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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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Oil rises above $50 a barrel on OPEC cut comments

A pump jack operates at a well site leased by Devon Energy Production Company near Guthrie, Oklahoma

By Alex Lawler

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil edged above $50 a barrel on Thursday, drawing support from sources’ comments that (More…)

Iraqi army tries to reach site of IS executions south of Mosul

An Iraqi soldier stands next to detained men accused of being Islamic State fighters, at a check point in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq

By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Stephen Kalin

SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The Iraqi army was trying on Thursday to (More…)

Putin says U.S. Hysteria over Russia an election ploy

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday American politicians were whipping up hysteria about a (More…)

U.N. vows to press on with securing Aleppo evacuation operation

Rebel fighters ride a military vehicle near rising smoke from al-Bab city, northern Aleppo province, Syria

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations vowed on Thursday to press ahead in securing medical evacuations of (More…)

Italian earthquakes cause widespread damage, but kill no one

An officer of the State Forestry Corp national police stands in front of a collapsed church in Campi di Norcia, central Italy

By Isla Binnie and Antonio Denti

VISSO, Italy (Reuters) – Earthquakes caused widespread damage and terrified residents in central Italy (More…)

Italy cannot handle the same number of migrant arrivals next year, says Renzi

Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi talks to the media as he leaves a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium,

ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday said that the country cannot handle the same number of (More…)

Pakistani militants say they worked with Islamic State to attack police college

A man reads a newspaper's coverage of the attack on the Police Training College, at a newsstand in Quetta, Pakistan,

By Syed Raza Hassan and Saud Mehsud

QUETTA/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A faction of the Pakistani militant group (More…)

Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east

NATO defence ministers attend a meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium,

By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania (More…)

U.S. to abstain from United Nations vote calling for end to Cuba embargo

A vintage car passes by the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba,

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday will for the first time abstain from a United Nations General (More…)

Rivals, regional powers grow uneasy with Palestinian leader

Palestinians take part in a rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah

By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi

RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Arab states are piling pressure on (More…)