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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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Duterte says once threw man from helicopter, would do it again

File photo - Then-local mayor of Davao city Rodrigo Duterte (R), aboard a helicopter, arrives at the provincial capitol in Tagum city, Davao del Norte, southern Philippines for the Regional Peace and Order Council meeting,

MANILA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown (More…)

New York, wary after Europe attacks, tightens security for New Year’s Eve

Members of the New York Police Department's Counterterrorism Bureau patrol Times Square in the lead up to New Year's celebrations in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 29, 2016

By Hilary Russ

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will deploy sand-filled trucks and thousands of police officers as (More…)

Ukrainian institutions hit by 6,500 hack attacks, sees Russian ‘cyberwar’

A padlock is displayed at the Alert Logic booth during the 2016 Black Hat cyber-security conference

By Natalia Zinets

KIEV (Reuters) – Hackers have targeted Ukrainian state institutions about 6,500 times in the past two months, (More…)

Gang-ravaged Mexico stuck in marijuana ban as U.S. opens up

FILE PHOTO: Marijuana plants for sale are displayed at the medical marijuana farmers market at the California Heritage Market in Los Angeles, California,

By Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican advocates for drug reform are voicing alarm about the country’s widening (More…)

Obama sanctions Russia for intervening in 2016 election

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta walks off the stage after addressing supporters at the election night rally in New York, U.S.,

HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday authorized a series of sanctions against Russia for intervening in the 2016 (More…)

U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, closes two compounds

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk into a photo opportunity before their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland (More…)

Russia announces ceasefire in Syria from midnight

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in St. Petersburg, Russia December 26, 2016.

By Denis Pinchuk and Tulay Karadeniz

MOSCOW/ANKARA (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire between Syrian opposition groups (More…)

Islamic State supporters call for more holiday attacks in Europe

FILE PHOTO: An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture

CAIRO (Reuters) – A pro-Islamic State group on Wednesday urged supporters of the jihadists to carry out attacks on targets (More…)

China warns U.S. against allowing stopover for Taiwan’s Tsai

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks on the phone with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at her office in Taipei, Taiwan

By J.R. Wu

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will pass through the United States when she visits Latin (More…)

Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive against Islamic State

Members of Hashid Shaabi or Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fire towards Islamic State militant positions in west of Mosul, Iraq

By Isabel Coles and Stephen Kalin

NEAR MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces on Thursday began the second phase (More…)