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Trump commits U. S. to open-ended Afghanistan war; Taliban vow "graveyard"
WASHINGTON/KABUL - President Donald Trump committed U. S. troops to an open-ended war in Afghanistan, a decision the Afghan government welcomed but which Taliban insurgents warned would make the country a "graveyard for the American empire".
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Trump commits U.S. to open-ended Afghanistan war; Taliban vow "graveyard"
WASHINGTON/KABUL - President Donald Trump committed U.S. troops to an open-ended war in Afghanistan, a decision the Afghan government welcomed but which Taliban insurgents warned would make the country a "graveyard for the American empire". (USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Steve Holland and Hamid Shalizi, 1,000 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Drazen Jorgic and Syed Raza Hassan, 700 words)
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-MATTIS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Idrees Ali, 355 words
U.S., North Korea clash at UN over nuclear weapons plans
GENEVA - North Korea and the United States clash at the United Nations over the North's nuclear and missile programmes, with Pyongyang's envoy declaring it would "never" put its nuclear deterrent on the negotiating table. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 675 words)
Four suspected Barcelona attack plotters appear in court
MADRID - Four men accused of being members of an Islamist cell behind a van attack that killed 13 people in Barcelona last week appear in court, a day after the alleged driver was shot dead by police. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Adrian Croft, 800 words)
Muslim divorce law unconstitutional, India's top court rules
NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court rules a Muslim quick divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who had long argued that it violated their right to equality. (INDIA-RELIGION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Suchitra Mohanty and Rupam Jain, 500 words)
UNITED STATES
U.S. divers find human remains in hull of damaged destroyer
SINGAPORE - U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers found some human remains inside sections of a U.S. guided-missile destroyer that collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Karishma Singh and Fathin Ungku, 795 words)
Big protests expected as Trump goes to Phoenix for rally
WASHINGTON - Large protests could greet President Donald Trump when he travels to Arizona for his first campaign rally since he caused an uproar with his remarks about a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia. (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Ayesha Rascoe, 390 words)
EUROPE
Quake kills two on Italian holiday island
ROME - An earthquake hit the tourist-packed holiday island of Ischia on Monday night, killing two people, injuring dozens and trapping three young brothers who survived for up to 16 hours before being rescued. (ITALY-QUAKE (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved, by Philip Pullella, 450 words)
Moroccan who admitted killing two in Finland knife attack was refused asylum
HELSINKI - A teenage Moroccan who admitted carrying out Friday's knife attack in Turku saw his initial asylum application rejected after arriving to Finland, officials said, as voices for changes in the country's immigration policies increase. (FINLAND-STABBING/SUSPECTS (UPDATE 3, PIX), moving shortly, by Jussi Rosendahl and Lefteris Karagiannopoulos, 600 words)
France's Macron, seeking to re-shape Europe, heads east
PARIS/WARSAW - While Britain toils over its messy divorce with the European Union, France's president Emmanuel Macron is embarking on a drive to deepen the economic integration of a bloc he says needs to be more protective of its citizens. (FRANCE-CENTRALEUROPE/ (PIX), moved, by Richard Lough and Lidia Kelly, 700 words)
+ See also:
- BRITAIN-EU/CIVILJUSTICE (UPDATE 2), moved, by Elizabeth Piper, 500 words
No longer the also-ran, British opposition leader hits campaign trail
REDRUTH - British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn is back on the campaign trail just weeks after losing an election, betting that Prime Minister Theresa May's minority government will soon collapse. (BRITAIN-POLITICS/CORBYN (PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Emma Rumney, 900 words)
Princess Diana beguiles the world 20 years after death
LONDON - From TV documentaries and the private memories of her sons to a slew of new "revelations" and renewed theories about her death, Britain's Princess Diana is once again front page news 20 years after she died. (BRITAIN-ROYALS/DIANA-LEGACY (TV, PIX), moved, by Michael Holden, 770 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Armed group stopping migrant boats leaving Libya
TUNIS/ROME - Armed group is stopping migrant boats from setting off across Mediterranean from city west of Tripoli that has been springboard for people smugglers, causing sudden drop in departures over past month, sources in area say. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/LIBYA-ITALY (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Aidan Lewis and Steve Scherer, 990 words)
Troops make progress in Tal Afar battle as U.S. defense secretary visits Iraq
BAGHDAD/ERBIL - Government forces breached the city limits of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on the third day of a U.S.-backed offensive to seize it back from Islamic State militants. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA-IRAQ (WRAPUP 1, TV,PIX), moved, by Idrees Ali and Raya Jalabi, 900 words)
ASIA
Amid outrage, Philippine opposition presses Duterte to stop killings
MANILA - Political opponents of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte urged him to end a culture of impunity and quell a surge in drug-related killings, amid widespread anger at police over the death of a teenager. (PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Manuel Mogato, 660 words)
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