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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit fell to a more than three-year low in November as imports declined further, weighed down by the Trump administration’s trade … Read More

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four men sentenced to death for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in an attack that sent shockwaves across … Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday U.S. lawmakers should wait for the facts before criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to kill top Iranian military … Read More

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s environmentalist Greens have baulked at concessions their Austrian peers have made on immigration policy to clinch a coalition deal with conservative Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz that … Read More

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday proposed making it easier for struggling American families to wipe away their debts by reforming the … Read More

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian conservative Sebastian Kurz returned to power on Tuesday as his coalition cabinet with the Greens was sworn in almost eight months after his … Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Vice Minister of Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Tuesday he had met Britain’s defence minister Ben Wallace for talks on fighting terrorism and regional … Read More

By Sharon Tam HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she would work closely with Beijing’s top official in the Asian financial hub to … Read More

By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister called on Tuesday for European powers to forge a joint response to Iran’s decision to scrap limits imposed … Read More

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he had declined an Israeli invitation to attend a Holocaust memorial event this month as organizers would not allow him … Read More