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Hispanic backers sour on Trump after immigration speech

WILMINGTON - Some of Donald Trump's Hispanic backers distance themselves from the Republican nominee for standing by a hardline approach to illegal immigration in a key speech after indicating for weeks that he may soften his approach. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Emily Stephenson and Amanda Becker, 730 words)

- USA-ELECTION/MEXICO (UPDATE 1), moved, 390 words

- USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS (PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ginger Gibson and Michelle Conlin, 660 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-FUNDRAISING (UPDATE 2), moved, by Ginger Gibson, 370 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-MELANIA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Emily Stephenson, 340 words

After sweeping into northern Syria, Turkey faces hard choices

JARABLUS, Syria - Flashing victory signs and firing in the air, young rebels who took this Syrian town from Islamic State may be jubilant, but their ability to hold territory will hinge on Turkey's appetite for keeping its forces inside Syria. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by David Dolan, 1,120 words)

At G20 meet, defending free trade will need more than talk

SYDNEY - Wedged in between the Brexit vote and the U.S. presidential election, leaders of the world's major economies meet this weekend in China needing to mount a realistic defense of the free trade and globalization they have long championed. (G20-CHINA/TRADE, moving shortly, by Wayne Cole, 846 words)

Disparate crises distract from Obama bid to sign off on Asia shift

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - Barack Obama starts his last trip to Asia as U.S. president, aiming to put a final stamp on his signature policy shift towards the Pacific but distracted by crises ranging from Brexit to the battle against Islamic State. (CHINA-OBAMA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Roberta Rampton, 833 words

- USA-OBAMA/MIDWAY (UPDATE 2, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Roberta Rampton, 682 words

ASIA

Singapore Zika cases top 150; China steps up arrivals checks

SINGAPORE/BEIJING - China intensifies its checks on people and goods arriving from Singapore, as an outbreak of the Zika virus in the small city-state is confirmed to spread to at least one person in neighboring Malaysia. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SOUTHEASTASIA (WRAPUP 4, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Aradhana Aravindan and Ben Blanchard, 770 words)

- HEALTH-ZIKA/USA-MOSQUITOES (INSIGHT, PIX, RTV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 966 words

- HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Bill Berkrot, 460 words)

- HEALTH-ZIKA/ORIGIN (TIMELINE), moved, 2,410 words

- HEALTH-ZIKA/QANDA (FACTBOX), moved, 1,130 words

- STORM-ATLANTIC/ZIKA (PICTURES), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 550 words

Putin seeks 'compromise,' not 'trade' in Japan isle dispute

TOKYO - Vladimir Putin has said Russia is willing to compromise on a territorial dispute that has bedeviled relations with Japan for eight decades, but says this would not include the trade or sale of the islands held by Moscow and claimed by Tokyo. (RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK/FORUM-PUTIN, moved, by William Mallard, 248 words)

Offshore quake prompts temporary evacuation of New Zealand coastal area

WELLINGTON - People living in coastal areas of New Zealand closest to a huge earthquake that struck offshore are temporarily ordered to evacuate due to fears of a tsunami which prove unfounded. (QUAKE-NEWZEALAND/ (UPDATE 4), moved, by Charlotte Greenfield, 270 words)

UNITED STATES

Hurricane Hermine slams Florida, leaving thousands without power

TAMPA, Florida - Growing winds and driving rain from Hurricane Hermine lash Florida's northern Gulf Coast as power outages leave tens of thousands of households in the dark in what the state's governor warns would be a potentially lethal storm. (STORM-HERMINE/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHPICS), moved, by Letitia Stein, 653 words)

Rocket explodes on launch pad in blow to Elon Musk's SpaceX

CAPE CANAVERAL - An explosion destroys a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to Elon Musk's SpaceX and its cargo during preparations for a routine test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida, two days before it had been due to blast off and place a satellite in orbit. (SPACEX-BLAST/ (UPDATE 8, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Irene Klotz, 1,020 words)

EUROPE

U.S. imposes sanctions on 'Putin's bridge' to Crimea

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON - Companies building a multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea, a project close to the heart of President Vladimir Putin, are targeted by the United States in an updated sanctions black list. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA-SANCTIONS (UPDATE 2, PICTURES), moved, by Jack Stubbs and Yeganeh Torbati, 480 words)

AMERICAS

Venezuelan opposition floods Caracas in vast anti-Maduro protest

CARACAS - Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flood Venezuela's capital in one of the bigger mass protests against socialist rule in more than a decade. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Diego Oré and Brian Ellsworth, 710 words)

Brazil's Temer says decision for Rousseff to keep political rights a "small" embarrassment

SHANGHAI - Brazil's newly installed president Michel Temer says the Senate's decision to allow former president Dilma Rousseff to maintain her political rights is a "small" embarrassment, and plays down its significance to the stability of his government. (BRAZIL-TEMER/ROUSSEFF (UPDATE 1), moved, by Adam Jourdan, 247 words)

MIDDLE EAST

U.S. set to approve sales of Boeing fighters to Qatar, Kuwait -sources

DOHA/BERLIN - The United States is poised to sell $7 billion worth of Boeing Co fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait after years of delays, and it may start notifying U.S. lawmakers as early as next week, four U.S.- and Gulf-based sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters. (QATAR-USA/JETS (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Tom Finn and Andrea Shalal, 575 words)

U.S., others agreed 'secret' exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - think tank

WASHINGTON - The United States and its negotiating partners agreed "in secret" to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in a landmark nuclear agreement to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief from economic sanctions, according to a think tank report. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/EXEMPTIONS (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Jonathan Landay, 900 words)

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