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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “discussed critical bilateral and regional issues” in a call on Wednesday, the White House said in a … Read More

By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government and Atlantia’s motorway unit are exploring ways to break a stand-off over the group’s road concession which some … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the House would vote on a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trump’s military actions regarding Iran, … Read More

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices tumbled and equity markets soared on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said an Iranian missile strike on bases in Iraq … Read More

By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday there would be no haggling with the Democratic-led House of Representatives over … Read More

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi group did not launch an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities in September, according to a confidential report by U.N. sanctions … Read More

By Mayela Armas and Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces let U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido enter the legislative palace on Tuesday amid a showdown for control of … Read More

KIGALI/OSLO (Reuters) – Norway this year will take in 600 people evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centers, the Nordic country said on Wednesday as it sought to discourage the … Read More

By Mayela Armas, Luc Cohen and Corina Pons CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party hopes legislators it recently declared to be in charge of congress will approve changes to … Read More

By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The 2020 Oscars ceremony in February will again have no host, the head of ABC Television Entertainment said on Wednesday. “Let me confirm … Read More