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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

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Erdogan warns Europe that Turkey could open migrant gates

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a signing ceremony with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus,

By Tulay Karadeniz and Nick Tattersall

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new (More…)

Hunger and desperation: Aleppo siege tests limits of endurance

A general view shows the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held besieged al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

AMMAN (Reuters) – As Syria’s government presses a fierce assault on eastern Aleppo, its siege is making (More…)

Israel arrests 13 on suspicion of arson over mass wildfires

Firefighters work as a wildfire burns in the village of Beit Meir near Jerusalem

By Maayan Lubell

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police arrested 13 people on Friday on suspicion of arson, authorities said, after (More…)

Wildfires tear across Israel, Netanyahu calls arsonists ‘terrorists’

By Rami Amichai

HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – Wildfires tore across central and northern Israel on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands (More…)

Philippine police chief fights back tears, pledges loyalty to Duterte

Philippine National Police chief Ronald Dela Rosa wipes his tears after answering questions, during a joint hearing session of the committee on public order and dangerous drugs and the committee on justice and human rights, at Senate headquarters in Pasay city, metro Manila, Philippines

By Manuel Mogato

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ police chief broke down before a Senate inquiry on Wednesday and vowed (More…)

Asia outbreaks prompt question: Is all Zika dangerous?

A worker sprays insecticide for mosquitos at a village in Bangkok, Thailand,

By Julie Steenhuysen and Amy Sawitta Lefevre

CHICAGO/BANGKOK(Reuters) – Zika’s rampage last year in Brazil caused an explosion of infections (More…)

Winds of change blow softly as Palestinian party leaders meet

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) attends the Fatah Central Committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 8, 2011.

By Luke Baker and Ali Sawafta

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian politics hasn’t seen much change in the past (More…)

Iran warns of retaliation if U.S. breaches nuclear deal

Iran Supreme Leader

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Extending U.S. sanctions on Iran for 10 years would breach the Iranian nuclear agreement, (More…)

Civilians flee as Shi’ite groups close in on flashpoint town west of Mosul

Displace Iraqi family

By Isabel Coles and Saif Hameed

ERBIL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Tal Afar (More…)

Babies exposed to Zika developed microcephaly after birth

A 4-month-old baby born with microcephaly is held by his mother in front of their house in Olinda, near Recife, Brazil,

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thirteen babies in Brazil born with normal head circumference have been diagnosed with congenital (More…)