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Trump clears way for troop increase in Afghanistan as part of retooled strategy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump opened the door to an increase in U. S. troop numbers in Afghanistan on Monday night as part of a new strategy for the region, arguing against a hasty withdrawal from America's longest military conflict.
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Trump clears way for troop increase in Afghanistan as part of retooled strategy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump opened the door to an increase in U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan on Monday night as part of a new strategy for the region, arguing against a hasty withdrawal from America's longest military conflict. (USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0330 GMT/11.30 PM ET, by Steve Holland and John Walcott, 800 words)
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-DIPLOMACY, moved, by Jonathan Landay, 600 words
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-DELIBERATION, expect by 0345 GMT/11.45 PM ET, by Steve Holland and John Walcott, 600 words
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-SOLDIERS (PIX), expect by 0345 GMT/11.45 PM ET, by Greg Lacour, 600 words
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-COMMENTS (FACTBOX), moved, 408 words
U.S. Navy begins fleet-wide probe as search for 10 missing sailors goes on
SINGAPORE - Ships, aircraft and divers from an international search-and-rescue operation were still looking for 10 missing U.S. sailors on Tuesday after a collision between a U.S. warship and a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, 350 words)
Spanish police track down, shoot dead Barcelona attacker
SUBIRATS, Spain - Spanish police shoot dead Islamist militant who killed 13 people with van in Barcelona, ending five-day manhunt for perpetrator of Spain's deadliest attack in more than decade. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Angus Berwick, 910 words)
- SPAIN-SECURITY/STREETSCAPES (PIX), moved, 1,000 words, by Tom Bergin
EXCLUSIVE-Armed group stopping migrant boats leaving Libya
TUNIS/ROME - Armed group is stopping migrant boats from setting off across Mediterranean from city west of Tripoli that has been springboard for people smugglers, causing sudden drop in departures over past month, sources in area say. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/LIBYA-ITALY (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Aidan Lewis and Steve Scherer, 990 words)
ASIA
Pyongyang calls U.S.-South Korean war games a step to nuclear war
SEOUL - United States and South Korea begin long-planned joint military exercises, heightening tensions with North Korea which calls drills "reckless" step toward nuclear conflict. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Christine Kim, 750 words)
UK academic publisher reposts blocked China articles after outcry
BEIJING/LONDON - A leading British academic publisher that bowed to pressure from Beijing to block online access to hundreds of scholarly articles in China reversed its position and reposted the material on Monday, following an outcry over academic freedom. (CHINA-CENSORSHIP/JOURNAL (UPDATE 3), moved, by Christian Shepherd and Fanny Potkin, 885 words)
China has more room to tackle debt - if it wants to
HONG KONG/BANGALORE - Rising corporate profits are providing Chinese policymakers with room to do more to tackle the country's growing debt problems without inflicting major damage on the economy. (CHINA-DEBT/ (ANALYSIS, GRAPHIC), moved, by Marius Zaharia and Tripti Kalro, 850 words)
Hard Labour: NZ's Ardern takes tougher line on immigration
WELLINGTON - When Jacinda Ardern seized leadership of New Zealand's opposition Labour Party earlier this month, she quickly drew comparisons with youthful, cosmopolitan leaders like Canada's Justin Trudeau and France's Emmanuel Macron. (NEWZEALAND-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved, by Charlotte Greenfield and Ana Nicolaci da Costa, 860 words)
UNITED STATES
Rare total solar eclipse spreads wonder across United States
SHERIDAN, Ore./CHARLESTON, S.C.- Millions of awestruck Americans cast their gaze skyward at the extraordinary sight of a total solar eclipse. (SOLAR-ECLIPSE/USA (UPDATE 9, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Lee van der Voo and Harriet McLeod, 700 words)
- SOLAR-ECLIPSE/USA-TWEETS (PIX), moved, 230 words
In Montana's Indian country, tribes take opposite sides on coal
LAME DEER, Mont. - The Crow Nation and neighboring Northern Cheyenne live miles apart but stand on opposite sides of U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-energy agenda. Their differences reflect a broader divide on drilling and mining among America's 567 federally recognized tribes. (USA-TRUMP/ENERGY-TRIBES (INSIGHT, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Valerie Volcovici, 1,160 words)
AFRICA
Nigeria's Buhari warns off separatists, takes back control after treatment
ABUJA - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he will stop separatist activists spreading unrest, seeking to reassert his hold on power after returning from his second stint of medical leave this year. (NIGERIA-BUHARI/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Felix Onuah, 630 words)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Comedian Jerry Lewis died of end-stage heart disease -coroner
- Comedian Jerry Lewis died of end-stage heart disease when he passed away at his home at age 91 in Las Vegas on Sunday, Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said on Monday. (PEOPLE-JERRY LEWIS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 155 words)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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