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U.S., Russian officials discuss sanctions, Russian gas pipeline plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday he discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia and Moscow's plan to expand its Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany, which has irked Washington, in talks with U.S. Treasury and...
Homes evacuated as British moorland fire rages
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 30 homes have been evacuated near Greater Manchester in northern England as firefighters battle a blaze which has been spreading for days in hot weather across the hills of Saddleworth Moor.
UK house price growth falls to five-year low of 2 percent - Nationwide
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose at their slowest annual rate in five years this month and look set to remain subdued due to modest economic growth and squeezed household budgets, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Wednesday.
Asia shares sideswiped by China skid, oil extends gains
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were under stress on Wednesday as further falls in Chinese stocks and the yuan sent ripples across the region, while oil climbed as the United States leaned on allies to stop buying Iranian crude.
Judge bars separation of immigrants from children, orders families reunited
(Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that U.S. immigration agents could no longer separate immigrant parents and children caught crossing the border from Mexico illegally, and must reunite those families that had been split up in custody.
Judge bars separation of immigrants from children, orders reunification
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that U.S. immigration agents could no longer separate immigrant parents and children caught crossing the border from Mexico illegally, and must work to reunite those families that had been split up in cust...
Asia shares hobbled by trade fears, oil extends gains
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets were under pressure on Wednesday as weakness in Chinese stocks and the yuan weighed on sentiment in the region, while oil climbed as the United States pressured allies to stop buying Iranian crude.
Top Myanmar military officers should be tried for crimes against humanity: Amnesty International
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Senior Myanmar military officials, including the commanders of its defense services and army, should face trial for crimes against humanity over the treatment of Rohingya minorities, Amnesty International said in a report on Tues...
States sue Trump over immigrant families as Congress quarrels
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying President Donald Trump's order last week ending the breakups...
U.S. top court upholds Trump travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstit...
Asia shares struggle with trade fears, oil holds gains
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares were subdued on Wednesday as weakness in Chinese stocks and the yuan weighed on sentiment, while oil held hefty gains as the United States pressured allies to stop buying Iranian crude.
Energy leads Wall Street rebound as trade worries ease
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks found their footing on Tuesday, helped by gains in the energy, technology and consumer discretionary sectors after a sharp sell-off a day earlier on spiraling global trade tensions.
Four injuries reported in Texas hospital blast
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - At least four people were injured in an explosion outside a central Texas hospital on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of some patients, authorities and local media said.
Canada polygamy sect leaders sentenced to house arrest: CBC News
TORONTO (Reuters) - Two British Columbia men were sentenced to house arrest on Tuesday for having multiple wives, marking Canada's first convictions for polygamy in more than a century, according to a report by CBC News.
Energy leads Wall St rebound as trade worries ease
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks found their footing on Tuesday, helped by gains in the energy, technology and consumer discretionary sectors after a sharp sell-off a day earlier on spiraling global trade tensions.
Wall Street bounces back with help from energy, technology
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday on gains in the energy, technology and consumer discretionary sectors after a sharp sell-off a day earlier on spiraling global trade tensions.
Protesters disrupt immigration agents with encampments across U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Small groups of protesters in cities across the United States are camping outside offices used by federal immigration agents, seeking to disrupt deportations in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tough stance on illeg...
Pence warns Central Americans to immigrate legally or not at all
BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said during the first stop of a Latin American tour on Tuesday that if Central Americans thinking of immigrating to the United States "can't come legally, don't come at all."
Pence: Central Americans should not come to U.S. if they cannot come legally
BRASILIA (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday during the first stop of a Latin America tour that if Central Americans thinking of immigrating to the United States "can't come legally, don't come at all."
Notre Dame students sue school, White House over birth control policy
(Reuters) - Students at the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday sued the Indiana school and the Trump administration over a move this year to drop coverage for some forms of birth control from the university's health insurance plan, citing relig...