)

Turkish-led forces advance into outskirts of Syrian city

By Humeyra Pamuk and Tom Perry

ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have captured the outskirts (More…)

Eight countries sign up to counter Trump’s global anti-abortion move

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Eight countries have joined an initiative to raise millions of dollars to replace shortfalls caused by President (More…)

NATO allies lock in U.S. support for stand-off with Russia

By Robin Emmott and Andrius Sytas

ZAGAN, Poland/RUKLA, Lithuania (Reuters) – Immediately after Donald Trump was elected, U.S. diplomats urged (More…)

Islamic State links to Philippine militants ‘very strong’: minister

By Martin Petty and Manuel Mogato

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is certain of “very strong” links between Islamic State (More…)

Aid ship to help Rohingyas arrives in Myanmar, greeted by protest

By Simon Lewis and Aye Win Myint

YANGON (Reuters) – A small group of protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia (More…)

Islamic State-linked group claims rocket attack on Israeli resort

GAZA (Reuters) – An Islamic State-affiliated group claimed responsibility for firing rockets on Thursday towards Israel’s Red Sea resort of (More…)

Kenyan court says closing Dadaab refugee camp would be unconstitutional

By Humphrey Malalo

NAIROBI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A Kenyan court said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional for the (More…)

Eiffel Tower to get anti-terrorist glass barrier round base

PARIS (Reuters) – The Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s most famous landmarks, will get a glass wall built round (More…)