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Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul as civilians flee
MOSUL, Iraq - U. S. -backed Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul after retaking the city's airport from Islamic State and punching into built-up areas of the jihadists' last major stronghold in the country.
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Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul as civilians flee
MOSUL, Iraq - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul after retaking the city's airport from Islamic State and punching into built-up areas of the jihadists' last major stronghold in the country. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Isabel Coles, 800 words)
Trump vows military build-up, hammers nationalist themes
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md./WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he will make a massive budget request for one of the "greatest military build-ups in American history", in a campaign-style speech extolling nationalism to eager conservative activists. (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Emily Stephenson and Steve Holland, 688 words)
Turkish PM seeks votes for 'strong, stable' Turkey in April referendum
ANKARA - Turkey's prime minister calls on public to back constitutional change that would greatly strengthen President Tayyip Erdogan's powers, portraying the reform as a vote for stability at the start of campaigning ahead of an April referendum. (TURKEY-REFERENDUM/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Ercan Gurses, 500 words)
One question at U.N. Syria talks: What does Russia want?
GENEVA - The first U.N.-led Syria peace talks in almost a year are in danger of getting lost in procedure, as officials obsess about who will meet whom, but behind scenes diplomats say it's largely up to Russia to call the tune. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN-RUSSIA (TV, PIX), moved, by John Irish, Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles, 722 words)
+ See also:
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-JAAFARI (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay and John Irish, 467 words
EUROPE
French judge takes over probe into Fillon 'fake jobs' scandal
PARIS - French presidential challenger Francois Fillon will face full judicial inquiry into allegations he paid family members for fake parliamentary jobs after financial prosecutor says she is appointing magistrate to lead deeper probe. (FRANCE-ELECTION/FILLON (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Chine Labbé and Michel Rose, 497 words)
In election year, Germany's Merkel slams SPD plan to revise labour reforms STRALSUND - German Chancellor Angela Merkel hits out at her coalition partners for proposing revisions to welfare reforms credited with driving the country's economic success, ahead of elections in which their candidate has moved in front of her in some polls. (GERMANY-ELECTION/MERKEL, moved, 393 words)
Scottish Labour rules out platform with Conservatives to fight independence
EDINBURGH - Scottish Labour would not join forces with the Conservatives in a joint campaign to defend the United Kingdom if Scotland held a second independence referendum, leader Kezia Dugdale says. (BRITAIN-EU/SCOTLAND, moved, 356 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Attack on Syrian security forces in Homs kills dozens, prompts airstrikes
BEIRUT - Suicide bombers stormed two Syrian security offices in Homs, killing dozens with gunfire and explosions including a senior officer and prompting airstrikes against the last rebel-held enclave in the western city. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 3), moved, 326 words)
Egypt's Christians flee Sinai amid Islamic State killing spree
ISMAILIA, Egypt - Christian families and students flee Egypt's North Sinai province in droves after Islamic State kills seventh member of their community in just three weeks. (EGYPT-VIOLENCE/ (PIX), moved, by Ahmed Aboulenein, 523 words)
Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL - Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 people in Syrian village held by rebels, war monitor says, day after jihadist group is driven from its last stronghold in area. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ISLAMIC STATE (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Angus McDowall and Humeyra Pamuk, 611 words)
UNITED STATES
Trump attacks FBI on leakers of Russia reports: 'FIND NOW'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump criticizes FBI for failing to stop leaks of national security information to media and directs agency to find those who pass on classified information. (USA-TRUMP/FBI (UPDATE 2), moved, 409 words)
Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime
KANSAS CITY/NEW DELHI - A 51-year-old man is charged with killing an engineer from India and wounding two other men when he opens fire in a Kansas bar. (KANSAS-INDIA/ (UPDATE 9, PIX, TV), moved, by Dave Kaup and Aditya Kalra, 846 words)
AMERICAS
Mexico warns of tariffs, spurns U.S. aid under review by Trump
MEXICO CITY - An emboldened Mexico hardens its opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it will retaliate if the United States imposed a border tax and that it can afford to lose financial aid that might be pulled to pay for a border wall. (USA-MEXICO, UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, moved, by Frank Jack Daniel, 450 words
'Made in Paraguay' - a cheaper label for some Brazilian manufacturers
HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay - When toymaker Estrela decided to move manufacturing capacity back to Latin America from China, it sank $2 million into new factory not in its native Brazil - region's largest economy - but in its tiny southern neighbor Paraguay. (PARAGUAY-BRAZIL/ (PIX), moved, by Daniela Desantis, 996 words)
ASIA
N.Korea evades sanctions with network of overseas companies-UN
SEOUL - North Korea is evading international sanctions with a sophisticated network of overseas companies, enabled partly by its continued access to the international banking system, says a forthcoming United Nations report seen by Reuters. (NORTHKOREA-SANCTIONS/UN, moved, by James Pearson, 500 words)
Saudi King Salman launches investment drive with Asia tour
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's King Salman starts a month-long Asian tour on Sunday to build ties with the world's fastest growing importers of Saudi oil and promote investment opportunities, including the sale of a stake in its giant state firm Saudi Aramco. (SAUDI-ASIA/ (moved), by Katie Paul, 741 words)
AFRICA
Zimbabwe's Mugabe says will not impose successor, party will choose
MATOBO - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he will not impose his successor and that if the ruling ZANU-PF party feels he should retire, it will hold an extraordinary congress to choose a new leader. (ZIMBABWE-MUGABE/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Philimon Bulawayo, 414 words)
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Two percent inflation. A call to action for central banks?
BRUSSELS) - U.S. President Donald Trump's address to Congress may make the most headlines, but inflation readings of 2 percent could prove more significant economic events next week - a call to action perhaps for the Federal Reserve as it debates when to raise interest rates and a important milestone in Europe. (GLOBAL-ECONOMY), moved, by Philip Blenkinsop, 500 words)
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