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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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Estonia, Finland say Russia entered airspace before U.S. defense pact

Picture of Russian SU-27 fighter violating Finland's airspace near Porvoo, Finland,

By Tuomas Forsell and Jussi Rosendahl

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Estonia said a Russian jet violated its airspace on Friday, hours (More…)

At least 478 died in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew

Destroyed houses are seen in a village after Hurricane Matthew passes Corail, Haiti,

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The number of people killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti rose to at least 478 people on (More…)

Satellite images show activity at North Korea nuclear test site

A satellite image of the area around North Korea's Punggye-Ri nuclear test site shows graphics pointing to what monitoring group 38 North says are signs of increased activity, in a photo released by the 38 North group

SEOUL (Reuters) – An increase in activity at North Korea’s nuclear test site could signal preparations for a new test (More…)

Ahead of storm, U.S. planes, trains and trucks diverted, canceled

Cars are seen along Deerfield beach near Coral Springs while Hurricane Matthew approaches in Florida

By Nick Carey

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of flights have been canceled, Florida airports are being shuttered and train services (More…)

Death toll rises; Hurricane Matthew blasts Bahamas en route for United States

A man cuts branches off fallen trees in a flooded area by a river after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti,

By Zach Fagenson and Scott Malone

JUPITER/ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, (More…)

What are Haiti’s humanitarian needs after Hurricane Matthew?

People wade across a flooded street while Hurricane Matthew passes through Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

By Sebastien Malo

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hurricane Matthew, which slammed into Haiti this week, has created the (More…)

Assad offers rebels amnesty if they surrender Aleppo

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Denmark's TV 2, in this handout picture provided by SANA on October 6, 2016.

By Ellen Francis and Tom Miles

BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Rebels holed up in Aleppo can leave with their families if (More…)

World food prices rise to highest in 18 months in September

food - grain, pasta, rice

By Steve Scherer

ROME (Reuters) – World food prices rose in September to their highest since March 2015, led mainly (More…)

France makes new push for Aleppo ceasefire

The sun sets over Aleppo as seen from rebel-held part of the city

By John Irish, Lidia Kelly and Angus McDowall

PARIS/MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – France is to launch a new push for United (More…)

India arrests 70 call-center workers accused of duping U.S. citizens

Police escort men who they said were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of tricking American citizens into sending them money by posing as U.S. tax officials, at a court in Thane, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India,

By Devidutta Tripathy

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Police in India said they arrested 70 call-centre workers on Wednesday on suspicion of (More…)