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N. Korea says its ICBM can carry nuclear warhead; U. S. urges global action
SEOUL - North Korea says its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile can carry a large nuclear warhead, triggering a call by Washington for global action to hold Pyongyang accountable for its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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N.Korea says its ICBM can carry nuclear warhead; U.S. urges global action
SEOUL - North Korea says its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile can carry a large nuclear warhead, triggering a call by Washington for global action to hold Pyongyang accountable for its pursuit of nuclear weapons. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, Jack Kim and Christine Kim, 960 words)
+ See also:
- NORTHKOREA-USA/OPTIONS (FACTBOX), moved, 810 words
- RUSSIA-CHINA/XI-NORTHKOREA (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, 320 words
Pressure builds on Trump at home over pledge for closer Moscow ties
WASHINGTON - During his presidential campaign, Republican Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "strong leader" with whom he would like to reset tense U.S.-Russian relations. But heading to his first face-to-face meeting as president with Putin, he is under pressure at home to take a tough line with the Kremlin. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Roberta Rampton, 900 words)
Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting
DOHA - Qatar announces plans for a steep rise in liquified natural gas production capacity that suggests it is ready for a protracted dispute with Gulf neighbours, but Doha says it is doing all it can to reach agreement. (GULF-QATAR/ (WRAPUP 4, PICTURES), moved, by Tom Finn and Rania El Gamal, 1,160 words)
+ See also:
- GULF-QATAR/GAS (UPDATE 1), moved, 440 words
Islamic State fights fiercely in shrinking Iraqi and Syrian strongholds
MOSUL/BEIRUT - Western-backed forces edge into the final redoubts of the two capitals of Islamic State's self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria, hampered by fierce resistance from the militants and the presence of human shields. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ (WRAPUP 1, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Maher Chmaytelli and Tom Perry, 560 words)
+ See also:
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TALKS (UPDATE 1), moved, 510 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-REFUGEES (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Stephen Kalin, 735 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Maher Chmaytelli and Stephen Kalin, 660 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RAQQA, moved, 500 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-BUILDERS (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Lisa Barrington, 600 words
ASIA
New Hong Kong leader strikes conciliatory tone in first week in office
HONG KONG - New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam strikes a conciliatory tone and vows to improve ties with the legislature, but suggests fresh reforms to bring greater democracy to the Chinese city will not be tabled any time soon. (HONGKONG-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), by Venus Wu and Donny Kwok, 383 words)
China hospital invites foreign experts to help treat sick dissident Liu
BEIJING - China invites medical experts from the United States and Germany to help treat dissident Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo for cancer, a local government announces, in a softening of its stance ahead of this week's G20 summit. (CHINA-RIGHTS/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Ben Blanchard, 450 words)
In Afghanistan, U.S. senators call for coherent policy from Trump
KABUL - A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan calls for a new strategy from the Trump administration to turn the tide against an increasingly strong Taliban insurgency and end the longest war in U.S. history. (AFGHANISTAN-USA/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, 460 words
+ See also:
- AFGHANISTAN-USA/TRAVELBAN (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Jalil Ahmad Rezayee, 600 words
Philippine troops find beheaded Vietnamese captives in south
MANILA - Philippine soldiers find the beheaded bodies of two Vietnamese sailors abducted a year ago by Islamist militant Abu Sayyaf group near the restive southern island of Basilan, an army spokeswoman says. (PHILIPPINES-MILITANTS/, moved, 384 words)
UNITED STATES
Hot-dog contest, fireworks, beachgoing mark U.S. July 4 holiday
NEW YORK - Americans celebrate the July Fourth holiday with the reopening of a New Jersey beach closed to everyone but the governor after a government shutdown, a record-setting hot-dog eating contest and fireworks displays across the country. (USA-JULYFOURTH/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daniel Trotta, 550 words)
+ See also:
- USA-SHUTDOWNS/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daniel Trotta, 400 words
EUROPE
Panda diplomacy: Merkel and Xi pushed into awkward embrace before G20
BERLIN - When President Xi Jinping took the stage in Davos in January and painted China as a champion of free markets ready to fill the global leadership role vacated by the United States, German officials couldn't help but chuckle. (G20-GERMANY/CHINA (PICTURES), moved, by Noah Barkin, 640 words)
French PM says time to end France's addiction to spending
PARIS - Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says it is time to end France's addiction to easy public spending, promising to cut expenditures over the next five years and rein in debts he says are at an unacceptable level. (FRANCE-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander, 720 words)
Police seize servers of Ukrainian software firm after cyber attack
KIEV - Ukrainian police seize the servers of an accounting software firm suspected of spreading a malware virus that crippled computer systems at major companies around the world last week, a senior police official says. (CYBER-ATTACK/UKRAINE-POLICE (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Jack Stubbs and Pavel Polityuk, 740 words)
AMERICAS
Brazil's Temer boosts infrastructure spending as graft scandal deepens
BRASILIA - Brazil's government sharply increases spending in local infrastructure projects proposed by lawmakers, according to budget data Reuters reviews, as a graft scandal threatens to topple President Michel Temer. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moved, by Ricardo Brito, 480 words)
Peru prosecutors seek new arrest warrant for ex-President Toledo
LIMA - Peruvian prosecutors are waiting for a local judge to sign off on a second arrest warrant for the country's former President Alejandro Toledo that they believe will help persuade the United States to detain and extradite him, a lead prosecutor on the case says. (PERU-CORRUPTION/ (PICTURES), moved, by Marco Aquino, 370 words)
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