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Editor: Paul Tait 612 9321 8169 Picture Desk: Singapore 65 6870 3775 Graphics queries: 65 6870 3595 (All times GMT/ET) TOP STORIES Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over government shutdown threat NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rebuke him after his threat to shut down the U. S. government over funding for a border wall rattled markets and cast a shadow over congressional efforts to raise the country's debt ceiling and pass spending bills.

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TOP STORIES

Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over government shutdown threat

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rebuke him after his threat to shut down the U.S. government over funding for a border wall rattled markets and cast a shadow over congressional efforts to raise the country's debt ceiling and pass spending bills. (USA-TRUMP/BUDGET (UPDATE 5), moved, by David Morgan and Chuck Mikolajczak, 980 words)

- USA-TRUMP/BUDGET-FACTBOX (FACTBOX), moved, 765 words

- USA-TRUMP/BUDGET-FITCH (UPDATE 1), moved, 440 words

Ahead of Lee verdict, Samsung Group lacks leadership 'Plan B'

SEOUL - Samsung Group, South Korea's leading conglomerate, has no 'Plan B' for taking big decisions if its billionaire de facto leader Jay Y. Lee is jailed for corruption, people familiar with the matter say. (SAMSUNG-LEE/ (ANALYSIS, PICTURES), moved, by Joyce Lee, 935 words)

- SAMSUNG-LEE/PRISON (PICTURES), moved, by Joyce Lee and Haejin Choi, 520 words

Dutch foil possible attack on tip from Spain; no Barcelona link

AMSTERDAM/MADRID - A Spanish man is detained by Dutch police after he was found driving a van with gas canisters near a Rotterdam venue where a rock concert was cancelled due to a threat of a possible attack. (NETHERLANDS-CONCERT/ (UPDATE 4), moved, by Toby Sterling and Julien Toyer, 445 words)

North Korea presses rocket program, amid signs of drama easing

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered more solid-fuel rocket engines, state media reports, as he pursues nuclear and missile programmes amid a standoff with Washington, but there are signs of tension easing. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Christine Kim, 860 words)

- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/SOUTHKOREA-CIVILDEFENCE (PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jane Chung and Haejin Choi, 500 words

ASIA

Pakistan rejects role of 'scapegoat for U.S. failures' in Afghanistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan rejects U.S. criticism of its efforts to fight terrorism, saying it should not be made scapegoat for failure of U.S. military to win war in Afghanistan. (USA-TRUMP/PAKISTAN (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moved, by Syed Raza Hassan, 460 words)

U.S. Navy relieves Seventh Fleet commander in wake of collisions in Asia

WASHINGTON/TOKYO - The U.S. Navy says it has removed Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin after a series of collisions involving its warships in Asia as the search goes on for 10 sailors missing since the latest mishap. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Phil Stewart and Tim Kelly, 630 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump, McConnell say they remain united on shared goals

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell emphasise their plans to cooperate on shared goals, following weeks of tensions between the two Republicans. (USA-TRUMP/MCCONNELL (UPDATE 2), moved, 330 words)

- USA-TRUMP/ARPAIO (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by David Schwartz, 430 words

White House to send memo to Pentagon soon on transgender ban

WASHINGTON - The White House is expected to tell the Pentagon in coming days how to implement a ban on transgender people in the military, according to a memo that says the defence secretary may decide whether to remove service members based on their ability to deploy, a U.S. official says. (USA-MILITARY/TRANSGENDER, moved, 410 words)

As Taser warns of more risks, cities bear a burden in court

CINCINNATI - Over the years, Taser International, now called Axon Enterprise, issued more and more warnings about how and when its stun guns should be deployed. As those warnings grow, some police say they have trouble abiding by all the alerts, and departments more often find themselves alone in the courtroom as defendants in a wrongful death litigation. (USA-TASER/LEGAL (SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Tim Reid, Peter Eisler, Jason Szep and M.B. Pell, 3,650 words)

- USA-TASER/RULING (SPECIAL REPORT), moved, by Jason Szep, Peter Eisler and Tim Reid, 1,000 words

AMERICAS

Mexico, Canada dismiss Trump threats to scrap NAFTA trade pact

MEXICO CITY/OTTAWA - Mexico and Canada dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to scrap NAFTA, describing it as a negotiating tactic aimed at winning the upper hand in talks to update one of the world's biggest trading blocs. (USA-TRUMP/NAFTA-MEXICO (UPDATE 4, PICTURES), moved, by Gabriel Stargardter and David Ljunggren, 400 words)

U.S. weighs ban on trade in Venezuela debt -U.S. official

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is considering additional sanctions against Venezuela's government, including a ban on trading the country's debt, a U.S. administration official with knowledge of discussions says. (USA-VENEZUELA/SANCTIONS (UPDATE 1), moved, 340 words)

- VENEZUELA-DEBT/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Paul Kilby, 540 words

- VENEZUELA-POLITICS/, moved, by Ricardo Brito and Corina Pons, 350 words

Brazil's Lula says party may field someone else in 2018

PENEDO, Brazil - Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tells Reuters that his recent conviction for corruption might mean that his Workers Party will have to field a candidate other than him in next year's election. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/LULA (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 640 words)

Guatemalan leader seeks ouster of U.N.-backed anti-graft chief -sources

GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales will ask United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to remove the head of a U.N.-backed investigative body probing the politician's family for suspected graft, two government officials say. (GUATEMALA-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Sofia Menchu, 400 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Civilians under greater threat as Raqqa fight intensifies: Amnesty

BEIRUT - Amnesty International says a U.S.-led coalition campaign to oust Islamic State from Syria's Raqqa has killed hundreds of civilians, and those remaining face greater risk as the fight intensifies in its final stages. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RAQQA, moved, 790 words)

- USA-RUSSIA/SYRIA-MILITARY, moved, by Phil Stewart, 800 words

Air strikes near Houthi checkpoint kill at least 35 in Yemen

DUBAI - At least 35 people are killed in air strikes that hit a hotel near a Houthi-controlled outpost outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a medic says, and a Saudi-led coalition spokesman says it conducted the strike against its Houthi adversary. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 6, PICTURES, TV), moved, 610 words)

EUROPE

Barcelona balances security and freedom after deadly attacks

MADRID - Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, hit last week by two Islamist militant attacks which killed 15 people, is to deploy more police, install bollards in Barcelona and step up security around stations and tourist landmarks. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Inmaculada Sanz and Sarah White, 570 words)

UK finance sector proposes "ambitious" post-Brexit trade pact

LONDON - The UK's financial sector is seeking an "ambitious" trade pact between Britain and the European Union to try to prevent a costly shift of jobs and business to the continent once the country leaves the bloc, according to a draft report seen by Reuters. (BRITAIN-EU/BANKS (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Huw Jones and Andrew MacAskill, 1,000 words)

- BRITAIN-EU/COURT (UPDATE 4, PICTURES), moved, by Elizabeth Piper, 680 words

- BRITAIN-EU/DATA, moved, 270 words

 

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