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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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Obama plans to increase number of refugees admitted to U.S.

Syrian refugee Ahmad al Aboud, and his family members, who will be resettled in the United States, walk to board their plane in Amman, Jordan,

(Reuters) – The Obama Administration plans to increase the number of refugees admitted to the United States by 30 percent (More…)

Spy agencies concerned about possible U.S. election hacks: NSA chief

Eight year-old Emma Gray Bachrodt holds a "USA" sign while U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign voter registration event at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American intelligence agencies are concerned about reports that foreign governments may be attempting to (More…)

Democratic Party says it was hacked again, blames Russians

nternet LAN cables are pictured in this photo illustration taken in Sydney June 23, 2011. Australia cleared a key hurdle on Thursday in setting up a $38 billion high-speed broadband system after phone operator Telstra agreed to rent out its network for the nation's biggest infrastructure project in decades.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Democratic National Committee said on Tuesday the organization had been hacked by Russian (More…)

Scottish nurse who had Ebola cleared of hiding symptoms

Pauline Cafferkey a nurse who volunteered volunteered to treat Ebola patients in West Africa, then survived the disease herself, leaves a hearing after being cleared of misconduct charges in Edinburgh, Scotland

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – A Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for patients in Sierra Leone was cleared on Wednesday (More…)

Oil prices slide as oversupply concerns weigh

Refinery workers walk inside the LyondellBasell oil refinery in Houston, Texas

By Ahmad Ghaddar

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices extended losses on Wednesday after falling by as much as 3 percent (More…)

Top diplomats from U.S., Japan, South Korea to meet on North Korea

World leaders from US, Japan, and South Korea

By Tony Munroe and Ben Blanchard

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Japanese (More…)

Brexit not the end of European Union, Juncker says

EC President Jean-Claude Juncker

By Alastair Macdonald and Robin Emmott

STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, sought on Wednesday (More…)

Refugee girls, hoping for more than survival, need education

Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai addresses students at the Nasib Secondary School in Ifo2 area of Dadaab refugee camp during celebrations to mark her 19th birthday near the Kenya-Somalia border

By Tom Gardner

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday called on world leaders to provide (More…)

More than 110 people charged since 2013 on counts related to IS

An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken

By Julia Edwards

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin said on Monday that more than 110 people (More…)