Global stocks stay buoyant as dollar, bond yields rise

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World equity markets held close to all-time highs on Tuesday, as investors latched on to rising bets on higher borrowing costs in the U.S. and Britain. More »

Oil holds gains as Iraq, U.S.-Iran tension raises risks

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Oil prices crept higher on Tuesday, holding on to gains made as fighting between Iraqi and Kurdish forces threatened supplies from northern Iraq while political tension rose between the United States and Iran. More »

U.S. judge questions government on Trump`s latest travel ban

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A U.S. judge on Monday questioned attorneys defending the Trump administration about a classified report the government is using to justify its latest ban on citizens of some countries from entering the United States. More »

Adobe warns that hackers are exploiting its Flash software

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Adobe Systems Inc (ADBE.O) warned on Monday that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in its Flash multimedia software platform in web browsers, and the company urged users to quickly patch their systems to prevent such attacks. More »

Tourniquets, once out of favor, helped save lives in Vegas shootings

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When the sniper’s bullet shattered Paola Bautista’s arm, her sister and a stranger in the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival got her to cover. Then they focused on the bleeding. More »

Oil rallies on Chinese import boost and Mideast tensions

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Oil prices firmed on Friday as strong Chinese oil import data and turmoil in the Middle East boosted bulls in a market that has already shown signs of rebalancing after years of excess. More »

Chemical weapons watchdog to get new leader as it investigates Syria

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A Spanish diplomat has been proposed to head the world's chemical weapons watchdog at a critical time for the organization's disarmament work in Syria, diplomats said on Wednesday. More »

U.S., Turkey mutually suspend visa services for security reasons

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The U.S. mission in Turkey and subsequently the Turkish mission in Washington mutually scaled back visa services after a U.S. consulate employee was arrested in Turkey, in the latest sign of fraying diplomatic relations between the NATO allies. More »

Linklater`s war veteran comedy speaks to modern America, says star

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Last Flag Flying, a comedy-drama about Vietnam war veterans, will resonate with Trump's America, despite, or perhaps because of, its period setting, actor Bryan Cranston said on Sunday after a screening at the London Film Festival. More »

Blackwater founder Prince weighing U.S. Senate run: New York Times

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Erik Prince, who founded a private military contractor that has faced lawsuits for shootings and other misconduct in Iraq, is considering challenging a Republican Senator from Wyoming in a primary next year, the New York Times reported on Sunday. More »

Drained of cash and riven by rivalries, UNESCO seeks leader to revive fortunes

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When Israel's envoy told UNESCO delegates last July that fixing the plumbing in his toilet was more important than their latest ruling, it highlighted how fractious geopolitics are paralyzing the workings of the agency. More »

Oil steadies after steep losses- speculators grow impatient

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Oil steadied on Tuesday, as speculators took profits on some large positions that have built up in the last couple of weeks, but the prospect of gradually ebbing oversupply lent support. More »

Anti-terrorism police hold five over wired explosives found in posh Paris neighborhood

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French counter-terrorism investigators questioned five people on Tuesday after police over the weekend found what appeared to be a ready-to-detonate bomb at an apartment building in one of Paris's poshest neighborhoods. More »

Bullish oil streak propels Brent to strongest third-quarter in 13 years

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Oil edged higher on Friday as tensions around Iraqi Kurdistan threatened the region's crude supplies, helping Brent prices to their strongest third-quarter performance since 2004. More »

U.S. visas to six Muslim nations drop after Supreme Court backs travel ban

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In the first two months after a June Supreme Court ruling allowed partial implementation of President Donald Trump's travel ban, visas issued on average each month to citizens of six countries targeted by the order were 18 percent lower compared to the month p... More »

From Chinese giants to new frontiers: emerging dollar bond sales boom

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Frontier economies including Tajikistan and Iraq along with credit-hungry Asian firms led emerging market borrowing in the July-September quarter, as 2017 shapes up to be another record year for debt sales. More »

Iraqi Kurds vote in historic independence referendum, shrugging off threats

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Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organized by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, ignoring the threats of the Kurds' neighbors and fears of further instability and violence across the Middle East. More »

Trump slaps travel restrictions on North Korea, Venezuela in sweeping new ban

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President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, expanding to eight the list of countries covered by his original travel bans that have been derided by critics and challenged in court. More »

As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N.

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North Korea's nuclear threat looms large this week over the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, where diplomats are eager to hear U.S. President Donald Trump address the 193-member body for the first time. More »

France opens door to strengthen Iran nuclear deal for post-2025

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France on Monday gave a staunch defense of the Iran nuclear deal, saying there could be talks to strengthen the agreement from 2025 but that allowing it to collapse could lead Iran's neighbors to seek atomic weapons. More »

Republicans could lose U.S. House in 2018 over immigration fight: Bannon

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Republican infighting over the fate of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children could be so vitriolic that the party loses control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year, Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, sa... More »

No need to consider release of oil stocks after Harvey: IEA

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) still sees no need for a coordinated international release of oil stocks after Hurricane Harvey disrupted a large chunk of U.S. refining and some production facilities, IEA boss Fatih Birol said on Monday. More »

Iraq, Jordan say border crossing to reopen on Wednesday

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The main border crossing between Jordan and Iraq is to reopen on Wednesday for the first time since 2015, a statement from both governments said. More »

In Syrian skies, U.S. pilots learn how fast air war can morph

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U.S. Air Force pilot Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Renken knew that whatever happened next might escalate the war in Syria. More »

Trump to present vision for U.S. strategy in Afghanistan war

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It will be President Donald Trump's turn on Monday to address a problem that vexed his two predecessors when he details his strategy for the war in Afghanistan, America's longest military conflict. More »

Solid German growth gives Merkel election tailwind

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Strong household and state spending consolidated Germany's role as the euro zone's growth engine in the second quarter, helping Chancellor Angela Merkel to burnish her economic credentials less than six weeks before an election. More »

With budget cuts looming, U.S. aid chief vows to do more with less

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Facing potentially deep budget cuts to U.S. foreign aid, new USAID administrator Mark Green says he needs to do more with less and prove to President Donald Trump that development assistance can further his "America First" agenda. More »

In Afghan review, Trump`s frustration carries echoes of Obama years

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Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has shown an affinity, and perhaps even a deference, to the generals he has surrounded himself with in his Cabinet and at the White House, save one exception: the war in Afghanistan. More »

Clooneys to help 3,000 Syrian refugees go to school in Lebanon

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Cast member George Clooney and his wife Amal leave the Festival Palace after the screening of the film “Money Monster” out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12, 2016. George and Amal Clooney said on Monday they would help 3... More »

Exclusive: Islamic State leader Baghdadi almost certainly alive – Kurdish security official

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A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99 percent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located south of the Syrian city of Raqqa, after reports that he had been killed. More »

Iraq strikes Islamic State in Mosul days after declaring victory

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Destroyed buildings from clashes are seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq July 10, 2017. Iraqi forces clashed with Islamic State militants holding out in Mosul’s Old City on Wednesday, more than 36 hours after Baghdad declared victory over the jihadists in what... More »

British war surgeon Nott returns to Gaza to train doctors

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British surgeon David Nott trains Palestinian doctors in Gaza City July 10, 2017. Picture taken July 10, 2017. Mughrabi More »

Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ

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A cuneiform tablet, an ancient clay artifact that originated in modern-day Iraq is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters July 5, 2017. United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York/Handout via REUTERS Arts and crafts retailer Ho... More »

Turkey detains 29 suspected Islamic State militants in Istanbul: Anadolu

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Turkish police have detained 29 suspected Islamic State militants in Istanbul, 22 of them foreign nationals, believed to be preparing to travel to Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday. More »

Facing defeat in Mosul, Islamic State mounts diversionary attack to the south

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Members of Iraqi federal police carry their weapons during fighting with Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad Islamic State militants attacked a village south of Mosul, killing several people including two jou... More »

Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with DOJ

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A cuneiform tablet, an ancient clay artifact that originated in modern-day Iraq is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters July 5, 2017. United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York/Handout via REUTERS Arts and crafts retailer Ho... More »

Philippine troops find beheaded Vietnamese captives in south

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Philippine soldiers have found the beheaded bodies of two Vietnamese sailors abducted a year ago by Islamist militant Abu Sayyaf group near the restive southern island of Basilan, an army spokeswoman said on Wednesday. More »

Exclusive: Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq, Myanmar from child soldiers` list

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a press conference after talks with Chinese diplomatic and defense chiefs at the State Department in Washington, U.S. June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State... More »

Turkey welcomes U.S. pledge to take weapons from Kurds after Islamic State defeat

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Turkey regards as a “positive step” a U.S. pledge to take back weapons supplied to the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria after the defeat of Islamic State and said its implementation was essential, Defense Minister Fikri Isik said on Friday. More »

Damascus won`t let `enemies` benefit from de-escalation zones-minister

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Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks during an interview with Reuters in Damascus June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki The Syrian government will not allow its enemies to benefit from the creation of de-escalation zones in western Syria, the Sy... More »

Judge in Michigan blocks deportation of 100 Iraqis

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Protesters rally outside the federal court just before a hearing to consider a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Iraqi nationals facing deportation, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily bloc... More »

Philippines says U.S. troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting

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Damaged buildings and houses are seen at Moncado Colony village after intense fighting between government troops against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi city, Philippines, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco U.S. troo... More »

U.S. weighs restricting Chinese investment in artificial intelligence

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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, U.S., June 25, 2015. U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Cory D. Payne/Handout via REUTERS The United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese in... More »

Trump gives U.S. military authority to set Afghan troop levels: U.S. official

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U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein U.S. President Donald Trump has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to se... More »

Australian police arrest man for allegedly supplying gun in deadly siege

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FILE PHOTO – Australian police stand at the site of a siege at the Buckingham Serviced Apartments in Melbourne, Australia, June 6, 2017. AAP/Julian Smith/via REUTERS Australian police said on Monday a 25-year-old man had been arrested and charged with allegedl... More »

Blasts rock besieged city as Philippines marks independence day

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Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Monday as the national flag was raised to mark independence day, almost three weeks after hundreds of Islamist militants overran the town and hunkered down with civilians as human shields. More »

The Maute brothers: Southeast Asia`s Islamist “time bomb”

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A man identified by Philippines Intelligence officers as Abdullah Maute is seen in this still image taken from video released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on June 7, 2017. Armed Forces of the Philippines/Handout via REUTERS TV On his Facebook profile... More »

Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city

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Smoke rises after shelling on a rebel-held area of Deraa, Syria, June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir Khalidi More »

Story of U.S. Marine Megan Leavey comes to movie theaters

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Film subject Megan Leavey arrives for the premiere of the film ‘Megan Leavey’ in New York, U.S., June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The true story of U.S. Marine Megan Leavey and her military combat dog Rex arrives in North American movie theaters on Friday.... More »

Amal and George Clooney welcome boy and girl twins

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FILE PHOTO: George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin leave Venice city hall after a civil ceremony to formalize their wedding in Venice September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Amal Clooney on Tuesday gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, the first ch... More »

Filmmaker Michael Moore launches `TrumpiLeaks` website for whistleblowers

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FILE PHOTO — Filmmaker Michael Moore poses as he arrives for the 20th Annual Webby Awards in Manhattan, New York, U.S., on May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Documentary filmmaker and liberal activist Michael Moore launched a website called “TrumpiLea... More »

Australian PM says Melbourne siege `a terrorist attack`

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A bomb squad member walks outside the site of a shooting at Buckingham Serviced Apartments in Brighton, Melbourne, Australia, June 6, 2017. AAP/Julian Smith/via REUTERS Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday police were treating a deadly si... More »

Australia police kill hostage taker- Islamic State claims responsibility

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A bomb squad member walks outside the site of a shooting at Buckingham Serviced Apartments in Brighton, Melbourne, Australia, June 6, 2017. AAP/Julian Smith/via REUTERS Australian police on Monday shot dead a gunman in the city of Melbourne who had been holdin... More »

UK police reveal names of London attackers, say one investigated before

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Two of the men shot dead by police following the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday are seen in this undated combination image of two photographs, received in London via the Metropolitan Police in London on June 5, 2017. On left is Khuram S... More »

Trump renews criticism of London Mayor Khan over attack

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A combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. on May 31, 2017 and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at the scene of the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market in central London, Britain, Ju... More »

Who`s your mummy? Genetic secrets of ancient Egypt unwrapped

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Scientist Verena Schuenemann is shown examining the lower jaw bone of an ancient Egyptian mummy at the Palaeogenetics Laboratory at the University of Tuebingen in Germany in this undated handout photograph obtained by Reuters May 30, 2017. Johannes Krause/Hand... More »

Philippines puts city on lockdown over fears of militant infiltration

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A Philippine Air Force attack helicopter fires a rocket as they continue to assault the Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monda... More »

U.S. might ban laptops on all flights into and out of the country

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FILE PHOTO – A TSA worker loads suitcases at the checked luggage security screening station at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on September 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo The United States might ban laptops from ... More »

Former U.S. national security adviser Brzezinski dies at 89

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FILE PHOTO – Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski arrives to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 1, 2007. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as U.S. Presid... More »

UK security services have thwarted five plots since March Westminster attack – source

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British security services have thwarted 18 militant plots in the UK since 2013, including five following an attack in central London in March, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. More »

UK police hunt Manchester bomber`s network, angered by U.S. leaks

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Messages and floral tributes left for the victims of the attack on Manchester Arena lie around the statue in St Ann’s Square in central Manchester, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Super Police scrambled to close down a network around the Manchester suicide bomber wi... More »

OPEC extends oil output cut by nine months to fight glut

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OPEC President, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo talk to journalists before the beginning of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, May 25, 2017.... More »

Extending OPEC-led oil output cuts by 9 months the best option: Iraq oil minister

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Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi speaks during a media conference with Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Thursday that extending t... More »

Trump faces rougher reception in NATO, EU meetings

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U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania visit the Sistine Chapel after a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, May 24, 2017. Osservatore Romano/Handout via REUTERS After a warm welcome in the Middle East and a “fantastic” visit with the p... More »

Oil up on falling U.S. inventories, Saudi cuts to Asia

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Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo Oil prices rose on Thursday, with global benchmark Brent crude trading comfortably above $50 a barrel after a fall in U.S. ... More »

Oil price jump pulls stocks higher

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People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks rose on Thursday, getting a lift from a record high close on MSCI’s global stocks benchmark ... More »

Difficult legal path forward for Trump in sanctuary cities case

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing the Antiquities Executive Order at the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC, U.S. April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Even if President Donald Trump wins an appeal of a court ruling blocking his execu... More »

Highlights: The Trump presidency on April 26 at 9:12 P.M. EDT/0112 GMT on April 27

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order reviewing previous National Monument designations made under the Antiquities Act, at the Interior Department in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Highlights for U.S. President Donald T... More »

Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits

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A U.S soldier walks on a bridge with his gun in the town of Gwer northern Iraq August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari President Donald Trump has given the military the authority to reset a confusing system of troop limits in Iraq and Syria that critics said al... More »

Tillerson accuses Iran of `alarming provocations` as U.S. reviews policy

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attends a news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday accused Iran of ‘al... More »

U.S. unleashes `mother of all bombs` for first time in Afghanistan

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The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb is pictured in this undated handout photo. Elgin Air Force Base/Handout via REUTERS The United States dropped “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear device it has ever unleashed in combat, on a ne... More »

`The Promise` brings tragedy of 1915 Armenian massacre to big screen

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Singer Cher (R) poses with television personalities Kim Kardashian (C) and Kourtney Kardashian at the premiere of ‘The Promise’ in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Celebrities of Armenian descent including Cher and the Karda... More »

German judge authorizes arrest of Iraqi detained after Dortmund blasts

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FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer – Borussia Dortmund v AS Monaco – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany – 11/4/17 The Borussia Dortmund team bus is seen after an explosion near their hotel before the game. Reuters / K... More »

Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

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FILE PHOTO: The Avian influenza virus is harvested from a chicken egg as part of a diagnostic process in this undated U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) handout image. REUTERS/Erica Spackman/USDA/Handout via Reuters Global outbreaks of bird flu in poultry h... More »

German judge approves arrest warrant for Iraqi detained after Dortmund blasts

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A German judge on Thursday approved an arrest warrant against an Iraqi man detained after an attack against a bus carrying players belonging to the Borussia Dortmund soccer team, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. More »

Germany probes possible Islamist links to Dortmund bus attack – media

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Football Soccer – Borussia Dortmund v AS Monaco – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final First Leg – Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany – 11/4/17 Police with the Borussia Dortmund team bus after an explosion near their hotel before the game Reuters / Kai Pfaffe... More »

U.S.-Russia tensions over Syria will not `spiral out of control`: Mattis

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U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, brief the media at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Tensions between the United States and Russia will not “spiral out o... More »

Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants, eight killed: governor

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Turkish F-16 warplanes launched air strikes on Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing eight of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, a provincial governor’s office said. More »

ADVISORY: Story on Kushner visiting Iraq withdrawn

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FILE PHOTO — Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner watch as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo ... More »

Police identify British-born attacker, victim count rises to four

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Police work at Carriage Gate outside the Houses of Parliament. REUTERS/Neil Hall The attacker who plowed a car through a throng of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman outside Britain’s parliament was named on Thursday as Khalid Masood, a British-born man ... More »

Exclusive: Saudi exports to U.S. to fall by 300,000 barrels per day in March – official

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Shaybah oilfield complex is seen at night in the Rub’ al-Khali desert, Saudi Arabia, November 14, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo Saudi Arabia’s crude exports to the United States in March will fall by around 300,000 barrels per day from February, in lin... More »

Year on from bombings, Brussels remains on alert

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Policemen patrol in the Zaventem airport prior to a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of twin attacks at Brussels airport and a metro train in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman Jan Bartunek and Alastair Macdonald More »

Trump administration hosting first meeting of anti-ISIS coalition

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Islamic State signs are seen on a street during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani – Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps ... More »

U.S. reverses course and offers new dates for NATO talks

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FILE PHOTO: U.S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson looks on during a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool U.S. Secretary of State Re... More »

Drone-catchers emerge on a new aerial frontier

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Jaz Banga, co-founder and chief executive of Airspace Systems, stands next to an Interceptor autonomous aerial drone his company developed to capture enemy drones during a product demonstration in Castro Valley, California March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Th... More »

Destroyed by Islamic State, ancient winged bull to rise again in London

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Artists Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson pose for a photograph after they both won the competition to make a piece to be displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, in central London, Britain, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth An ancient As... More »

Iraqis considering new approach to U.S.-born Meram

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Iraq’s Justin Meram (7) celebrates with teammate Ali Fesny Faisal (8) after scoring against Thailand during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok September 8, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Iraq may ask United State... More »

Fear, hunger and destruction in Mosul Old City as IS under pressure

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Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem After five months of intense fighting, Iraqi forces have begun to drive back Islamic State into the dense and nar... More »

Oil prices dip as doubts remain over OPEC supply cuts

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An oil derrick and wind turbines stand above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Oil prices dipped on Friday as the market looked for clues on how effectively OPEC production cuts are working to absorb a global supp... More »

Trump vows appeal up to Supreme Court after loss on travel ban

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the American Center for Mobility for American Manufactured Vehicles in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, U.S. March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst A defiant President Donald Trump has pledged to appeal to the U.S. ... More »

Saudi deputy crown prince, Trump meeting a `turning point`: Saudi adviser

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman meet at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Saudi Arabia hailed a “historical turning point” in U.S.-Saudi relations a... More »

More states seek to halt Trump`s new travel ban in court

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Demonstrators rally against the Trump administration’s new ban against travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, outside of the White House. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Several states said on Thursday they would move forward with legal challenges to a revised exe... More »

Hawaii issues first challenge to Trump`s new travel ban

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FILE PHOTO: Tourists and locals play on Ko’Olina beach on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, July, 29, 2013. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry/File Photo The state of Hawaii requested emergency court intervention on Wednesday to halt a revised executive order from President Donald... More »

China confirms 7 percent increase in 2017 defense budget

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China’s defense budget will rise 7 percent in 2017, to 1.044 trillion yuan ($151.43 billion), state media said on Monday, after the omission of exact figures from an annual report sparked questions over transparency on military spending. More »

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces capture al-Hurriya bridge in Mosul, spokesman says

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Displaced Iraqis flee their homes, as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 6, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Monday captured Mosul’s al-Hurriya bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held old ... More »

Over 40,000 displaced from Mosul in a week as Iraqi forces near old city

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An Iraqi family walks from Islamic State controlled part of Mosul towards Iraqi special forces soldiers during a battle in Mosul, Iraq, March 4, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic More than 40,000 people have been displaced in the last week from the Iraqi city of M... More »

Rival Kurdish factions clash in northwestern Iraq

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Rival Kurdish groups clashed in Iraq’s northwestern Sinjar region on Friday, two Kurdish security sources said, causing deaths on both sides. More »

Exclusive: Trump aides` bid to plug leaks fuels government paranoia – sources

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U.S. President Donald Trump looks up while hosting a House and Senate leadership lunch at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque – RTS110BK President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staf... More »

Iraqi officers find Islamic State members hidden among refugees fleeing Mosul

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Iraqi Special Operations Forces arrest a person suspected of belonging to Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq February 26, 2017. Picture taken February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani A few hundred men who had scurried across front lines in a refu... More »

Islamic State militants being killed at level they cannot sustain: UK general

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The U.S.-led coalition effort against Islamic State is killing the group’s fighters more quickly than it can replace them, a senior British general said on Tuesday, with more than 45,000 killed by coalition air strikes up to August last year. More »

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