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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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Aid trucks reach cut-off New Zealand town as quake bill mounts

Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel lead those stranded by an earthquake to an NH90 helicopter to evacuate them from Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand

By Charlotte Greenfield

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A convoy of 27 military trucks reached the stricken New Zealand town of Kaikoura (More…)

Tensions boil over in overcrowded Greek migrant camp

Refugees and migrants make their way at the Souda municipality-run camp, on the island of Chios, Greece

ATHENS (Reuters) – Tensions were high on the Greek island of Chios on Friday after unknown individuals hurled rocks and (More…)

Philippines’ Duterte says may follow Russia’s withdrawal from ‘useless’ ICC

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while delivering a speech during the 80th National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) founding anniversary at the NBI headquarters in metro Ma

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he might follow Russia and withdraw from the International Criminal (More…)

Strikes on rebel-held east Aleppo kill 25

Children collect firewood amid damage and debris at a site hit yesterday by airstrikes in the rebel held al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes and shelling killed at least 25 people in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Thursday on the (More…)

Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month

An Iraqi special forces soldier holds a girl injured by an Islamic State suicide car bomb attack in Tahrir neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq,

By Maher Chmaytelli

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed offensive to crush Islamic State in its last major city stronghold in (More…)

Storm lashes New Zealand quake zone, more buildings evacuated

Evacuees formerly stranded in the earthquake-affected town of Kaikoura walk away from the New Zealand Air Force helicopter that brought them to the town of Woodend, near Christchurch, New Zealand,

By Lincoln Feast

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – Rain and strong winds battered central New Zealand on Thursday, threatening further (More…)

Yellen says Fed could raise interest rates ‘relatively soon’

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at "The Elusive 'Great' Recovery: Causes and Implications for Future Business Cycle Dynamics" conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve could raise U.S. interest rates “relatively soon” if economic data keeps pointing to an (More…)

Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul

Shi'ite fighters ride on a tank heading toward the airport of Tal Afar during a battle with Islamic State militants in Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants probably killed more than 300 Iraqi former police three weeks ago and buried them (More…)

U.N. nuclear watchdog criticises Iran for overstepping deal limit

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria,

VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran must stop repeatedly overstepping a limit on its stock of a sensitive material set by its (More…)

Mexico boosts support for its migrants in the U.S.

A Mexican migrant talks to a family member through the border fence between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, United States, after a bi-national Mass in support of migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico,

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign ministry announced fresh steps on Wednesday to provide support to Mexican citizens living in (More…)