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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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U.S. panel says China firms be banned from buying U.S. companies

U.S. (L) and Chinese national flags flutter on a light post at the Tiananmen Square ahead of a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama, in Beijing,

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional commission charged with monitoring security and trade links between the United States and China (More…)

U.S. panel urges probe on whether China weakening U.S. militarily

A paramilitary policeman watches a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square ahead of the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China,

By David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. advisory commission warned on Wednesday that China’s growing military might may make (More…)

Erdogan could govern until 2029 under plans to change constitution

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan adjusts earphones during a news conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China,

By Ercan Gurses and Orhan Coskun

ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan could govern Turkey until 2029 with expanded executive (More…)

China urges cooperation in governance of global internet

Attendees listen to a speech by China's President Xi Jinping shown on a screen during the opening ceremony of the third annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China

By Catherine Cadell

WUZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for greater cooperation among nations in (More…)

Under siege in Mosul, Islamic State turns to executions and paranoia

Iraqi special forces soldiers sit on top of an armoured vehicle next to a flag of Imam Hussein in Bartella, east of Mosul, Iraq

By Samia Nakhoul and Michael Georgy

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A few weeks ago, a person inside Mosul began to (More…)

Almost 500 migrants reach Italy, more deaths reported at sea

Migrants wait to disembark from Italian Coast Guard patrol vessel Diciotti in the Sicilian harbour of Catania, Italy,

CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – Almost 500 migrants arrived at the port of Catania on Wednesday after being rescued earlier this (More…)

Expect more bird flu cases in Europe and in the U.S

A car drives past the town sign in the northern German village of Grumby, Germany, with the "Bird Flu - off limits area" warning notice

By Sybille de La Hamaide

PARIS (Reuters) – More outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu in Europe are (More…)

Food production in Syria hits all time low

Farmers harvest wheat in a field at night, fearing shelling in daylight, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria early morning

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – Food production has dropped to an all-time low in Syria where millions of hungry (More…)

New Zealand evacuates quake hit town, fears of Wellington building collapse

By Lincoln Feast and Charlotte Greenfield

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand emergency services and defense personnel evacuated hundreds of tourists (More…)

Air strikes pound rebel held east Aleppo after weeks long pause

A man walks past a man riding a bicycle near the rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo, Syria

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes hit several districts in rebel-held eastern Aleppo for the first time in weeks on Tuesday (More…)