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S. Korea's Moon says N. Korean nuclear-tipped ICBM is a "red line"
SEOUL - North Korea would be "crossing a red line" if it put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korea's president says, but the United States has promised to seek Seoul's approval before taking any military action.
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S.Korea's Moon says N.Korean nuclear-tipped ICBM is a "red line"
SEOUL - North Korea would be "crossing a red line" if it put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korea's president says, but the United States has promised to seek Seoul's approval before taking any military action. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0830 GMT/4.30 AM ET, by Christine Kim and Cynthia Kim, 730 words)
+ See also:
- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/USA (URGENT), moved, 54 words
Trump disbands business councils after CEOs quit in protest
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - President Donald Trump disbanded two high-profile business advisory councils on Wednesday after several chief executives quit in protest over his remarks blaming weekend violence in Virginia not only on white nationalists but also on anti-racism activists who opposed them. (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by David Shepardson and Michael Erman, 1,125 words)
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- USA-TRUMP/STAFF (PIX, TV), moved, by Jeff Mason and James Oliphant, 917 words
- USA-TRUMP/ALLIES (PIX, TV), moved, by Noah Barkin and Alistair Smout
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 400 words
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/MEMORIAL (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Scott Malone, 627 words
- USA-TAX/, moved, by Lisa Girion, 551 words
U.S. takes tough line as NAFTA negotiations begin
WASHINGTON - United States draws hard line for renegotiating North American Free Trade Agreement, demanding major concessions aimed at slashing U.S. trade deficits with Mexico and Canada and boosting U.S. content for autos. (TRADE-NAFTA/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by David Ljunggren and Anthony Esposito, 700 words)
Venezuela's Socialist-run 'truth commission' to investigate opposition
CARACAS - Opposition candidates running in Venezuela's October gubernatorial elections will be investigated to make sure none are involved in violent political protests this year, head of new pro-government truth commission says. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Hugh Bronstein, 566 words)
ASIA
China military criticises "wrong" U.S. moves on Taiwan, S.China Sea
BEIJING - The "wrong" actions of the United States on Taiwan, its South China Sea patrols and deployment of an advanced anti-missile system in South Korea have had a large, negative influence on military trust, a senior Chinese officer says. (CHINA-USA/DUNFORD (PIX), moved, 312 words)
Philippine police kill 26 Manila criminals as crackdown intensifies
MANILA - Philippine police operations kill 26 people overnight in the capital Manila, police say, a second night of heavy bloodshed this week in an intensification of President Rodrigo Duterte's fierce war on drugs and crime. (PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Manuel Mogato, 532 words)
Young Hong Kong democrats face jail amid fears of broader crackdown
HONG KONG - The democracy movement in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong is facing a dark era, student protest leader Joshua Wong said on Wednesday, a day before an appeal court decides whether to send him and two other activists to jail. (HONGKONG-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURES), moved, by Venus Wu, 586 words)
EUROPE
Britain seeks Brexit without borders for Northern Ireland
LONDON/DUBLIN - Britain says there should be no border posts or immigration checks between Ireland and British province of Northern Ireland after Brexit, in paper that attempts to resolve one of the more complex aspects of its departure from European Union. (BRITAIN-EU/IRELAND (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by William James and Conor Humphries, 689 words)
- BRITAIN-EU/IRELAND (FACTBOX), moved, 621 words
Russian-Germans in focus amid fears of Moscow propaganda
PFORZHEIM, Germany - German political parties campaigning for elections next month are competing to attract 2 million voters with roots in former Soviet Union, amid concerns that Russian propaganda could sway votes in community. (GERMANY-ELECTION/RUSSIAN-GERMANS (PIX, TV), moved, by Andrea Shalal, 1,074 words)
AFRICA
Uganda struggles to cope as 1 mln South Sudanese refugees pour in
BUSIA - The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda hits one million, the United Nations says, as hundreds of desperate families pour across the border every day seeking a haven from the civil war. (SOUTHSUDAN-UGANDA/REFUGEES (PIX, TV), moved, by Jason Patinkin, 632 words)
Grace Mugabe seeks diplomatic immunity in South African assault case
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, seeks diplomatic immunity in South Africa, where she is under investigation over assault of 20-year-old model in upmarket hotel, South African police say. (SAFRICA-MUGABE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Ed Cropley, 548 words)
- SAFRICA-MUGABE/MOTHER (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Ed Cropley, 559 words
MIDDLE EAST
Red Cross hopes to repair Tabqa dam near Syria's Raqqa
GENEVA - International Committee of Red Cross plans to carry out urgent repairs to Tabqa Dam near Syrian city of Raqqa in area recaptured from Islamic State, spokeswoman says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-REDCROSS (PIX), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 453 words)
AMERICAS
Thousands of Mexicans march to scrap NAFTA, as government fights to save it
MEXICO CITY - While Mexican government negotiators fought tooth and nail to save the North American Free Trade Agreement during talks in Washington, thousands of Mexican farmers and workers take to the streets demanding the deal be scrapped. (TRADE-NAFTA/MEXICO-PROTESTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Daina Beth Solomon, 453 words)
Thirty-seven inmates killed in government raid on Venezuelan prison
PUERTO ORDAZ - Thirty-seven inmates were killed during an overnight raid by government security forces on a prison in Venezuela's southern jungle state of Amazonas, the governor said on Wednesday. (VENEZUELA-PRISON/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Maria Ramirez, 218 words)
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