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Republican tensions rise as Trump withholds support for leading figures

WASHINGTON - U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump ratchets up tensions in his Republican Party, denying leading figures support in their re-election bids, while his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton wins her first endorsement from Republican lawmaker. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Alana Wise and Jeff Mason, 800 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Grant Smith, 299 words

EXCLUSIVE-UN aviation emissions pact may be voluntary at first -sources

MONTREAL - Deal to limit carbon emissions from global civil aviation could be voluntary for first five years instead of mandatory for certain countries under current proposal, four sources familiar with matter say. (CLIMATECHANGE-AVIATION/ (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Allison Lampert, 613 words)

Obama says supporting Libya's fight with Islamic State is in U.S. interest

WASHINGTON - President Obama says it is in U.S. national security interest to support Libya's emerging government's fight against Islamic State, day after his administration says it launches air strikes there. (LIBYA-USA/OBAMA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 556 words)

Volkswagen seeks to have U.S. investor class action suit dismissed

FRANKFURT - Volkswagen and its former chief executive ask U.S. federal judge in California to dismiss lawsuits filed by American investors accusing German automaker of deception involving its cheating on diesel emissions tests. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/LAWSUIT (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Edward Taylor, 447 words)

Erdogan says Turkey's coup script was 'written abroad'

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - President Tayyip Erdogan accuses West of supporting terrorism and standing by coups, questioning Turkey's relationship with United States and saying "script" for abortive putsch was "written abroad." (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ece Toksabay and Nick Tattersall, 1,100 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. consumer spending exits second quarter with strong momentum

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending rises more than expected as households buy goods and services, suggesting strength that appears to be sustained with auto sales surging to eight-month high. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 681 words)

U.S. Air Force declares first squadron of F-35 jets combat-ready

WASHINGTON - U.S. Air Force declares initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35A fighter jets ready for combat, marking a major milestone for a program that has faced cost overruns and delays. (LOCKHEED-FIGHTER/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Idrees Ali, 587 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil impeachment trial closer to sealing Rousseff fate

BRASILIA - Senate report finds that Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff violated constitution by manipulating government accounts, moving her drawn-out impeachment trial closer to deciding her fate. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (PIX), moved, by Maria Carolina Marcello, 546 words)

EUROPE

PM May resurrects industrial policy as Britain prepares for Brexit

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May kick-starts her bid to reshape British economy for post-Brexit world, reviving once unfashionable concept of industrial policy 30 years after Margaret Thatcher kills it off. (BRITAIN-EU/INDUSTRY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by William James, 900 words)

Pope orders study of women's role in early Church, cheering equality campaigners

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis sets up commission to study role of women deacons in early Christianity, Vatican says, raising hopes among equality campaigners that women could one day have far greater say in Roman Catholic Church. (POPE-WOMEN/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Philip Pullella, 402 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Rescuers say toxic gas dropped on Syrian town where Russian helicopter shot down

BEIRUT - Syrian rescue service operating in rebel-held territory says helicopter drops containers of toxic gas on town close to where Russian military helicopter was shot down hours earlier. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-IDLIB (UPDATE 4, TV), moved, by Lisa Barrington, 654 words)

ASIA

Japan approves $132 billion fiscal steps as central bank denies curbing stimulus

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approves 13.5 trillion yen ($132 billion) in fiscal measures even as central bank fights market speculation that it is preparing to put brakes on monetary stimulus for world's third-biggest economy. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/STIMULUS (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Tetsushi Kajimoto, 670 words)

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