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Security dominates French election after shooting
PARIS - Killing of policeman by suspected Islamist militant pushes national security to top of French political agenda two days before presidential election.
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Security dominates French election after shooting
PARIS - Killing of policeman by suspected Islamist militant pushes national security to top of French political agenda two days before presidential election. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Leigh Thomas and Marine Pennetier, 1,020 words)
Top U.S. officials to testify in Trump-Russia probe reboot
WASHINGTON - U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee says it invites FBI, NSA and Obama administration officials to testify as it restarts its investigation of alleged Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. election. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-CONGRESS (UPDATE 2), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 439 words)
South Korea on heightened alert as North Korea readies for army anniversary
SEOUL/BEIJING - South Korea is on heightened alert ahead of another important anniversary in North Korea, with large concentration of military hardware amassed on both sides of border amid concerns about new nuclear test by Pyongyang. (NORTHKOREA-USA/ (WRAPUP 8, PIX, TV), moved, by Ju-min Park and Ben Blanchard, 923 words)
U.S. judge sentences Volkswagen to three years probation, oversight
DETROIT - Federal judge sentences Volkswagen to three years' probation and independent oversight for German automaker's diesel emissions scandal as part of a $4.3 billion settlement announced in January. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Nick Carey, 429 words)
Pence to talk trade, security and koalas during Australian visit
SYDNEY - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is expected to discuss trade and regional security when he meets Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday, Australian and U.S. officials say. (PENCE-ASIA/AUSTRALIA (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Jane Wardell and Roberta Rampton, 524 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
Thousands face lead hazards as Trump eyes budget cuts
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Continuing Reuters investigation finds another 449 areas around United States with lead exposure rates double those found in Flint. But cities across country say pending federal budget cuts could imperil efforts to eradicate toxic metal. (USA-LEAD/STATES (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by M.B. Pell, Joshua Schneyer and Andy Sullivan, 2,529 words)
UNITED STATES
Uphill battle looms as Trump seeks revamped healthcare plan
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, striving to make good on top campaign promise, is pushing his fellow Republicans who control Congress to pass revamped healthcare legislation, but same intraparty squabbling that torpedoed it last month could do it again. (USA-HEALTHCARE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Susan Cornwell, 703 words)
Arkansas execution flurry marks early test for new Justice Gorsuch
Newly appointed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch helps clear way for Arkansas to conduct its first execution in 12 years, sign of challenges facing other inmates seeking to block their executions next week. (ARKANSAS-EXECUTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Lawrence Hurley and Jon Herskovitz, 579 words)
AMERICAS
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. offers to fund Mexico heroin fight as 2016 output jumps -U.S. official
MEXICO CITY - United States offers to help fund Mexico's efforts to eradicate opium poppies, U.S. assistant secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs says, as Mexican heroin output increases again. (MEXICO-DRUGS/ (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), by Gabriel Stargardter, 460 words)
MIDDLE EAST
U.S. defense secretary says Syria dispersed warplanes, retains chemical weapons
TEL AVIV - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Syria disperses its warplanes in recent days and that it retains chemical weapons, issue he says will have to be taken up diplomatically. (USA-MATTIS/ISRAEL (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Idrees Ali, 465 words)
Hunting party held hostage in Iraq since 2015 freed
DOHA/BAGHDAD - Twenty-six Qataris, including members of Gulf state's ruling royal family and two Saudis, are freed after being kidnapped and held in Iraq for nearly year and half, Qatari officials say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-QATAR (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Tom Finn and Ulf Laessing, 449 words)
EUROPE
German soccer bomb suspect wanted to drive down share price - prosecutor
FRANKFURT - German police arrest man suspected of detonating three bombs that target Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus in hope of forcing down club's share price and making profit on investment, prosecutors say. (SOCCER CHAMPIONS DOR MON/BLAST (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Maria Sheahan, 496 words)
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