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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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Florida woman killed in London was retired educator

Police officers stand near a forensics tent after a knife attack in Russell Square in London

(Reuters) – A Florida woman killed in a knife attack in London this week was a mother, a retired special (More…)

U.S. trade deficit rises to ten-month high in June

Freighters and cargo containers sit idle at the Port of Los Angeles as a back-log of over 30 container ships sit anchored outside the Port in Los Angeles

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 10-month high in June as rising domestic demand (More…)

Australia suspends World Vision aid over Hamas funding accusations

The logo of U.S.-based Christian charity World Vision is seen on a car parked outside their offices in Jerusalem

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Friday it was suspending funding for relief group World Vision’s operations in the Palestinian (More…)

Egypt’s former Grand Mufti survives assassination attempt

Egypt's former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa speaks during the King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, once one of the country’s top religious authorities, survived an assassination (More…)

Tropical storm Earl moves along Mexico’s Gulf coast

Bridge collapse because of Hurricane Earl

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tropical storm Earl moved along Mexico’s Gulf coast on Friday, dumping large amounts of rain in (More…)

Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR

Islamic State flag

By Tom Miles

GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday (More…)

U.S. woman killed in London knife attack, no evidence of terrorism

Police officers stand near a forensics tent after a knife attack in Russell Square in London

By Costas Pitas and Michael Holden

LONDON (Reuters) – A U.S. woman was killed and five other people injured by (More…)

Turkey’s Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the audience during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara

By Daren Butler and Ayla Jean Yackley

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to choke off (More…)

Kerry defends $400 million payment to Iran, says U.S. does not pay ransoms

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the Central Asia Ministerial at the Department of State in Washington

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday defended the Obama administration’s payment of $400 million (More…)

Pregnant in Miami: Zika’s arrival adds new anxieties

Visitors walk through the Wynwood arts district of Miami

By Letitia Stein and Jilian Mincer

TAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Since Florida officials declared that the Zika virus is (More…)