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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, South Korea’s Hwang agree to strengthen defenses against North Korea: White House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn agreed to take steps to strengthen (More…)

Ukraine says more soldiers killed in deadliest clashes in weeks

KIEV (Reuters) – The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed in an offensive by pro-Russian separatists over the past two days (More…)

North Korea appears to have restarted plutonium reactor: think tank

By David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New commercial satellite imagery indicates North Korea has resumed operation of a reactor at (More…)

WFP, short of funds, halves food rations to displaced Iraqis

By Ayat Basma

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The World Food Programme said on Friday it had halved the food rations (More…)

Trump talks to Putin, other world leaders about security threats

By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump discussed Syria and the fight against Islamic State with Russian President (More…)

Israeli parliament to vote on bill legalizing settlement outposts

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament is widely expected to vote into law on Monday a bill retroactively (More…)

Tycoon Slim says ready to help Mexico negotiate with Trump

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said on Friday he is willing to help the government negotiate with (More…)

Trump has ‘friendly’ call with Mexican leader but demands change

By Roberta Rampton and Emily Stephenson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a friendly phone call (More…)

Dozens of survivors pay homage to victims of Auschwitz

OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and some of the last survivors of Auschwitz paid homage to (More…)

Duterte pleads with Philippine rebels to rebuff Islamic State advances

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday pleaded with the country’s Muslim separatist groups to deny sanctuary to (More…)