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Trump to reveal Iran deal decision, Tehran defiant as rialfalls
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is to announcewhether he will renege on the Iran nuclear deal or stay in andwork with European allies who have struggled to persuade himthat it has successfully halted Iran's nuclear ambitions.(IRAN-NUCLEAR/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by SteveHolland, 855 words)
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- IRAN-NUCLEAR/SCENARIOS, moved, by Babak Dehghanpisheh,1,060 words
- IRAN-NUCLEAR/OPTIONS (SCENARIOS), moved, by JonathanLanday, 400 words
Armenia protest leader Pashinyan elected as prime minister
YEREVAN - Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan is elected asArmenia's new prime minister, capping a peaceful revolutiondriven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyismin the ex-Soviet republic. (ARMENIA-POLITICS/PRIME MINISTER(UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Margarita Antidze and HasmikMkrtchyan, 340 words)
Japan's Takeda clinches $62 bln deal to buy drugmaker Shire
LONDON/TOKYO - Takeda Pharmaceutical agrees to buyLondon-listed Shire for 45.3 billion pounds ($61.50 billion)after the Japanese company raised the amount of cash in itsoffer to secure a recommendation. (SHIRE-M&A/TAKEDA (UPDATE 3,PIX), moved, by Paul Sandle, Ben Hirschler and Sam Nussey, 765words)
EUROPE
Symbolic or meaningless? What do black Britons think ofMeghan's marriage to Harry?
LONDON - Lawyer Gaile Walters has no time for the Britishmonarchy but still believes the wedding of U.S. actress MeghanMarkle to Queen Elizabeth's grandson Prince Harry marks animportant moment for Britain's black community.(BRITAIN-ROYALS/RACE (PIX, TV), moved, by Jonathan Shenfield,1,170 words)
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- BRITAIN-ROYALS/USA-ROYALS (TV), moved, by VanessaJohnston, 385 words
ASIA
Japan and N.Korea should talk, S.Korea's Moon says
TOKYO - Japan and North Korea should begin talks tonormalise relations between the two countries and contribute topeace and stability in the region, South Korean President MoonJae-in says. (NORTHKOREA-SOUTHKOREA/JAPAN (UPDATE 2, PIX),moved, by Kaori Kaneko, 440 words)
Malaysia's jailed Anwar urges voters to pick former nemesisMahathir
KUALA LUMPUR - Jailed Malaysian opposition leader AnwarIbrahim urges voters to choose his former political nemesis,Mahathir Mohamad, less than 24 hours ahead of the most hotlycontested election in the country's history. (MALAYSIA-ELECTION/(UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Fathin Ungku and Emily Chow, 625words)
Former party boss in China's Chongqing city jailed for lifefor graft
BEIJING - A Chinese court sentences Sun Zhengcai, the formerCommunist Party boss of the southwestern city of Chongqing, tolife in prison for corruption, state media says.(CHINA-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 355 words)
China April exports bounce back more than expected despiteUS trade brawl
BEIJING - China's exports rebounded more strongly thanexpected in April after a surprise drop the previous month,suggesting global demand remains relatively resilient andproviding a cushion to the economy amid a heated trade disputewith the United States. (CHINA-ECONOMY/TRADE (UPDATE 3, PIX,GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Elias Glenn, 900 words)
UN food agency chief visits North Korea this week
GENEVA - The United Nations food agency says its chiefvisits North Korea this week to look into boosting fooddistributions, in the latest sign of an opening in the isolatedcountry (NORTHKOREA-FOOD/UN (UPDATE 1, PIX), expect by 1100GMT/7 AM ET, by Stephanie Nebehay, 400 words)
Victims of Japan's forced sterilisations demand justiceafter decades of silence
TOKYO - One day when Saburo Kita was 14, he was taken froman institution for troubled children to see a doctor. Despiteprotesting that his health was fine, he was ordered to strip,lie down on a table, and was given a local anaesthetic.(JAPAN-STERILISATIONS/ (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Elaine Lies,1,145 words)
UNITED STATES
New York state attorney general resigns after report heabused women
New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resignsafter allegations of physical abuse by four women were reportedin an article in the New Yorker magazine. (PEOPLE-SCHNEIDERMAN/(UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 695 words)
Republican races in Indiana, W.Virginia top primary votingin four states
WASHINGTON - Bitter Republican U.S. Senate races in WestVirginia and Indiana featuring candidates who have fought toprove their loyalty to President Donald Trump will highlight aslate of high-stakes party primaries in four states on Tuesday.(USA-ELECTION/, moved, by John Whitesides, 640 words)
Trump complains of biased courts, but they often support hispolicies
NEW YORK - In a March speech at a Washington, D.C. lawschool, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions slammed "activist"federal judges for blocking some of President Donald Trump’s keyinitiatives, voicing again a favorite grievance of theadministration and Trump himself. (USA-COURT/TRUMP (PIX,GRAPHIC), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Andrew Chung, 1,145words)
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- USA-COURT/TRUMP-FACTBOX (FACTBOX), moved, by Andrew Chung,220 words
Democrats seek more records on Trump's choice to head CIA
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. Senate Intelligence CommitteeDemocrat urges President Donald Trump's pick for CIA director todeclassify more records of her work as a top official at theagency, including any possible involvement in its interrogationprogram. (USA-TRUMP/HASPEL (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), by MarkHosenball and Patricia Zengerle, 550 words)
Fiery lava, deadly gases near Hawaiian volcano may forcemore to flee
PAHOA - More residents in communities nearby an eruptingHawaiian volcano may be forced to evacuate by fiery lava thathas slowly crept into neighboring areas, torching dozens ofhomes, and cracks in the earth belching deadly volcanic gases.(HAWAII-VOLCANO/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by TerraySylvester, 385 words)
Ex-Minnesota officer in fatal shooting of Australianexpected to plead not guilty
MINNEAPOLIS - The former Minneapolis police officer chargedwith murdering an unarmed Australian woman is expected to entera not guilty plea. (MINNESOTA-POLICE/ (PIX), moved, 270 words)
AMERICAS
Mexican leftist candidate has 'affable' meeting withBlackRock's Fink
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY - Mexico's presidential front-runnermet BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink, part of a push by theleft-wing politician to reassure investors about his policiesahead of the July vote, and his team says the men clickedpersonally. (MEXICO-ELECTION/BLACKROCK (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved,by Trevor Hunnicutt and Ana Isabel Martinez, 630 words)
ENTERTAINMENT
Goddesses, angels and a pope rock Catholic-inspired Met Gala
Katy Perry came as an archangel, Rihanna dressed like thepope, and Kim Kardashian was a golden goddess for New York's MetGala on a night of high fashion inspired by religion. (MET-GALA/(UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 425 words)
