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U. S. appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON - U. S. President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries comes under intense scrutiny from a federal appeals court that questions whether the ban unfairly targets people over their religion.
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U.S. appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries comes under intense scrutiny from a federal appeals court that questions whether the ban unfairly targets people over their religion. (USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION (WRAPUP 9, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Dan Levine and Emily Stephenson, 840 words)
- USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION-SENATE (UPDATE 2, PICTURES), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 500 words
- USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION-KELLY (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Julia Edwards Ainsley, 630 words
- USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION-TRAVEL, moved, 420 words
- FILM-WHITEHELMETS/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Piya Sinha-Roy, 400 words
Netanyahu, Trump align on Iran ahead of Israeli leader's visit
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and new U.S. President Donald Trump, seizing on an Iranian missile test, are nearing common ground on a tougher U.S. policy towards Tehran ahead of their first face-to-face talks at the White House. (ISRAEL-USA/IRAN (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick, 1,120 words)
- USA-TRUMP/IRAN-KHAMENEI (UPDATE 4, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, 480 words)
- ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/SETTLEMENTS-REACTION, moved, 420 words
France's Macron dismisses affair as rival Fillon battles scandal
PARIS - France's presidential race sinks deeper into smear and sleaze after centrist Emmanuel Macron is forced to deny an extramarital affair and conservative Francois Fillon presses on with efforts to salvage his reputation. (FRANCE-ELECTION/MACRON (UPDATE 5, PICTURES), moved, by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Michel Rose, 870 words)
Amnesty says Syria executes, tortures thousands at prison; govt denies
BEIRUT/GENEVA - The Syrian government executed up to 13,000 prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-AMNESTY (UPDATE 3), moved, by John Davison and Stephanie Nebehay, 610 words)
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-PRISONERS (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words
ASIA
Japan's Abe hopes promises on jobs, defense will temper Trump's tone on trade
TOKYO/WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington this week hoping promises to help create U.S. jobs and bolster Japan's military will persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to turn down the heat on trade and currency and stand by the decades-old alliance. (USA-TRUMP/JAPAN (PICTURES), moving shortly, by Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom, 900 words)
China says United States should "brush up on" Sth China Sea history
BEIJING - The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War Two-related agreements mandate that all Chinese territories taken by Japan have to be returned to China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says in Australia. (SOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/USA, moved, 400 words)
UNITED STATES
Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON - The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the project despite opposition from Native American tribes and climate activists. (NORTH DAKOTA-PIPELINE/ (UPDATE 6), moved, by Valerie Volcovici and Ernest Scheyder, 720 words)
DeVos confirmed as U.S. education secretary as Pence breaks tie
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's choice of billionaire Betsy DeVos as education secretary is confirmed by the U.S. Senate, but only after Vice President Mike Pence is called in to break a tie that threatened to defeat her. (USA-CONGRESS/DEVOS (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Richard Cowan, 615 words)
AMERICAS
Colombia begins peace talks with ELN rebels to end 52-year war
BOGOTA/QUITO - Colombia's Marxist ELN rebels begin official peace talks with the government in a bid to end their part in a five-decade conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, damaged the economy and left millions displaced. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, 400 words)
- COLOMBIA-ODEBRECHT/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, 290 words
MIDDLE EAST
White House weighs designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal that could lead to potentially designating Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. (USA-TRUMP/IRGC, moved, 876 words)
Gulf-backed Yemeni forces capture Red Sea coast city - agency
DUBAI - Yemeni government forces backed by Gulf Arab troops secure the Red Sea coast city of al-Mokha, United Arab Emirates news agency WAM reports, in a push that paves the way for an advance on the country's main port city of Hodeidah. (YEMEN-SECURITY/, moved, 475 words)
EUROPE
President backs protest-hit Romanian government to stay
BUCHAREST - Romania's president tears into the Social Democrat-led government over a corruption decree that sparked the biggest protests since the 1989 fall of communism but backs it to stay in power, in a potential reprieve for Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu. (ROMANIA-GOVERNMENT/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Radu-Sorin Marinas and Luiza Ilie, 630 words)
Merkel receives warm welcome in once frosty Warsaw
WARSAW - German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to win promises of closer cooperation from Poland's eurosceptic rulers, during a visit to Warsaw to discuss reforms essential for the European Union to tackle mounting divisions over its future. (POLAND-GERMANY/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Andreas Rinke and Lidia Kelly, 590 words)
No renegotiation on Brexit deal if parliament rejects it - minister
LONDON - Britain will not seek further talks with the European Union if parliament rejects the exit deal it reaches, the government says, as ministers defeat attempts to give lawmakers more say on the terms of the final agreement. (BRITAIN-EU/PARLIAMENT (UPDATE 2), moved, by William James, 490 words)
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