World Bank approves $400 million to rebuild liberated Iraqi areas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday approved $400 million in additional funding to help rebuild services to Iraqi areas recaptured from Islamic State militants after a three-year military campaign, the global development bank said.

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NYC attack suspect shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ after exiting vehicle, NYPD says

10/31/17 4:44 PM

U.S. to vote against U.N. resolution calling for end to Cuba embargo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States will vote against a U.N. General Assembly resolution on Wednesday calling for the lifting of the decades-old U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, reversing an abstention by Washington last year.

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Britain accelerates Brexit plans, divorce talks also to speed up

LONDON/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Britain is accelerating preparations for "all eventualities" when it leaves the European Union, but both sides are hopeful an agreement on stepping up talks to unravel more than 40 years of partnership will be sealed soon.

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NYPD says “several” dead after incident in Lower Manhattan, NYC

10/31/17 4:26 PM

Asylum seekers barricaded inside Papua New Guinea camp, await court ruling

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of asylum seekers were barricaded inside a detention center in Papua New Guinea after security guards left the compound and supplies were cut off ahead of a court ruling due on Wednesday on a lawsuit challenging its closure.

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U.S. to oppose U.N. resolution seeking end to U.S. embargo on Cuba: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will vote against a U.N. General Assembly resolution on Wednesday calling for the lifting of the U.S. embargo against Cuba, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, reversing Washington's abstention of last year.

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SHEPARD SMITH LIVESTREAM: Multiple casualties after incident in NYC

10/31/17 4:03 PM

U.S. welcomes China, South Korea bid to improve ties despite anti-missile dispute

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department welcomed a decision by China and South Korea on Tuesday to resume normal ties after a year-long standoff over a decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy a missile defense system to counter North Korea's nuclear program.

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NYPD responding to reports of shots fired in Lower Manhattan

10/31/17 3:33 PM

Ousted Catalan leader agrees to election, summoned to Madrid court

BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia's ousted leader Carles Puigdemont agreed on Tuesday to a snap election called by Spain's central government when it took control of the region to stop it breaking away, but he said the fight for independence would go on.

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Merkel preaches tolerance, religious freedom at Reformation ceremony

WITTENBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Invoking the spirit of the Reformation, Chancellor Angela Merkel called for religious freedom and tolerance on Tuesday and said Germany should lend extra support to the children of refugees "who have experienced awful things."

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Iraqi authorities gain first foothold at Kurdish frontier with Turkey

ANKARA/BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi troops deployed on Tuesday at one of the main land crossings with Turkey, gaining a foothold at the Kurdish-held frontier for the first time in decades and imposing one of Baghdad's central demands on the Kurds.

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Exclusive: Kenyan Supreme Court judges denied extra security after shooting - source

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government denied a request by Supreme Court judges for extra security after one of their bodyguards was shot, preventing them from holding a hearing that could have delayed last week's presidential election, a senior judicial source said on Tuesday.

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Britain accelerates Brexit plans, talks also to speed up

LONDON/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Britain is accelerating preparations for "all eventualities" when it leaves the European Union, but both sides are hopeful an agreement on stepping up talks to unravel more than 40 years of partnership will be sealed soon.

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Taliban increases influence, territory in Afghanistan: U.S. watchdog

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban has increased the amount of territory it has influence over or controls in Afghanistan in the past six months, a U.S. watchdog agency reported on Tuesday, as the militant group has stepped up attacks in recent weeks.

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Brexit minister says 'basic' EU deal likely even if trade talks fail

LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday he believed Britain would agree some kind of basic deal with the European Union, even in the "very improbable" eventuality that they fail to agree a trade deal.

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