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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

Child hunger and death rising in Zimbabwe due to drought, charity says

By Katy Migiro

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Child hunger and deaths are rising in Zimbabwe due to the worst (More…)

Exclusive: Top Obama aide to take call for South China Sea calm to Beijing

By Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will urge Beijing next week (More…)

Singapore bans newspaper linked to Islamic State

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore on Friday banned the distribution and possession of Al Fatihin, a newspaper linked to the Islamic (More…)

Libyan forces report gains against IS in battle for Sirte

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces said on Friday they had edged further into the center of Sirte as they (More…)

Turkey rebuffs EU on death penalty, as Erdogan calls for ‘new blood’ in army

By Ece Toksabay, Samia Nakhoul and Nick Tattersall

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey rebuffed the European Union on Friday over the (More…)

Nearly 3,000 dead in Mediterranean already this year: IOM

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 3,000 migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea already this year (More…)

Colombia reaches deal with truckers to lift 45-day strike

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and truckers reached a deal on Friday to lift a strike that has stretched 45 (More…)

Most Germans fear terrorist attack after train ax assault: poll

BERLIN (Reuters) – More than three-quarters of Germans believe their country will soon be the target of terrorism, a survey (More…)

Exclusive: Possible early North Korean nuclear site found – report

By Jonathan Landay

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. policy institute said it may have located a secret facility used by (More…)

NASA’s New mission; improving good security in West Africa

By Nellie Peyton

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A drive by NASA to stream climate data to West African nations (More…)