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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

Iran to work on nuclear-powered boats after U.S. ‘violation’ of deal

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani ordered scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered (More…)

Texas reports four more cases of Zika spread by local mosquitoes

(Reuters) – Texas health officials said they had identified four additional cases of Zika likely spread by local mosquitoes, two (More…)

Cyclone batters south India coast killing four

HENNAI, India (Reuters) – A cyclone barreled into the southeast coast of India on Monday, killing at least four people (More…)

Energy shares lift Dow, S&P techs drag Nasdaq

By Tanya Agrawal

(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow hit record highs on Monday, fueled by energy shares, (More…)

Oil surges to one-and-a-half-year high, Fed rate increase looms

By Marc Jones

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices surged to their highest since mid-2015 and U.S. Treasury yields hit a (More…)

Iraqi police say ready to join assault on east Mosul

By Ahmed Rasheed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Several thousand Iraqi federal police are ready to join the assault against Islamic State (More…)

Snow, cold to sweep across U.S. Northeast ahead of arctic blast

(Reuters) – A snowstorm that pummeled the Midwest and grounded hundreds of flights will sweep across the U.S. Northeast on (More…)

Syrian army in ‘final stages’ of Aleppo offensive

By Laila Bassam and Lisa Barrington

ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies are in the “final (More…)

Looking ahead to Trump presidency, Netanyahu refocusses on Iran

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has resumed his attacks on a nuclear deal with Iran, seeking (More…)

Kurdistan Workers Party claim responsibility for Istanbul attack that killed 38

By David Dolan and Tuvan Gumrukcu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility (More…)