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EXCLUSIVE-Saudi Arabia, U. S. in talks on billions in arms sales -U. S. sources
WASHINGTON - Washington is working to push through contracts for tens of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, some new, others in pipeline, ahead of U. S. President Donald Trump's trip to kingdom this month, people familiar with talks tell Reuters.
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EXCLUSIVE-Saudi Arabia, U.S. in talks on billions in arms sales -U.S. sources
WASHINGTON - Washington is working to push through contracts for tens of billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, some new, others in pipeline, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to kingdom this month, people familiar with talks tell Reuters. (USA-SAUDI/ARMS (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Mike Stone, 723 words)
EXCLUSIVE-Trump counterterrorism strategy urges allies to do more
WASHINGTON - Draft of President Donald Trump's new counterterrorism strategy demands that U.S. allies shoulder more of burden in combating Islamist militants, while acknowledging that scourge will never be totally eliminated. (USA-EXTREMISM/ (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel, 804 words)
Macron stretches lead in last throes of French presidential campaign
PARIS - Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extends his lead in polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on final day of campaigning in tumultuous election race that turns country's politics upside down. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, TV, PIX), moved, by Mathieu Rosemain and Andrew Callus, 794 words)
North Korea accuses CIA, Seoul of plot to assassinate Kim Jong Un
SEOUL/WASHINGTON - North Korea accuses U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and South Korea's intelligence service of failed plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong Un with a biochemical bomb at military parade in Pyongyang. (NORTHKOREA-USA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 751 words)
U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Somalia raid on militant compound
WASHINGTON/MOGADISHU - U.S. Navy SEAL is killed and two troops are wounded in raid on al Shabaab militant compound in Somalia, U.S. officials say, in what appears to be first U.S. combat death in African country since 1993 "Black Hawk Down" disaster. (SOMALIA-SECURITY/USA (UPDATE 5), moved, by Phil Stewart and Abdi Sheikh, 509 words)
UNITED STATES
U.S. job growth rebounds sharply, unemployment rate hits 4.4 percent
WASHINGTON - U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in April and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent, near a 10-year low, pointing to a tightening labor market that likely seals the case for an interest rate increase next month despite moderate wage growth. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 739 words)
How one U.S. state is leading the charge to dismantle Obamacare
FRANKFORT, Ky./SAN FRANCISCO - For nearly three years, Democrats and former President Barack Obama pointed to Kentucky as one of Affordable Care Act's bigger success stories. Now Kentucky is poised for new distinction: to be first state to save money by reducing number of people on Medicaid, government health insurance program for poor and disabled and central tenet of Obamacare. (USA-HEALTHCARE/KENTUCKY (INSIGHT, GRAPHIC, TV, PIX), moved, by Yasmeen Abutaleb and Robin Respaut, 1,122 words)
Trump travel ban back in U.S. courts next week as battles stretch on
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries heat up again next week when two U.S. appeals courts consider whether it is constitutional. (USA-IMMIGRATION/COURT, moved, by Mica Rosenberg and Dan Levine, 643 words)
AMERICAS
Young protester dies, taking Venezuela unrest death toll to 37
CARACAS - Twenty-year-old Venezuelan protester dies after being shot in head, authorities say, taking fatalities from month of anti-government unrest to at least 37 as opposition gears up for more demonstrations. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne and Corina Pons, 638 words)
Canada hits back in wood dispute, threatens action against U.S.
OTTAWA - Canada strikes back at United States over lumber dispute, threatening to ban shipments of U.S. thermal coal from Pacific ports and suggesting sanctions against products from Oregon. (USA-TRADE/CANADA-COAL (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren, 355 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Russia says Syria de-escalation deal takes effect at midnight
MOSCOW/BEIRUT - De-escalation agreement in Syria takes effect at midnight but Russia's air force will continue strikes against Islamic State elsewhere in country, Russian news agencies cite Defense Ministry as saying. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA, moving shortly, 400 words)
Hard-line foes of Iran's Rouhani rap lack of payoff from nuclear deal
ANKARA - Hard-line rivals challenge President Hassan Rouhani in pre-election debate over lack of economic revival since his nuclear deal with big powers, but he says oil exports resurge and economy only needs more time to recover. (IRAN-ELECTION/DEBATE (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Parisa Hafezi, 694 words)
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