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Cell behind Spanish attacks likely dismantled, police seek one suspect
RIPOLL/BARCELONA - Cell of suspected Islamist militants behind two deadly attacks in Catalonia has likely been fully dismantled, Spanish authorities say, though police are still searching for the driver of van which killed 13 people in Barcelona.
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Cell behind Spanish attacks likely dismantled, police seek one suspect
RIPOLL/BARCELONA - Cell of suspected Islamist militants behind two deadly attacks in Catalonia has likely been fully dismantled, Spanish authorities say, though police are still searching for the driver of van which killed 13 people in Barcelona.(SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Angus Berwick and Andrés González, 723 words)
Finnish stabbings treated as terror, suspect "targeted women" - police
HELSINKI/TURKU, Finland - Finnish police say an 18-year-old Moroccan man arrested after knife attacks that killed two people in the city of Turku appears to have specifically targeted women and the spree was being treated as terrorism-related. (FINLAND-STABBING/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas Forsell, 557 words)
Trump dumps chief strategist Bannon in latest upheaval
WASHINGTON/HAGERSTOWN - President Donald Trump fires his chief strategist Steve Bannon in the latest White House shake-up, removing a far-right architect of his 2016 election victory and a driving force behind his nationalist and anti-globalization agenda. (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved, by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, 1111 words)
Nigeria's Buhari to return home after sick leave in Britain
ABUJA - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, will return home from medical leave in Britain where he has been since May 7, a presidential spokesman says. (NIGERIA-BUHARI/ (UPDATE 2), expect by 1400 GMT, by Felix Onuah, 400 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Lebanese army, Hezbollah declare offensives on Islamic State at Syrian border
BEIRUT - Lebanese army launches offensive against an Islamic State enclave on northeast border with Syria as Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah announces assault on the militants from Syrian side of the frontier. MIDEAST-CRISIS/LEBANON-SYRIA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Tom Perry and Angus McDowall, 500 words)
UNITED STATES
After Charlottesville, Boston aims to avert violence at 'Free Speech' rally
BOSTON - Hundreds of police officers will hit the streets of Boston to deter violence at a "Free Speech" rally with right-wing speakers a week after a woman was killed at a Virginia white-supremacist protest. (USA-PROTESTS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Scott Malone, 600 words)
Mayor says Lee statue must go as debate over U.S. slave past rages
RICHMOND, Va. - Mayor of Charlottesville calls for special session of Virginia's legislature to let localities decide fate of Confederate monuments like statue at center of far-right rally that turns deadly. (USA-PROTESTS/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Brandon Shulleeta, 681 words)
Millions of Americans to gaze upon once-in-lifetime eclipse
Twilight will fall at midday on Monday, stars will glimmer and birds will roost in an eerie stillness as millions of Americans and visitors witness the first total solar eclipse to traverse the United States from coast to coast in 99 years. (SOLAR-ECLIPSE/USA (PIX, TV), moved, by Steve Gorman, 500 words)
AMERICAS
Venezuela faces outrage after new assembly claims it can pass laws
CARACAS/BOGOTA - Venezuela's new legislative superbody is criticized by South American governments and Washington after giving itself the power to pass laws, superseding the opposition-led congress, while ex-top prosecutor Luisa Ortega flees the country. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Brian Ellsworth and Corina Pons, 450 words)
EUROPE
Eight stabbed in Russian city, police kill attacker
MOSCOW - Eight people were injured in a knife attack in the Siberian city of Surgut and the attacker has been killed, Russian law enforcement officials say. (RUSSIA-STABBING/ (UPDATE 3), expect by 1500 GMT/1100 AM ET, moving shortly, about 450 words)
AFRICA
Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe absent from regional summit after assault allegation
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe fails to make expected appearance at a summit of regional leaders in South Africa following allegations of assault against her by a 20-year-old model (SAFRICA-MUGABE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 327 words).
ASIA
Seventh Australian senator referred to High Court as citizenship crisis deepens
MELBOURNE - A crisis engulfing Australia's parliament has widened after an independent senator became the seventh parliamentarian referred to the High Court to determine if his dual citizenship makes him ineligible to sit in parliament. (AUSTRALIA-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved, by Joseph Hinchliffe, 409 words)
Keyboard warriors: S.Korea, U.S. gear up for war games to counter N.Korea threat
SEOUL - In air conditioned bunkers and at military bases across South Korea, it is with keyboards - not tanks - that South Korean and the U.S. forces will launch military exercises on Monday, denounced by North Korea as a rehearsal for war. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/SOUTHKOREA-DRILLS (moved), by Christine Kim and Heekyong Yang, 728 words)
No gambling, sex please: China widens crackdown on overseas deals
SHANGHAI - A recent crackdown by China on overseas investments has been assumed to be mainly focused on high-profile acquisitions of things like hotels and football teams around the world. However, Chinese regulators also appear to have their eyes on two other lower-profile industries: gambling and sex. (CHINA-ECONOMY/ODI (moved), moved, 527 words)
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