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Trump likely to approve modest troop increase for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is likely to open door to modest increase in U. S. troop numbers in Afghanistan when he lays out his strategy for America's longest military conflict, U. S. officials say.
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Trump likely to approve modest troop increase for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is likely to open door to modest increase in U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan when he lays out his strategy for America's longest military conflict, U.S. officials say. (USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Steve Holland and John Walcott, 900 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-DIPLOMACY, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Jonathan Landay, 600 words
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-DELIBERATION, expect by 0345 GMT/11.45 PM ET, by Steve Holland and John Walcott, 600 words
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-SOLDIERS (PIX), expect by 0345 GMT/11.45 PM ET, by Greg Lacour, 600 words
- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-COMMENTS (FACTBOX), moved, 408 words
U.S. announces fleet-wide probe after new warship collision; 10 sailors missing
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON - U.S. Navy announces fleet-wide probe of operations and training as it searches for 10 sailors missing after second collision between U.S. warship and merchantman in Asia in about two months. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (UPDATE 14, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Fathin Ungku and David Brunnstrom, 900 words)
Rare total solar eclipse spreads wonder across United States
SHERIDAN, Ore./CHARLESTON, S.C.- Millions of awestruck Americans cast their gaze skyward at extraordinary sight of total solar eclipse. (SOLAR-ECLIPSE/USA (UPDATE 9, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Lee van der Voo and Harriet McLeod, 700 words)
+ See also:
- SOLAR-ECLIPSE/USA-TWEETS (PIX), moved, 227 words
Spanish police track down, shoot dead Barcelona attacker
SUBIRATS, Spain - Spanish police shoot dead Islamist militant who killed 13 people with van in Barcelona, ending five-day manhunt for perpetrator of Spain's deadliest attack in more than decade. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 6, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Angus Berwick, 908 words)
+ See also:
- SPAIN-SECURITY/STREETSCAPES (PIX), moved, 1,000 words, by Tom Bergin
Pyongyang calls U.S.-South Korean war games a step to nuclear war
SEOUL - United States and South Korea begin long-planned joint military exercises, heightening tensions with North Korea which calls drills "reckless" step toward nuclear conflict. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Christine Kim, 753 words)
U.S. seeks WTO dispute panel on China's grain import quotas
GENEVA - U.S. requests World Trade Organization panel be set up to investigate Chinese tariff-rate quotas for agricultural products, WTO says, setting up showdown between two largest economies. (USA-CHINA/WTO (UPDATE 1), moved, 275 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
Refiner Valero's secret campaign against U.S. biofuels mandates
U.S. biofuels regulations, which mandate mixing corn-based ethanol into gasoline, have lately drawn together diverse cast of political opponents. (USA-BIOFUELS/VALERO (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Chris Prentice, 2,274 words)
UNITED STATES
In Montana's Indian country, tribes take opposite sides on coal
LAME DEER, Mont. - Crow Nation and neighboring Northern Cheyenne live miles apart but stand on opposite sides of U.S. President Donald Trump's pro-energy agenda. Their differences reflect broader divide on drilling and mining among America's 567 federally recognized tribes. (USA-TRUMP/ENERGY-TRIBES (INSIGHT, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Valerie Volcovici, 1,163 words)
Texas man charged with trying to blow up Confederate statue
Authorities in Houston charge 25-year-old man with trying to blow up Confederate statue, federal prosecutors say, in latest development amid demonstrations and fierce debate about race and legacy of America's Civil War. (USA-PROTESTS/UNIVERSITYOFTEXAS (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Alex Dobuzinskis and Gina Cherelus, 499 words)
+ See also:
- USA-PROTESTS/POLL (POLL), moving shortly, by Chris Kahn, 400 words
ASIA
Hong Kong leader says jailed activists are not political prisoners
HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says three student activists jailed for their roles in pro-democracy protests are not political prisoners and unreasonable criticism of city's judiciary could damage rule of law. (HONGKONG-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Venus Wu, 643 words)
EUROPE
EXCLUSIVE-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, 991 words)
AFRICA
Nigeria's Buhari warns off separatists, takes back control after treatment
ABUJA - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he will stop separatist activists spreading unrest, seeking to reassert his hold on power after returning from his second stint of medical leave this year. (NIGERIA-BUHARI/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Felix Onuah, 634 words)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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