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UK's May seals deal to prop up government, but loses key aides
LONDON/BELFAST - British Prime Minister Theresa May secured a deal on Saturday to prop up her minority government but looked increasingly isolated after a botched election gamble plunged Britain into crisis days before the start of talks on leaving the European Union.
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UK's May seals deal to prop up government, but loses key aides
LONDON/BELFAST - British Prime Minister Theresa May secured a deal on Saturday to prop up her minority government but looked increasingly isolated after a botched election gamble plunged Britain into crisis days before the start of talks on leaving the European Union. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), by Alistair Smout and Amanda Ferguson, 1,033 words)
+ See also:
- BRITAIN-ELECTION/DUP, moved, by Amanda Ferguson, 419 words
- BRITAIN-ELECTION/YOUTH (PIX, TV), moved, by Martinne Geller and Robin Gillham, 810 words
Russia warns U.S. on striking Syria pro-government forces
MOSCOW - Russia says it told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the U.S. military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA-USA, moved, 246 words)
Gulf leaders trade barbs as Qatar dispute shows no let-up
RIYADH - Gulf states trade public barbs, showing little sign of resolving the region's deepest rift in years, five days after Arab nations severed diplomatic, trade and transport ties with the tiny Gulf kingdom of Qatar. (GULF-QATAR/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Katie Paul, 727 words)
Walls don't fix migration problems -Merkel on Mexico visit
MEXICO CITY - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says putting up walls will not solve problems caused by immigration, challenging one of U.S. President Donald Trump's core principles, during her visit to Mexico. (MEXICO-GERMANY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Dave Graham and Andreas Rinke, 435 words)
+ See also
- MEXICO-GERMANY/G20 (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Andreas Rinke, 232 words
ASIA
Three U.S. soldiers killed, one wounded by Afghan soldier
JALALABAD - Three American soldiers are killed and one wounded when an Afghan soldier opens fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. (AFGHANISTAN-ATTACK/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Ahmad Sultan, 468 words)
U.S. joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
MANILA/MARAWI CITY - U.S. forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to Islamic State but it has no boots on the ground, the Philippines military says. (PHILIPPINES-MILITANTS/USA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Manuel Mogato and Simon Lewis, 328 words)
UNITED STATES
Trump to take second crack at pivot with apprentice push
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, who became a reality television star with a show called "The Apprentice," will spend a lot of time next week promoting a plan to expand apprenticeships to help companies find more skilled workers to fill jobs. (USA-TRUMP/APPRENTICE (REFILE, PIX), moved, by Roberta Rampton, 459 words)
Sessions says he will discuss Comey with U.S. Senate panel
WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to address matters former FBI Director James Comey brought up this week in testimony to the same panel. (USA-TRUMP/SESSIONS-RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Idrees Ali, 360 words)
Trump expected to unveil new Cuba policy as early as next Friday - sources
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to visit Miami as early as next Friday to announce a new Cuba policy that could tighten rules on trade and travel, rolling back parts of former President Barack Obama's opening to the island, according to a U.S. official and people familiar with the matter. (CUBA-USA/TRUMP-POLICY (UPDATE 2), moved, by Matt Spetalnick, 531 words)
EUROPE
French elect parliament as polls forecast Macron landslide
PARIS - French voters head to the polls for the first of two rounds of a parliamentary election expected to give new President Emmanuel Macron a solid majority that should allow him to carry out far-reaching reforms. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Ingrid Melander, 561 words)
London will not be cowed by militants, police chief says
LONDON - London will not be cowed by militants who have killed 35 people in three separate attacks on the United Kingdom but police will ask for more resources to tackle the threat from marauding assailants, London police chief Cressida Dick tells Reuters. (BRITAIN-SECURITY/MET-POLICE (UPDATE 1, INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), moved, by Guy Faulconbridge, 700 words)
+ See also:
- BRITAIN-SECURITY/ (PIX), moved, by Michael Holden, 862 words
AMERICAS
Poll finds 85 pct of Venezuelans oppose constitution plan
CARACAS - President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution is opposed by 85 percent of Venezuelans, according to a survey by polling company Datanalisis carried out as protests calling for presidential elections intensified. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 407 words)
MIDDLE EAST
U.S.-backed Syrian militias push into IS-held Raqqa
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Syrian forces advance into opposite sides of Islamic State's so-called Syrian capital of Raqqa, the forces and a war monitor say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RAQQA (UPDATE 1), moved, 495 words)
Iran kills mastermind behind Tehran attacks, arrests more
DUBAI - Iran says its security forces killed the mastermind of a twin attack on Tehran that left 17 people dead this week, as it tightened security to prevent other possible plots. (IRAN-SECURITY/ARRESTS (UPDATE 2), moved, 286 words)
AFRICA
Boko Haram claims major attack on key northeast Nigerian city
MAIDUGURI - Islamist insurgency Boko Haram claims responsibility for the attack on Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night that killed at least 14 people, the first major assault in 18 months on a key stronghold against the militants. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/ (TV), moved, 403 words)
+ See also:
- NIGERIA-PRESIDENT/HEALTH, moved, by Felix Onuah, 180 words
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