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Editor: Michael Perry 612 9321 8289 Picture Desk: Singapore 65 6870 3775 Graphics queries: 65 6870 3595 (All times GMT/ET) TOP STORIES Wary of Trump unpredictability, China ramps up naval abilities BEIJING - China's navy is likely to secure significant new funding in the upcoming defence budget as Beijing seeks to check U. S. dominance of the high seas and step up its own projection of power around the globe.

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TOP STORIES

Wary of Trump unpredictability, China ramps up naval abilities

BEIJING - China's navy is likely to secure significant new funding in the upcoming defence budget as Beijing seeks to check U.S. dominance of the high seas and step up its own projection of power around the globe. (CHINA-DEFENCE/NAVY (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ben Blanchard and Michael Martinam, 790 words)

Trump's pick for U.S. Navy secretary withdraws

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Navy withdrew from consideration on Sunday, the second time a Trump nominee to lead one of the armed services bowed out because of government conflict-of-interest rules. (USA-TRUMP/NAVY (moved), moved, 189 words)

S.Korea acting president declines to extend special prosecution probe

SEOUL - South Korea's acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn will not extend the current special prosecutor's investigation into a graft scandal involving President Park Geun-hye beyond the Feb. 28 deadline, Hwang's office says. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/PROBE (UPDATE 2), expected shortly, 500 words)

Iraqi forces aim to secure Mosul bridge, link up to east bank

MOSUL - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul on Sunday, aiming to capture a bridge across the Tigris which would link the city's government-held eastern bank with the ongoing offensive against remaining militants in the west. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ (WRAPUP 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Stephen Kalin, 816 words)

ASIA

N.Korea spy agency runs arms operation out of Malaysia, U.N. says

It is in Kuala Lumpur's "Little India" neighbourhood, behind an unmarked door on the second floor of a rundown building, where a military equipment company called Glocom says it has its office. (NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/ARMS (INSIGHT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by James Pearson and Rozanna Latiff, 1305 words)

In India, regional rival takes on Modi at his own game

LUCKNOW - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi out-campaigned all-comers in the 2014 general election but as he faces his biggest mid-term test, he is up against a rival determined to beat him at his own game. (INDIA-ELECTION/ (PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Rupam Jain, 840 words)

UNITED STATES

White House does not rule out Sessions recusal on Russia probes

WASHINGTON - The White House does not rule out that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may recuse himself from Justice Department investigations into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (USA-TRUMP/INVESTIGATIONS (UPDATE 2), moved, by Doina Chiacu, 380 words)

EUROPE

Macron seen beating Le Pen in French runoff

PARIS - French independent candidate Emmanuel Macron would easily beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country's presidential election in May, two opinion polls show. (FRANCE-ELECTION/POLL (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, 412 words)

- FRANCE-ELECTION/SOCIALISTS, moved, 226 words

- FRANCE-ELECTION/VIOLENCE, moved, 201 words

MIDDLE EAST

Syrian civil activists demand talks on transition, ceasefire monitoring

GENEVA - Syrian activists call for the Assad government to engage in serious talks on political transition and for the United Nations to strengthen the fragile ceasefire as violence engulfs parts of the country. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay and John Irish, 500 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ISLAMIC STATE (UPDATE 2), moved, 370 words

AFRICA

Famine-hit South Sudanese eat weeds and water lilies to survive

THONYOR, South Sudan - Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile. (SOUTHSUDAN-FAMINE/ (TV,), moved, 525 words)

ENTERTAINMENT

Shivering weather greets Oscar red carpet arrivals

LOS ANGELES - Shivering weather greeted celebrities on the Oscars red carpet but cloudy skies and the threat of rain failed to dampen spirits ahead of the movie industry's biggest night. (AWARDS-OSCARS/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Jill Serjeant, 555 words)

- AWARDS-OSCARS/LOOK (TAKE A LOOK), moved, 250 words

- AWARDS-OSCARS/NOMINATIONS (FACTBOX), moved, 400 words

- AWARDS-OSCARS/FASHION (PIX, TV), moved, by Piya Sinha-Roy, 388 words

 

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