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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

Nigeria faces mounting pressure to rescue girls abducted by Boko Haram 1,000 days ago

By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and Kieran Guilbert

CHIBOK, Nigeria/DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nigeria is facing mounting pressure to find (More…)

UK government expects to lose Brexit trigger case, making contingency plans: report

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government expects to lose its legal battle to start the Brexit process without going through (More…)

Afghan officials probe attacks as death toll rises to at least 50

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security officials began investigating Tuesday’s attacks in the capital Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar (More…)

Bombed Mosul bridge still lifeline for long-suffering civilians

By Stephen Kalin

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The rubble of a bridge blown up by Islamic State in Mosul to (More…)

Taiwan scrambles jets, navy as China aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan scrambled jets and navy ships on Wednesday as a group of Chinese warships, led by its (More…)

Refugees brave snow, sub-zero temperatures in Greek camps

By Karolina Tagaris

RITSONA, Greece (Reuters) – Refugees stranded in Greece suffered sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall on Tuesday at (More…)

New U.N. chief urges Security Council to do more to prevent war

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the Security Council on Tuesday to (More…)

Chinese bomber flies round contested Spratlys in show of force: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese H-6 strategic bomber flew around the Spratly Islands at the weekend in a new show (More…)

Syrian Kurdish groups say not invited to peace talks

PARIS (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and its political arm the PYD will not be invited to planned (More…)

Taliban attack near Afghan parliament kills more than 20

KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday killed more than 20 people and (More…)