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Trump tells Middle East to 'drive out' Islamist extremists

RIYADH - President Donald Trump urges Arab and Islamic leaders to unite and do their share to defeat Islamist extremists, making an impassioned plea to "drive out" terrorists while toning down his own harsh rhetoric about Muslims. (USA-TRUMP/SAUDI (WRAPUP 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, 992 words)

- ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/, moved, by Ori Lewis, 408 words

N.Korea says missile tests warhead guidance, ready for deployment

SEOUL - North Korea says it has successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile to confirm the reliability of the late-stage guidance of the nuclear warhead, indicating further advances in the ability to hit U.S. targets. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), expect by 0300 GMT/ 2300 ET, by Ju-min Park and Jack Kim, 600 words)

Protesters call for Temer resignation as uncertainty grips Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO - Demonstrators gathered across Brazil on Sunday to call for the resignation or ouster of President Michel Temer who is implicated in a widening corruption scandal that is undermining his government's fragile efforts to end a historic recession. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 1, moved, PIX, TV), moved, 371 words)

North Korea's Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West

SEOUL - North Korea carries out offensive cyber operations through its main spy agency, with a special cell called Unit 180 responsible for some of the most dramatic, according to defectors from the isolated country, security officials and cyber-security experts. (CYBER-NORTHKOREA/ (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Ju Min park and James Pearson, 975 words)

ASIA

Three years after coup, junta is deeply embedded in Thai life

BANGKOK - A prime-time Thai television show stars junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha speaking on topics from the virtues of modesty to the state of the economy. The military has always played a prominent role in Thai life. But Prayuth's show is just one of many examples of how embedded the junta has become in Thai society. (THAILAND-MILITARY/ (PIX) moved, by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat, 790 words)

With new sheriff in town, S.Korea big businesses duck for cover

SEOUL - A South Korean retail giant has shelved controversial expansion plans, while a large bank made hundreds of contract jobs permanent after President Moon Jae-in took office vowing to reform the family-run conglomerates that dominate the economy. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/CHAEBOL (PIX), moved, by Joyce Lee and Se Young Lee, 869 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump's FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation -aides

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump raised the firing of the FBI director in a meeting with Russia's foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, two top administration officials say. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, PIX), by Ginger Gibson and Julia Harte, 768 words)

'Greatest Show on Earth' takes its final bow after 146 years

NEW YORK - The clowns, animal acts and acrobats of the storied Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus took their final bow at an arena outside New York on Sunday, with a space-themed balancing act kicking off the farewell performance of the "Greatest Show on Earth" after nearly 150 years. (USA-CIRCUS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Gina Cherelus, 430 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Rebels leave last opposition district in Syria's Homs

HOMS, Syria/BEIRUT - The last buses carrying rebel fighters and their families leave a besieged district of Syria's Homs, completing a deal to bring the whole city back under government control for the first time since the start of the war. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 550 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-IDLIB (UPDATE 2), moved, 205 words)

Turkey's Erdogan vows fight against enemies as returns to lead party

ANKARA - President Tayyip Erdogan pledges to fight Turkey's enemies at home and abroad as he was elected leader of the ruling AK Party, a move enabling him to reassert his grip on the party and its legislative work. (TURKEY-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ercan Gurses, 600 words)

LATIN AMERICA

Venezuela's Maduro attacks 'fascist' protesters for setting man alight

CARACAS - Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro excoriates opposition protesters for setting a man on fire during a demonstration, accusing them of targeting him for being pro-government. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved, by Girish Gupta and Andrew Cawthorne, 724 words)

EUROPE

Spain's Socialists re-elect hardliner Sanchez in leadership vote

MADRID - Spain's Socialists choose former leader and hardliner Pedro Sanchez to head the party again, a vote likely to make it harder for the ruling conservatives to secure the opposition support it needs in parliament to push through legislation. (SPAIN-POLITICS/SOCIALISTS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Paul Day, 385 words)

Swiss voters embrace shift to renewable energy

ZURICH - Swiss voters back government's plan to provide billions of dollars in subsidies for renewable energy, ban new nuclear plants and help bail out struggling utilities in a binding referendum (SWISS-ENERGY/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Michael Shields and John Miller, 460 words

AFRICA

Deputy president says South Africa must avoid "mafia state" fate

JOHANNESBURG - South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, seen as a top contender to lead the ruling ANC into 2019 election, says country must not become a "mafia state" and admits his party had become associated with corruption. (SAFRICA-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved by Ed Stoddard, 450 words)

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

"The Artist" director presents sacreligious Godard biopic at Cannes

CANNES, France - The Oscar-winning director of "The Artist" takes on one of the most revered figures in French cinema in "Redoutable", a satirical portrayal of Jean-Luc Godard set in the days of 1968's student revolts. (FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/REDOUTABLE (PIX, TV), moved, by Robin Pomeroy, 350 words)

Clint Eastwood does not rule out a return to Westerns

CANNES - Clint Eastwood does not rule out making another Western, he said on Saturday as he presented a 25th anniversary restored copy of "Unforgiven" at the Cannes Film Festival. (FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/CLINT EASTWOOD (PIX, TV), moved, by Robin Pomeroy, 125 words)

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