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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

Cyprus leaders seek new U.N. peace summit in early March: envoy

ATHENS (Reuters) – The leaders of ethnically-split Cyprus have asked the United Nations to prepare for a new peace conference (More…)

Trump’s defense chief heads to Asia, eying China, North Korea threat

By Phil Stewart and Nobuhiro Kubo

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s defense secretary is expected to underscore U.S. security (More…)

Iran confirms new missile test, says it does not violate nuclear deal

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s defense minister said on Wednesday it had tested a new missile but this (More…)

Violence erupts during eviction of Israeli settlers from outpost

By Eli Berlzon

AMONA, West Bank (Reuters) – Rightist protesters scuffled with Israeli police carrying out a court order to (More…)

With Islamic State gone, East Mosul residents face uncertain future

By Michael Georgy

MOSUL (Reuters) – When Islamic State militants swept into Mosul in 2014, they wandered into Manaf Younes’ (More…)

Turkey dismissed more than 90,000 public servants in post-coup purge: minister

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have dismissed more than 90,000 public servants for alleged connections to a coup attempt in (More…)

U.S., South Korea to defend against ‘evolving’ North Korean threat

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and his South Korean counterpart agreed during a phone call on Monday (More…)

Iran will not use ballistic missiles to attack any country: foreign minister

By John Irish

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it would never use its ballistic missiles to attack another (More…)

Kiev and Kremlin trade blame over surge in east Ukraine fighting

KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia blamed each other on Tuesday for a surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine over (More…)

Quebec mosque shooting suspect charged with murdering six people

By Allison Lampert and Anna Mehler Paperny

QUEBEC CITY/TORONTO (Reuters) – A French-Canadian university student was the sole suspect in (More…)