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Trump, Clinton launch into final two months of campaigning

CLEVELAND - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton open the final, two-month stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign in the battleground state of Ohio as the Republican nominee see a strengthening in opinion poll numbers that puts pressure on his heavily favored Democratic rival. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, 607 words)

Obama throws planned meeting with Philippines leader into doubt

HANGZHOU, China/VIENTIANE - U.S. President Barack Obama says he is considering whether or not to meet his Filipino counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, as planned, amid alarm over the latter's extrajudicial campaign against illegal drugs in which thousands of people have died. (PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/DUTERTE (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Roberta Rampton and Manuel Mogato, 811 words)

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- PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by John Chalmers and Andrew R.C. Marshall, 1,105 words

G20 promises to coordinate on economy but little in way of concrete steps

HANGZHOU, China - Leaders of the world's top economies broadly agree at a summit in China to coordinate macroeconomic policies, but few concrete proposals emerge to meet growing challenges to globalization and free trade. (G20-CHINA/ (WRAPUP 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Kevin Yao and Michael Martina, 825 words)

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- G20-CHINA/COMMUNIQUE (TEXT), moved, 7,192 words

- G20-CHINA/RUSSIA-SYRIA-DEAL (UPDATE 1), moved, 248 words

U.S., Russia work on Syria truce, as Islamic State blasts kill dozens

BEIRUT/HANGZHOU - The United States and Russia will work in the next few days on a deal to curb fighting in Syria and build cooperation in the fight against terrorism, their leaders say, as blasts claimed by Islamic State kill dozens across the country. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Lisa Barrington and Roberta Rampton, 1,035 words)

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-MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ISRAEL (PIX), moved, by Luke Baker, 715 words

EUROPE

French prosecutor: Sarkozy must stand trial for deceit

PARIS - France's state prosecutor says that former President Nicholas Sarkozy should stand trial over funding irregularities in his failed 2012 re-election bid, potentially disrupting his current campaign to regain the office. (FRANCE-POLITICS/SARKOZY-TRIAL (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Chine Labbé, 480 words)

German conservatives divided over answer to state election rout

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledges that her pro-refugee policies led to her party's state election rout on Sunday but says they will not be jettisoned even though her Bavarian ally is clamoring for change. (GERMANY-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Erik Kirschbaum, 669 words)

Russia's Levada pollster named as 'foreign agent' -justice ministry

MOSCOW - Russia's only major independent pollster, the Levada Centre, has been designated a "foreign agent," the Russian Justice Ministry say, two weeks ahead of nationwide parliamentary elections. (RUSSIA-ELECTION/LEVADA, moved, 206 words)

French truckers demanding migrant camp closure block Calais traffic

CALAIS - Two convoys of trucks and tractors slow traffic to a crawl on the motorway approach to France's northern port of Calais, with protesters demanding the closure of a migrants camp they blame for mounting insecurity and an ailing local economy. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/CALAIS (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Matthias Blamont, 485 words)

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- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ITALY, moved, 150 words

- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-BENEFITS, moved, 390 words

Spain's Socialists seek talks, but third election likely

MADRID - The leader of Spain's Socialists says he will seek coalition talks with smaller parties, as the country lurches toward its third election in a year after several failed attempts to form a government. (SPAIN-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Angus Berwick, 397 words)

PM May rejects points-based immigration controls sought by Brexit campaigners

HANGZHOU, China - British Prime Minister Theresa May rejects a "points-based" system to screen immigrants, potentially setting up a conflict with Brexit campaigners in her government who promised to bring in Australian-style controls over EU migrants. (BRITAIN-EU/IMMIGRATION (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by William James, 760 words)

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- BRITAIN-EU/DAVIS, moved, 345 words

MIDDLE EAST

Iran suggests Saudi should not run Muslim pilgrimage

DUBAI - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renews criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the haj after a crush last year killed hundreds of pilgrims, and suggested Muslim countries think about ending Riyadh's control of the annual pilgrimage. (SAUDI-HAJ/IRAN (TV, PIX), moved, 310 words)

Taliban attack in Afghan capital Kabul kills at least 24

KABUL - A Taliban suicide attack in a busy area near the defense ministry in Kabul kills at least 24 people and wounds 91, the deadliest toll in the Afghan capital in weeks. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Mirwais Harooni, 245 words)

AFRICA

Gabon opposition chief calls for general strike after disputed election

LIBREVILLE - Gabon's opposition leader appeals for a general strike to protest what he says was a fraudulent re-election victory by President Ali Bongo, but few heed his call as economic activity picks back up in the capital Libreville. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 539 words)

SPACE

FRANKFURT - High-resolution cameras on the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft have found space probe Philae, which landed on a comet nearly two years ago only to lose power because its solar-driven batteries were in the shade. (SPACE-ROSETTA/ (PIX), moved, 238 words)

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