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Iraqi army effectively cut last main exit road out of Mosul

An Iraqi Special Forces soldier moves through a hole as he searches for Islamic State fighters in Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic U.S.-backed Iraqi army units shut the last main exit out of the Islamic State group’s stronghold in western Mosul, controllin... More »

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New Trump travel order will aim to short circuit legal challenges

An international traveler arrives after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder In formulating a new executive order limiting travel to the United States, P... More »

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Oil gains on supply cuts, but rising U.S. output caps gains

A natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen Oil prices rose on Monday, with the market set to rise for five of seven sessions as a global supply glut appears to ease, b... More »

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Iraqi forces push into first districts of western Mosul

An Iraqi Special Forces soldier stands on top of a vehicle in a desert south of Mosul, Iraq February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces advanced deeper into the western half of Mosul on Friday one day after launching attacks on... More »

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Iraqi PM orders air force strike against Islamic State inside Syria

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the start of an offensive to retake the western side of Mosul as troops begin to move towards Islamic State, in this still image from video by Iraqiya TV February 19, 2017. Iraqiya TV/via Reuters TV Iraq’s Prime ... More »

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OPEC compliance seen growing as laggards Iraq and UAE pledge action

A worker checks the valves at Al-Sheiba oil refinery in Basra, Iraq, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo OPEC has so far surprised the market by showing record compliance with oil-output curbs and could do so further in coming months as the bi... More »

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Iraqi security forces storm Mosul airport, military base

Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fires towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants, west of Mosul,Iraq February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces closing in on the Islamic State-held western half of ... More »

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Domestic demand drives German growth in fourth quarter

People carry bags outside a shopping mall on the last day of Christmas shopping in Berlin December 23, 2014. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke The German economy quadrupled its growth rate to 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 as higher state spending, rising p... More »

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Conservative U.S. justices skeptical in cross-border shooting case

A graffiti is seen at the site where Sergio Adrian Hernandez was shot dead in 2010 under a railroad bridge connecting El Paso with Ciudad Juarez July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed skepticism a... More »

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Outspoken general named Trump`s top security adviser

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with his new National Security Adviser Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster after making the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S. February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque U.S. President Donald Trump... More »

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Pence heads to Europe on reassurance tour

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks before swearing in Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will s... More »

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Appeals court suspends proceedings over Trump travel ban

Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf (L) reacts as her mother Fattoum (C) cries and her father Khaled (R) looks on after arriving at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski A U.S. appeals court on Thursday... More »

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U.N. warns of catastrophic dam failure in Syria battle

A view of the Euphrates river during sunset in Raqqa province, Syria May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Hamid Khatib/File Photo The United Nations is warning of catastrophic flooding in Syria from the Tabqa dam, which is at risk from high water levels, deliberate sabotage ... More »

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Oil slips further below $56 on report of U.S. inventory jump

FILE PHOTO – A drop of diesel is seen at the tip of a nozzle after a fuel station customer fills her car’s tank in Sint Pieters Leeuw December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman Oil slipped further below $56 a barrel on Wednesday as an industry report showing a larg... More »

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Syrian films bring tears and smiles to Berlin Film Festival

Director Aki Kaurismaki arrives for the screening of the movie ‘The Other Side of Hope’ at the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt One drops you, trapped and powerless, in the middle of a civil war, whi... More »

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Iran`s Rouhani to visit Oman and Kuwait

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani presides over a meeting of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution, in Tehran, Iran February 7, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Oman and Kuwait on Wednesday, state media repo... More »

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Seattle judge set to move forward on Trump immigration case

Tareq Aziz (L) and his brother Ammar Aziz (2nd L), Yemeni nationals who were delayed entry into the U.S. because of the recent travel ban, smile as they are reunited with their family at Washington Dulles International Airport. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst A U.S. fe... More »

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Virginia judge issues new injunction against Trump travel ban

Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf (L) kisses her father Khaled as her mother Fattoum (R) cries after arriving at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski A Virginia federal judge on Monday issued a preliminar... More »

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Japan took in just 28 refugees in 2016, despite record applications

FILE PHOTO: A protester holding a placard shouts slogans at a rally to call for visa grants for asylum seekers in Japan, in central Tokyo, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Japan accepted just 28 refugees last year when a record number applied f... More »

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Trump`s Supreme Court pick dispirited by president`s tweets

FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch arrives for a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Donald Tru... More »

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Appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban

Shanez Tabarsi (L) is greeted by her daughter Negin after traveling to the U.S. from Iran following a federal court’s temporary stay of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 6, 2017. R... More »

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Syria`s Assad sees Trump`s Islamic State view as promising

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Venezuelan state television TeleSUR in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria’s national news agency SANA on September 26, 2013. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters Syrian Presid... More »

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Appeals court to hear arguments on Trump`s travel ban

Iranian citizen and U.S green card holder Cyrus Khosravi (C) greets his brother, Hamidreza Khosravi (L), and niece, Dena Khosravi (R), 2, after they were detained for additional screening following their arrival to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to visit... More »

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Qatar Airways expects Trump`s travel ban to be relaxed: report

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker gestures as he tours the exhibition stand of the company at the International Tourism Trade Fair (ITB) in Berlin, Germany, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker on Tuesd... More »

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Legal battles to test Trump and his immigration ban

12-year old Eman Ali of Yemen, is reunited with her sister Salma (R) at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kate Munsch President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban faced on Monday the first of seve... More »

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Technology firms to urge Trump to alter U.S. travel ban: sources

The Facebook logo is pictured in the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Several technology companies plan to send a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urging his administration to follow thro... More »

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Trump steps up attack on judge, court system over travel ban

Demonstrators in support of the immigration rules implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, rally at Los Angeles international airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu President Donald Trump on Sunday ra... More »

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The Trump presidency on Feb. 5 at 7:10 P.M. EST

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he talks to journalists who are members of the White house travel pool on board Air Force One during his flight to Palm Beach, Florida while over South Carolina, U.S., February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Highlights of ... More »

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Asian shares, dollar retreat on Trump travel ban, U.S. GDP

Visitors use their mobile phones before a ceremony marking the end of trading in 2016 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian share markets and Wall Street stock futures fell on Monday after immigration cur... More »

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Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants

The Bay family is reunited after Hamed Bay was separated from other passengers and questioned as a result of U.S. Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban, at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 28, 2017. Hamed Bay was traveling back to the U... More »

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U.S. tempers part of Trump travel ban amid big protests, criticism

Activists gather outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s executive actions on immigration in Washington January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday tempered a key element of his move to ban... More »

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Trump aides call travel ban success despite broad criticism

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (C) attend a ceremonial swearing-in for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (L) at Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Aides to U.S. ... More »

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U.S. soccer captain Bradley slams Trump immigration order

Oct 11, 2016- Washington, D.C., USA- United States midfielder Michael Bradley (4) jogs on the field against New Zealand in the second half at RFK Stadium. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports United States soccer team captain Michael Bradley is “sad” and “embarrassed”... More »

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Ministers laud strong start to OPEC, non-OPEC oil output cuts

A flag with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) logo is seen before a news conference at OPEC’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader OPEC and non-OPEC countries have made a strong start to loweri... More »

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Iraqi artist recreates ancient works destroyed by Islamic State

Ninos Thabet, an 18-year-old Christian who studied art at Mosul University, creates miniature replicas of statues destroyed by militants when they overran the 3,000-year-old Assyrian city of Nimrud 2-1/2 years ago, in Erbil, Iraq, January 13, 2017. Picture tak... More »

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Trump says NATO is obsolete but still `very important to me`

U.S.President-elect Donald Trump makes an appearance in the lobby at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but that the m... More »

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Stocks steady, oil in flux, sterling suffers `hard` Brexit fears

An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday while crude oil prices languis... More »

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Dog fight: Start-ups take aim at errant drones

A Skydroner 500 anti-drone system detects and deactivates a drone during a demonstration in Singapore December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn... More »

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New drug approvals fall to six-year low in 2016

A person holds pharmaceutical tablets and capsules in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana September 18, 2013. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cle... More »

Singer George Michael of Wham! fame dies at 53

British singer George Michael performs on stage during his ‘Symphonica’ tour concert in Vienna September 4, 2012. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader British singer George Michael, who became one of the pop idols of the 1980s with Wham! and then forged a career as a suc... More »

Oil prices rise in anticipation of tighter 2017 market

An employee at a Total fuel station waits for customers in south Jakarta February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside Oil prices rose on Monday in anticipation of tighter crude supply going into 2017 following the decision by OPEC and other producers to cut out... More »

Aleppo evacuations resume after stand-off over villages

Evacuees from rebel-held east Aleppo arrive at the town of al-Rashideen, which is held by insurgents, Syria December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah Convoys of evacuees traveled from a rebel-held area of Aleppo and from two Shi’ite villages besieged by insurg... More »

Syrian rebels set to lose another Aleppo district: insurgent

Smoke rises from a damaged building after a strike on the rebel-held besieged al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Another key district of eastern Aleppo has effectively fallen to advancing Syrian government forc... More »

U.S. defense elite rally behind Trump`s unusual Pentagon pick

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with retired Marine Gen. James Mattis following their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar Often fiercely divided over policy, ... More »

Clinton and Trump chase last-minute support on U.S. election eve

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is joined by U.S. President Barack Obama at a campaign rally on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. November 7, 2016, the final day of campaigning before the election. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ... More »

With Iraqi troops at Mosul`s gate, Baghdadi promises victory

Tribal fighters walk as fire and smoke rises from oil wells, set ablaze by Islamic State militants in the oil-producing region of Qayyara, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani With Iraqi troops battling inside Islamic State’s Iraqi bastion of Mosul, the militants’ le... More »

Ang Lee tackles war drama in `Billy Lynn`s Long Halftime Walk`

Director Ang Lee (R) poses with cast members, his son Mason Lee (L) and Joe Alwyn before the Asian premiere of the film ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ in Taipei, Taiwan November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Oscar-winning director Ang Lee brought his latest m... More »

Oil prices drop as Iraq says doesn`t want to join OPEC cut

Flames emerge from a pipeline at the oil fields in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani Oil prices fell early on Monday as Iraq said it wanted to be exempt from any deal by producer cartel OPEC to cut production to prop u... More »

Asian stocks eke out gains, dollar nears a nine-month high

People walk past an electronic board displaying various Asian countries’ stock price index and world major index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Asian stocks eked out gains but lacked clear direction on Monda... More »

Iraq launches offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State

Peshmerga forces gather on the east of Mosul during preparations to attack Mosul, Iraq, October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the U.S.-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive Islamic S... More »

Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts

A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Dozens of air strikes hit rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnig... More »

Is it a ship? A diamond? Hadid`s Port House opens in Antwerp

The sun rises behind the new headquarters for the Antwerp Port Authority on the Kattendijk dock, the Port House, a monumental design by Zaha Hadid Architects in Antwerp, Belgium September 22, 2016. Reuters/Eric Vidal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Europe’s second-bigge... More »

Syrian army ceasefire expires, no statement of extension

People ride a motorcycle near damaged buildings in rebel-held Ain Tarma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria September 17, 2016. Picture taken September 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh A seven-day ceasefire declared by the Syrian army expired at midnight... More »