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U. S. moves THAAD to S. Korean site as N. Korea boasts fire power
SEOUL - The U. S. military starts moving parts of the controversial THAAD anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea amid high tension over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes, prompting protests by hundreds of local residents.
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U.S. moves THAAD to S.Korean site as N.Korea boasts fire power
SEOUL - The U.S. military starts moving parts of the controversial THAAD anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea amid high tension over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes, prompting protests by hundreds of local residents. (NORTHKOREA-USA/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Ju-min Park and Jack Kim, 958 words)
Le Pen's father criticises her presidential campaign as she steps back from party
PARIS - French far-right veteran Jean-Marie Le Pen says his daughter Marine, who faces centrist Emmanuel Macron in a May 7 presidential runoff, should have campaigned more aggressively for Sunday's first round, following the example of Donald Trump. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Michel Rose, 470 words)
+ See also:
- FRANCE-ELECTION/MACRON (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by John Irish, 458 words
- FRANCE-ELECTION/LEPEN-EU, moved, 306 words
Death toll in Venezuela's unrest rises to 26
CARACAS - Two Venezuelan men die from gunshots at political demonstrations, bringing to 26 the number of fatalities involving this month's protests against President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne and Diego Oré, 439 words)
+ See also:
- VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ENERGY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Ulmer, 659 words
Trump's concession on wall funding removes obstacle from spending talks
WASHINGTON - The threat of a U.S. government shutdown this weekend appeared to recede on Tuesday after President Donald Trump backed away from a demand that Congress include funding for his planned border wall with Mexico in a spending bill. (USA-BUDGET/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan, 832 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TAX/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Amanda Becker and Steve Holland, 243 words
- USA-FCC/MEDIA (UPDATE 3), moved, by David Shepardson, 606 words
- GERMANY-USA/TRUMP-IVANKA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Michelle Martin, 523 words
ASIA
Thai police to review ways to take down online content after Facebook killing
BANGKOK - Police in Thailand say they would discuss how to speed up taking down "inappropriate online content" after a man broadcast himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in a live video on Facebook. (THAILAND-FACEBOOK/KILLING (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat, 594 words)
ASEAN statement to go easy on Beijing over South China Sea dispute
MANILA - Southeast Asian nations will adopt a softer than usual tone about South China Sea disputes at a leaders' summit in Manila, and exclude references to militarisation or island-building, according to a draft of the chairman's statement. (ASEAN-SUMMIT/ (PIX, TV), by Manuel Mogato, 470 words)
China launches first domestically-built aircraft carrier
BEIJING - China launches its first domestically built aircraft carrier, which will join an existing one bought second-hand, amid rising tensions over North Korea and worries about Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea. (CHINA-MILITARY/CARRIER (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), by Michael Martina, 514 words)
China says detained Taiwan activist in good health
BEIJING - The Chinese government says a Taiwan rights activist detained on suspicion of endangering national security is in good health, and has reassured his family in a letter. (CHINA-TAIWAN/ (TV), moved, 376 words)
EUROPE
Erdogan says Turkey won't wait at Europe's door forever
ANKARA - Turkey will not wait at Europe's door forever and is ready to walk away from EU accession talks if rising Islamophobia and hostility from some member states persist, President Tayyip Erdogan tells Reuters in a wide-ranging interview. (TURKEY-POLITICS/ERDOGAN (WRAPUP 1, INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), moved, by Samia Nakhoul, Nick Tattersall and Orhan Coskun, 807 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Turkish jets strike Kurdish fighters in Syria, Iraq's Sinjar
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT - Turkish planes bomb Kurdish fighters in Iraq's Sinjar region and northeast Syria, killing at least 20 in a widening campaign against groups linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-IRAQ (UPDATE 7), moved, by Isabel Coles and John Davison, 705 words)
Netanyahu snubs German minister over plan to meet rights groups
BERLIN/JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels talks with Germany's visiting foreign minister, snubbing Sigmar Gabriel over his decision to meet groups critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians. (ISRAEL-GERMANY/NETANYAHU (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Madeline Chambers and Jeffrey Heller, 736 words)
UNITED STATES
Former U.S. officials to testify at May 8 Senate hearing on Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will testify next month in a congressional investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Senate Judiciary Committee says. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 3), moved, 375 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-CONGRESS (FACTBOX), moved, 635 words
- USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-FLYNN (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 396 words
- USA-IMMIGRATION/RULING (UPDATE 6), moved, by Dan Levine, 674 words
Mexico talks tough on Trump with NAFTA talks looming
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government says it would fight any measures in a U.S. tax overhaul that broke international trade rules, and threatened to review cross-border cooperation on migration and security if upcoming negotiations founder. (MEXICO-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Frank Jack Daniel, 398 words)
+ See also:
- USA-MEXICO/TUNA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Tom Miles, 460 words
- USA-CANADA/TRADE (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by David Ljunggren, 678 words
- USA-CANADA/TRADE-OPTIONS (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren and Rod Nickel, 766 words
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