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Intelligence panel chair reviewed sensitive file on White House grounds
WASHINGTON - Mystery rooted in President Donald Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by then-President Obama during 2016 election campaign deepens with disclosure that top congressional Republican reviewed classified information about charge on White House grounds.
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TOP STORIES
Intelligence panel chair reviewed sensitive file on White House grounds
WASHINGTON - Mystery rooted in President Donald Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by then-President Obama during 2016 election campaign deepens with disclosure that top congressional Republican reviewed classified information about charge on White House grounds. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 598 words)
U.S., Britain, France, others skip nuclear weapons ban treaty talks
UNITED NATIONS - United States, Britain and France are among almost 40 countries that will not join talks on nuclear weapons ban treaty, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says. (NUCLEAR-UN/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Michelle Nichols, 382 words)
Putin critic Navalny jailed after protests across Russia
MOSCOW - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is handed 15-day jail sentence for his part in anti-government protest which buoys liberal opposition's morale year before presidential election. (RUSSIA-NAVALNY/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Osborn and Svetlana Reiter, 410 words)
Britain's May meets Sturgeon after blocking new independence bid
EAST KILBRIDE, Scotland - Prime Minister Theresa May conducts her first meeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon since blocking Scotland's bid for second independence referendum - talks Sturgeon described as "cordial and businesslike." (BRITAIN-EU/SCOTLAND (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Russell Cheyne, 364 words)
Civilian deaths, Old City fight force Mosul battle rethink
MOSUL, Iraq - Risky close-quarters fighting in narrow alleys of Mosul's Old City and reports of huge casualties after air strike are forcing Iraqi and coalition commanders to change tactics. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL-MILITARY (PIX, TV), moved, by Patrick Markey, 1,013 words)
+ See also:
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL-ISLAMIC STATE (PIX, TV), moved, by John Davison, 616 words
UNITED STATES
After healthcare loss, investor faith wavers as Trump turns to taxes
U.S. stocks slide amid concerns that Republican President Donald Trump may struggle to push sweeping overhaul of tax code through Congress in wake of his party's failure to pass broad healthcare legislation. (USA-TAX/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), expect 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Megan Davies and Chuck Mikolajczak, 500 words)
'Religious left' emerging as U.S. political force in Trump era
Since President Donald Trump's election, monthly lectures on social justice at 600-seat Gothic chapel of New York's Union Theological Seminary are filled to capacity with crowds three times what they usually draw. (USA-TRUMP/RELIGION (FEATURE, PIX, TV), moved, by Scott Malone, 975 words)
WIDER IMAGE
What is left when Peru's flood waters recede
CARAPONGO, Peru - On outskirts of Lima, hundreds of householders salvage scant belongings in what is left of their homes after Rimac River bursts its banks amid Peru's worst flooding disaster in decades. (PERU-FLOODS/ (PIX), moved, by Mariana Bazo, 327 words)
EUROPE
Britain gives Northern Ireland more time to reach power-sharing deal
BELFAST - British government gives Northern Ireland's largest political parties few more weeks to clinch deal on power-sharing regional government, staving off risk of suspension of devolved power for first time in decade. (NIRELAND-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Ian Graham, 618 words)
MIDDLE EAST
U.S.-coalition sees no 'imminent risk' to Syria's Tabqa dam
BEIRUT - U.S.-led coalition says it sees no imminent danger to major hydroelectric dam that allied Syrian militias are fighting to take from Islamic State, unless jihadists plans to blow it up. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RAQQA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Ellen Francis and Tom Perry, 916 words)
ASIA
South Korean court to decide whether to arrest ousted president Park
SEOUL - South Korean court will conduct hearing Thursday to decide whether to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye and hold her in cell for up to 20 days while she is investigated on charges of taking bribes and abusing presidential power. (SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Ju-min Park, 399 words)
Hong Kong protest leaders charged day after new leader chosen
HONG KONG - Hong Kong police charge nine organizers of 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations, just day after new Beijing-backed leader is chosen, vowing to unite society. (HONGKONG-POLITICS/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Venus Wu and James Pomfret, 868 words)
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