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Trump paid $38 million in taxes in 2005: white house

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump paid $38 million in taxes on more than $150 million in income in 2005, the White House said on Tuesday, responding to an MSNBC report that the network had obtained two pages of the returns.  Oще!

China begins new work on disputed south china sea island

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway.  Oще!

Republicans weigh health bill changes as doubts mount

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and congressional leaders said on Tuesday they were weighing changes to their plan to dismantle the Obamacare health law as Republicans' questions mounted following an estimate that it would cause 14 million Americans to lose insurance next year.  Oще!

Dutch begin voting in election testing anti-establishment mood

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch began voting on Wednesday in an election seen as a test of anti-establishment and anti-immigrant sentiment in the middle of a fiery dispute with Turkey and at a time of doubts about the future of the European Union.  Oще!

Fed expected to raise rates as u.s. economy flexes muscle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the second time in three months on Wednesday, encouraged by strong monthly job gains and confidence that inflation is finally rising to its target.  Oще!

After six years, assad now secure but his country carved up as war thunders on

(Reuters) - Six years since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, he is winning on the battlefield but Syria's civil war is far from over, with his once stable country broken into fiefdoms ruled by rebels and warlords.  Oще!

Exclusive: taiwan says chinese military threat grows, u.s. regional strategy unclear

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's accelerated military development and recent activity by its military aircraft and ships around Taiwan pose an increased threat to the self-ruled island, according to a Taiwanese government defense report draft reviewed by Reuters.  Oще!

U.s., south korea discuss north korean threat, china warns of risk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. and South Korean military chiefs warned on Tuesday that North Korea could "conduct provocative actions" in response to large-scale joint drills between the two countries, as China's premier also said tensions could lead to conflict.  Oще!

Mosul battle reaching final stages: abadi

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the government offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State militants was in its final stages.  Oще!

Conservative news site sole media outlet on tillerson asia trip

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is traveling to Asia this week accompanied by only one reporter, a White House correspondent from the Independent Journal Review (IJR), a digital news outlet founded in 2012 by former Republican political operatives.  Oще!