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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

Party lines split U.S. on terror threat 15 years after 9/11: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nearing, Americans are sharply divided on party lines over (More…)

Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria’s besieged Aleppo

By John Davison and Suleiman Al-Khalidi

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Even if it were somehow possible to escape eastern Aleppo, Abdullah (More…)

Venezuelans revel in pots-and-pans protests after Maduro humiliation

By Alexandra Ulmer

MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – For over a decade, Venezuelan opposition supporters would clang pots and pans on (More…)

U.S. House votes to allow Sept. 11 families to sue Saudi Arabia

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that would allow the families (More…)

Meteorite whizzes past Cyprus and explodes, lighting up night sky

ATHENS (Reuters) – A suspected meteorite did a close fly-by over Cyprus early on Friday, sending people into consternation over (More…)

Asia leaders tiptoe around South China Sea tensions

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Manuel Mogato

VIENTIANE, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Asian leaders played down tensions over the South (More…)

Arrested militants planned attack on Paris railway station, France says

By Gérard Bon

PARIS (Reuters) – Three women arrested in connection with a car loaded with gas cylinders found in (More…)

Mastercard sued for $19 billion in Britain’s biggest damages claim

By Andrew MacAskill

LONDON (Reuters) – Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought (More…)

Mosul battle plans ready, could be concluded by year-end – Kurdish leader

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Military plans to retake Mosul from Islamic State are ready and the northern Iraqi city might be (More…)

U.N. says U.S.-Russia talks on Syria crucial as aid stops rolling in

By Tom Miles

GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian government has effectively stopped aid convoys this month and the besieged city (More…)