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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

Thai floods cause 200-kilometer traffic tailback; death toll up to 25

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Flash floods in southern Thailand washed out a bridge on the country’s main north-south highway on Tuesday, (More…)

World stocks and oil edge higher; sterling reels from Brexit pain

By Dhara Ranasinghe

LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets nudged back toward recent multi-month highs on Tuesday, aided by a (More…)

Iraq forces advance in Mosul but civilian toll mounts

By John Davison and Stephen Kalin

BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces fought their way into more districts of Mosul (More…)

U.S. citizens targeted after extradition of Haiti ex-coup leader

By Joseph Guyler Delva

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian police have evacuated some 50 U.S. citizens to safety after attempted attacks (More…)

Dollar falls against yen on risk reduction; sterling sinks

By Sam Forgione

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slumped against the safe-haven yen on Monday on investors’ reduced (More…)

Hard Brexit is not inevitable, says British PM May

By Elizabeth Piper

LONDON (Reuters) – A clean break with the EU’s single market is not inevitable, British Prime Minister (More…)

Iraq special forces advance in east Mosul, close to linking with army

By Stephen Kalin and Isabel Coles

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces made further advances against Islamic State in (More…)

Chinese state tabloid warns Trump, end one China policy and China will take revenge

By Brenda Goh and J.R. Wu

SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) – State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that (More…)

Pakistan fires ‘first submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile’

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile on Monday, the military said, a show of force for (More…)

After U.S. intel report on Putin, British government launches cyber security review

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Monday it is launching a national inquiry into cyber security to assess (More…)