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N.Korea's Kim orders production of more rocket engines, warhead tips -KCNA

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un orders more rocket engines and warheads, its media says, while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to make a peace overture while the United States imposes new sanctions targeting Chinese and Russian firms. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 1), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Christine Kim, 600 words)

- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/SANCTIONS (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by David Brunnstrom and Doina Chiacu, 589 words)

- NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/USA (UPDATE 3), moved, by David Brunnstrom and Yeganeh Torbati, 500 words

U.S. puts more pressure on Pakistan to help with Afghan war

WASHINGTON - The United States suggests it could cut U.S. aid to Pakistan or downgrade its status as a major non-NATO ally to pressure the South Asian nation to do more to help it with the war in Afghanistan. (USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Yeganeh Torbati, 711 words)

- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-METRICS (moved), by Steve Holland and John Walcott, 548 words

- USA-TRUMP/AFGHANISTAN-AIRFORCE (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Phil Stewart, 918 words

Barcelona van attackers plotted major bombings, Spanish court hears

MADRID - An Islamist militant cell that last week used a van to kill 13 people in Barcelona had planned one or several major bomb attacks, possibly against churches or monuments, one suspect told a court on Tuesday, according to sources close to the investigation. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Adrian Croft, 1,088 words)

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U.S. Navy to relieve commander after collisions in Asia -source

WASHINGTON/TOKYO - The U.S. Navy will relieve Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin after a series of collisions involving its warships in Asia, a U.S. official tells Reuters, as the search goes on for 10 sailors missing since the latest mishap. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Phil Stewart and Tim Kelly, 600 words)

ASIA

Typhoon Hato batters Hong Kong, streets flooded, flights cancelled, trading halted

HONG KONG - Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slams into Hong Kong, lashing the Asian financial hub with destructive winds and waves which uproots trees, floods streets and forces most businesses to close. (ASIA-STORM/HONGKONG (UPDATE 6, PIX), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by James Pomfret and Anne Marie Roantree, 422 words)

Rohingya villagers blockaded amid fresh tensions in Myanmar's Rakhine-residents

YANGON - Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have been blockaded inside their area by their Buddhist neighbours in a western Myanmar village, residents say, as religious tensions in troubled Rakhine state spread to a more ethnically mixed part of the region. (MYANMAR-ROHINGYA/ (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Shoon Naing, 941 words)

A guilty verdict for Thailand's Yingluck may stoke anger but military firmly in charge

BANGKOK - A long-awaited verdict in the trial of former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra this week could inflame tension and would likely have far-reaching implications in the politically divided kingdom. (THAILAND-POLITICS/YINGLUCK (UPDATE1,PIX), moved, by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Aukkarapon Niyomyat, 650 words)

EUROPE

Torso found in Copenhagen waters is missing journalist from submarine, Danish police say

COPENHAGEN - Danish police identify a headless female torso found in the Copenhagen waterside as that of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who police believe was killed on a home-made submarine. (DENMARK-SUBMARINE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 254 words)

MIDDLE EAST

EXCLUSIVE-U.S. to withhold up to $290 million in Egypt aid

WASHINGTON - U.S. decides to deny Egypt $95.7 million in aid and to delay further $195 million because of its failure to make progress on respecting human rights and democratic norms, two sources familiar with matter say. (USA-EGYPT/ (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Arshad Mohammed and Warren Strobel, 564 words)

UNITED STATES

Trump unshackled: President defends Charlottesville response at raucous rally

PHOENIX - U.S. President Donald Trump revs up supporters with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia and a promise to shut down the U.S. government if necessary to build a wall along the border with Mexico. (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), by Jeff Mason and Keith Coffman, 920 words)

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AMERICAS

Venezuela-U.S. relations at lowest point ever -Maduro

CARACAS/BOGOTA - Relations between Caracas and Washington are at their lowest point ever, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says in speech at presidential palace for international media that is televised to nation. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Brian Ellsworth and Julia Symmes Cobb, 330 words)

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