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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

Hundreds evacuated as forest fire sends smoke over Berlin

TREUENBRIETZEN, Germany (Reuters) – Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes as around 600 firefighters battled a blaze in (More…)

U.S. sanctions on Russia tied to UK attack to take effect Monday

By Lisa Lambert and Lesley Wroughton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. sanctions against Russia tied to a nerve agent attack in (More…)

Crisis moment approaching in Venezuelan exodus: U.N. agency

GENEVA (Reuters) – The exodus of migrants from Venezuela is building towards a “crisis moment” comparable to events involving refugees (More…)

Moaning about mosque loudspeaker not blasphemy, says Indonesian Muslim group

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organization called for greater tolerance on Friday as it criticized a court that jailed (More…)

Hurricane Lane lashes Hawaii with heavy rain, winds

By Jolyn Rosa

HONOLULU (Reuters) – Hurricane Lane, a powerful Category 3 storm, lashed Hawaii on Thursday with high winds (More…)

Exclusive: U.S. disregard for Turkish legal process ‘unacceptable’ – Erdogan spokesman

By Orhan Coskun

ANKARA (Reuters) – The spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed what he said was the (More…)

Approaching hurricane sparks runs in Hawaii on plywood, water and gasoline

By Sue Horton

HANALEI, Hawaii (Reuters) – Micco Godinez, who rents out kayaks on the island of Kauai and loves (More…)

Iowa student’s murder thrust into U.S. debate over immigration

By Joseph Ax

(Reuters) – The arrest of a man who U.S. authorities have said is an illegal immigrant on (More…)

Illusory to think Syrian refugees can return now, France says

PARIS (Reuters) – France dismissed on Thursday any suggestion that millions of Syrian refugees could start returning home, as urged (More…)

Pope to visit a changed Ireland during ‘perfect storm’ of abuse crises

By Philip Pullella and Padraic Halpin

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by (More…)