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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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Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand after earlier quake

Local residents Chris and Viv Young look at damage caused by an earthquake along State Highway One near the town of Ward, south of Blenheim on New Zealand's South Island,

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck New Zealand’s South Island on Monday, the (More…)

Venezuela floods shops with unaffordable goods ahead of Christmas

Venezuela's people looking for affordable groceries

By Fabian Cambero

CARACAS (Reuters) – Topping off a year of economic crisis that left many Venezuelans hungry, the country’s (More…)

Migrants stranded in Serbia march toward Croatian border

Refugees and migrants cross the Old Sava Bridge heading in the direction of the Croatian border, in Belgrade, Serbia

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Some 150 migrants, trapped in Serbia, set out on Friday to walk about 125 km (80 miles) (More…)

Pressure growing in EU to halt Turkish membership talks but no decision yet

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a congress in Istanbul, Turkey,

By Gabriela Baczynska

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will on Monday consider shelving membership talks with Turkey over (More…)

Islamic State executes scores, stockpiles chemicals in Mosul

Recently displaced people rush a food distribution point in Khazer refugee camp,

GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters have executed scores more people around Mosul this week and are reportedly (More…)

Taliban storm German consulate in Afghan city, four killed

Afghan security forces investigate at the site of explosion near the German consulate office in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

By Abdul Matin and Sabine Siebold

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan/BERLIN (Reuters) – Taliban militants stormed the German consulate in the northern Afghan (More…)

Super Moon To grace Earth’s Skies in coming days

The super moon appears in the sky in Cairo, Egypt, in this file photo taken October 17, 2016.

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades will be on (More…)

Exclusive: Watchdog condemns Syrian government, Islamic State use of banned chemical weapons

car parts to make car bombs

By Anthony Deutsch

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The executive body of the global chemical weapons watchdog voted on Friday to condemn (More…)

Russian hackers accused of post-election attacks on U.S. think tanks

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By Jim Finkle and Dustin Volz

(Reuters) – A Russian hacking group began attacking U.S.-based policy think tanks within hours (More…)

Year-old Paris attack probe sights new suspect, but mastermind elusive

People mourning outside of Paris attacks

By Chine Labbé

PARIS (Reuters) – French investigators believe they have identified a Belgian militant in Syria as a coordinator (More…)