The fascinating stories behind some of 2017's most memorable photos
Reuters photojournalists tell the stories behind some of 2017's most memorable news images, and discuss their impact, both on the world and on themselves.
Bermuda becomes first country in the world to abolish same-sex marriage
Bermuda set to become first country in the world to abolish marriage equality, just six months after gay couple Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche won Supreme Court ruling to marry.
US military 'could lose its next war' with Russia or China, warns Rand Corporation
Despite outspending both Russia and China on national security, the US military could lose the next war - new Rand Corporation report claims.
Aspiring Tory MP sent rape and death threats after sharing message of friendship with Labour bestie
Sophie Warrener, who votes Conservative, posted a tweet about her and her best friend Rose, who votes Labour, to make a point about cross-political friendships.
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Brexit Secretary David Davis: 'I don't have to be very clever or know that much to do my job'
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What is misogynoir? There's a name for the racism that Alexandra Burke is facing
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Woman hires Alabama photographer for maternity shoot, then fires her on finding out she is gay
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Battle to contain growing California fire enters second week and may go on 'until Christmas'
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China annoyed as US, Japan and South Korea kick off trilateral missile-tracking exercise
"The situation is in a vicious cycle of provocation and confrontation. This is not conducive to regional peace and stability," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said.
400 year-old mass grave from shipwreck discovered on 'Murder Island'
A 400 year-old mass grave has been discovered in connection with the Dutch merchant vessel Batavia, which was shipwrecked near Beacon Island off the west coast of Australia.
'You're the stain': Twitter fires back at Trump for slamming news media as 'a stain on America'
"The liar of all liars complaining about an honest mistake," one person tweeted.
Roy Moore cited Hitler in an interview to push the debunked Obama birther conspiracy
Alabama's Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore cited Hitler during a 2011 interview about Barack Obama's birth certificate and said he would be interested in "new 9/11 hearings".
'Garbage person': Republican Steve King blasted for saying diversity isn't an 'American strength'
Twitter furiously blasted King for his "ignorant" anti-diversity tweets with many calling it "absolutely despicable" and hateful rhetoric.
Turkey's Erdogan calls Israel a 'terrorist state' that 'kills children'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shot back at Erdogan and said he does not need a lecture from the Turkish leader.
Vladimir Putin visits key airbase in Syria and announces withdrawal of Russian troops
"I have taken a decision: a significant part of the Russian troop contingent located in Syria is returning home to Russia," Putin said.
'Watershed moment': Saudi Arabia is opening cinemas for the first time in 35 years
Gulf Kingdom to re-open cinemas by March 2018 and hoping to build more than 300 in latest Vision 2030 reform.
21-year-old waitress plunged to her death in Wales quarry while trying to record Facebook video
Sarah Brewster of Penkridge, Stafford, died after she fractured her skull.
'This is insane': Uber charged a rider over $14,000 for a 21-minute ride in Toronto
"He could have just bought a car and driven the 20 minutes himself for less," one Twitter user said.
Malaysian armed forces 'ready and awaiting instructions' after Trump's Jerusalem move
Malaysia's defence minister says military awaits orders from top leadership to see if it has a role to play.
Ireland's Brexit deal 'not binding' as Theresa May will insist 'nothing is agreed until everything is agreed'
Theresa May is set to tell MPs that the preliminary Brexit agreement struck on the Irish border is actually dependent on a future deal on trade.
North Korea's 130kg leader's spotless black shoes untouched after he 'climbed' to the top of 2,777m mountain
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reportedly climbed to the top of the 2,777m Mount Paektu but his spotless leather shoes suggest otherwise.
'One silly mistake': Families mourn teenagers who died 'after taking ecstasy'
Tributes have been paid to two teenage men who died after collapsing in a Plymouth nightclub after apparently taking ecstasy. Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock were both 19.
Twitter roasts Donald Trump for watching 8 hours of TV and drinking 12 Diet Cokes a day
Trump, 71, likes to keep track of what the media is saying about him.
Israel defence minister calls for boycott of Arab residents in protesting region over Jerusalem
Avigdor Lieberman says Arab residents and businesses in Wadi Ara region should be boycotted as they "do not belong to the State of Israel".
Hassan Rouhani's olive branch to Saudi Arabia – stop bombing Yemen and stand up against Israel
If Saudi Arabia stops the bombing of Yemen and stops bowing to Israel and stands straight, then we will have no problems with them, Rouhani said.
Will a visit by a top UN official to North Korea be a geopolitical game changer?
A high-ranking UN official visited North Korea for a four-day trip in an attempt to ease tensions in the region.
Comedy great Richard Pryor passed away 12 years ago today - here are his funniest lines
The controversial comedian passed away on this day in 2005. We look at some of his funniest quotes that still have people laughing.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70: Do you know your fundamental freedoms?
The historic document was adopted by the United Nations on 10 December, 1948 and since then the day has been marked as Human Rights Day.
Israel's Netanyahu awaits cold reception from 'hypocritical' EU after Jerusalem shockwave
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts EU's "double standards" and "hypocrisy" as he embarks on a two-day trip to Paris and Brussels.
North Korea calls Donald Trump a 'dotard' over his Jerusalem move
Pyongyang had used the term, considered derogatory, at least twice in the past and it did not go down well with the US president.
Boris Johnson in 'frank talks' with Iranian Foreign Secretary over release of jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had a two-hour meeting with Mohammed Javad Zarif in which he appleaded for Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be released on humanitarian grounds.
Santa wins big on slot machine and showers ecstatic shoppers with hundreds of dollars
Tyler Ketz is seen opening a zipper bag full of single dollar notes and tossing it over a balcony at the Mall of America, Minnesota.
Female MMA star agrees to fight internet troll who reckons women cannot beat men in the cage
Anna McCauley Dempster has agreed to fight an internet troll who said on Facebook that men cannot be beaten by women.
'F**king disgrace': Trump slammed as supporters chant 'lock her up' after he mocked Hillary Clinton
"Will any of them EVER grow up?" one person asked.
Elderly couple have to die before 17 January or lose $23,000
A hard working retired couple who have been paying into a life insurance for decades have been told that if they don't die before 17 January next year, they'll receive nothing.
South Korea's 'decapitation unit': All you need to know of the elite force tasked to eliminate Kim Jong-un
South Korea launched the special brigade on 1 December, two days after North Korea conducted a long-range ICBM test.
'Hypocrite in chief': Trump trolled after old tweet on Obama's White House Hanukah party resurfaces
"A tweet for every occasion," one Twitter user said.
'Donald Trump, you are fired': Twitter looks ahead with viral #2018PredictionsIn5Words hashtag
"Hopefully better days to come," one Twitter user wrote.
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Leaked: Army's Secret Execution Plan Is Ready With Four Men on Military Death Row Waiting for Trump's Go Signal
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Cancer Patients Must Now Prove They Are Too Ill to Work or Lose Their Medicaid Coverage Under New Trump Rules
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Trump Says Black Unemployment Was at a Record Low, Then Admitted He Had 'No Idea Where the H*ll' the Statistic Came From
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