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Editor: Kevin Liffey 44 20 7542 7923 Picture Desk: Singapore 65 6870 3775 Graphics queries: 65 6870 3595 (All times GMT/ET) TOP STORIES With greetings from Trump, Pence says U. S. committed to Europe MUNICH - U. S. Vice President Mike Pence brings message of support for Europe from Donald Trump, but fails to wholly reassure allies worried about the new president's stance on Russia and the European Union.

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TOP STORIES

With greetings from Trump, Pence says U.S. committed to Europe

MUNICH - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence brings message of support for Europe from Donald Trump, but fails to wholly reassure allies worried about the new president's stance on Russia and the European Union. (GERMANY-SECURITY/USA (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), by Roberta Rampton and Shadia Nasralla, 925 words)

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- GERMANY-SECURITY/DEFENCE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 378 words

"Blind sheikh" convicted in 1993 World Trade bombing dies in U.S. prison

Omar Abdel-Rahman, the extremist Muslim cleric known as "the blind sheikh" convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and planning more attacks as part of a "war of urban terrorism" in the United States, dies in a North Carolina prison. (USA-TRADECENTER/RAHMAN (UPDATE 2, PIX), by Bill Trott, 978 words)

New U.S. travel ban to spare green card holders - Trump official

MUNICH - A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travellers already on planes from entering the United States, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly says. (USA-TRUMP/IMMIGRATION, moved, 285 words)

Wilders at Dutch election campaign launch says to crack down on "Moroccan scum"

SPIJKENISSE, Netherlands - Geert Wilders launched his election campaign on Saturday, promising to crack down on "Moroccan scum" he said were making the streets unsafe and urging the Dutch to "regain" their country with a vote for his anti-Muslim, anti-EU Freedom Party. (NETHERLANDS-ELECTION/CAMPAIGN (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Thomas Escritt, 500 words)

ASIA

Malaysia arrests N.Korean man over Kim Jong Nam's death

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police arrest a North Korean man in connection with the murder of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as a diplomatic spat over his body escalates. (NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/KIM (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Emily Chow and Joseph Sipalan, 670 words)

After night in cell, Samsung scion taken for questioning

SEOUL - Handcuffed and tied with white rope, the scion of one of the world's biggest conglomerates, Samsung Group, is taken for questioning by South Korean authorities after a night in a detention cell. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/SAMSUNG GROUP (PIX, TV), moved, 330 words)

China to suspend all imports of coal from North Korea

SHANGHAI - China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea starting Feb. 19, the commerce ministry said in a notice posted on its website, as part of its efforts to implement United Nations sanctions against the country. (CHINA-COAL/NORTHKOREA (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words)

EUROPE

Powers push for ceasefire, weapons withdrawal in E. Ukraine from Monday

MUNICH - Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agree to use their influence to implement a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from Monday in eastern Ukraine. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/ (UPDATE 1, TV), by John Irish and Andrea Shalal, 466 words)

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- UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-DOCUMENTS (UPDATE 1), moved, 268 words

INTERVIEW-Expect more fake news from Russia, NATO general says

MUNICH - Russia was behind a false report of a rape by German soldiers in Lithuania that was intended to undermine support for NATO's new eastern force, a senior NATO general said, warning Europe to expect more such "fake news". (GERMANY-SECURITY/RUSSIA-NATO (UPDATE 2, INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved, by Robin Emmott, 600 words)

MIDDLE EAST

U.S. coalition says IS command center destroyed in Mosul

BAGHDAD - The U.S.-led military coalition says its forces have destroyed a building in the main medical complex of western Mosul that was suspected of housing an Islamic State command center. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (UPDATE 2), moved, by Maher Chmaytelli, 400 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump offers populist message after week of setbacks

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump, struggling to fill his top national security post, holds a rally for supporters in Florida, where he is spending the Presidents Day holiday weekend(USA-TRUMP/ PIX, TV), expect by 1930 GMT/2.30 PM ET, by James Oliphant and Jeff Mason, 500 words)

US inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes

SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential elections, according to five current and former government officials with direct knowledge of the situation. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-CYBER (moved), by Joseph Menn, 440 words)

Trump goes to his comfort zone: campaigner-in-chief

WASHINGTON - After a tumultuous opening month in the White House, President Donald Trump is heading to a friendlier, familiar and potentially rejuvenating place: the campaign trail. (USA-TRUMP/CAMPAIGN (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, by John Whitesides, 902 words)

Petraeus falls off Trump's list for top national security job

WEST PALM BEACH - Retired general and former CIA chief David Petraeus is no longer a candidate to be President Donald Trump's national security adviser, thwarted by differences over who controls staffing decisions within the White House's National Security Council. (USA-TRUMP/SECURITY, moved, by Jeff Mason, 323 words)

AMERICAS

Odebrecht, oil bribery scandals weigh on Ecuador leftist candidate

GUAYAQUIL/QUITO - Wanted by authorities over a major corruption scandal, Ecuador's former Oil Minister fled in September and has been tweeting videos accusing leftist government of being involved in malfeasance at state-run Petroecuador. The saga, coupled with the emerging scandal that Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht paid $33.5 million in bribes to secure contracts in the oil-rich country, is weighing on the ruling party ahead of Sunday's presidential vote. (ECUADOR-ELECTION/CORRUPTION (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/ 3 PM ET, by Alexandra Ulmer and Alexandra Valencia, 700 words)

AFRICA

Gambia's new president pledges to revive economy

BANJUL - Gambian President Adama Barrow pledges to overhaul a weakening economy by reforming everything from farming to schools, manufacturing, telecoms and electricity, as he seeks to draw a line under the erratic 22-year dictatorship of his predecessor (GAMBIA-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Cheikh Sadibou Mane, 440 words)

 

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