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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 asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

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Four dead, more than 20 hurt when driver ploughs into Australian pedestrians

Police block off street where truck attack took place

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A man deliberately drove into pedestrians, killing four and injuring more than 20, in the center of (More…)

British protesters tell Trump from Tower Bridge: ‘Build bridges not walls’

Protesters hold banner on London bridge

By Alistair Smout and Luke Bridges

LONDON (Reuters) – A banner reading “Build bridges not walls” was draped across London’s (More…)

Most Islamic State commanders in Mosul already killed, Iraqi general says

Iraqi soldiers in Mosul

By Isabel Coles

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Most Islamic State (IS) commanders in Mosul have been killed in battles with (More…)

‘The work begins!’: Trump to be sworn in as U.S. president

workers install the presidential seal for Trump's inauguration

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will be sworn in on Friday as the 45th president of the (More…)

Deaths from Nigerian refugee camp air strike rises to 90, could reach 170: MSF

people walk at the site of a bombing attack

GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll from an accidental Nigerian air strike on a refugee camp in the town of (More…)

Eight survivors found after massive Italy avalanche

firefighters rescue survivor from Italy hotel that had an avalanche hit

By Antonio Denti and Valentina Consiglio

PENNE, Italy (Reuters) – Eight people were found alive on Friday two days after (More…)

Trump poised to take executive actions on first day in office

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, U.S.

By Steve Holland and Julia Edwards Ainsley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is preparing to begin taking executive actions on (More…)

Turkish parliament nears approval of presidential system sought by Erdogan

supporters of turkish president erdogan

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey moved closer to adopting a new constitutional bill extending President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers that supporters welcome (More…)

Soldiers, rescue dogs seek trapped firefighters in Tehran building collapse

By Parisa Hafezi

ANKARA (Reuters) – Soldiers, sniffer dogs and rescue workers were searching for an estimated 25 trapped firefighters (More…)

After Iran’s nuclear pact, Iranian state firms win most foreign deals

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of Unites States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria

By Yeganeh Torbati, Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Babak Dehghanpisheh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When world powers agreed in 2015 to lift sanctions (More…)