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Republican rift widens as Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in his party by denying two leading figures, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain, support in their re-election bids. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Alana Wise and David Morgan, 900 words)

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-UNIVERSITY (UPDATE 2), moved, 200 words

North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea- South Korea

SEOUL - North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its western region into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILE/ (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, 173 words)

Brazil impeachment trial closer to sealing Rousseff's fate

BRASILIA - A Senate report found Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff violated the constitution by manipulating government accounts, moving her drawn-out impeachment trial closer to deciding her fate. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Maria Carolina Marcello, 622 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)

RIO OLYMPICS

Brazil to deploy military to tourist sites, stadium security lax

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil says it was deploying the military to patrol the emblematic tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro to guard against the "minimal" chance of an attack, though security at the Olympic stadium appeared slack three days before the Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY-STADIUM (PIX), by Pedro Fonseca and Rodrigo Viga Gaier, 454 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/POLICE (moved), moved, 293 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/COUNTERFEITS (PIX, TV), moved, by Paulo Prada, 747 words

ASIA

Bangladesh's missing militant link: the threat from abroad

DHAKA/NEW DELHI - When Bangladeshi authorities last month released the names of 261 men who have gone missing from their families, in an attempt to find militants hidden in this country of 160 million people, at the very end of the list was "Jilani alias Abu Zidal." (BANGLADESH-ATTACKS/ISLAMIC STATE (PIX), moved, by Serajul Quadir and Tom Lasseter, 1,081 words)

Newly elected protectionst senators may harm Australia trade

SYDNEY - Four weeks after Australians went to the polls in a tightly contested election, vote counting is almost finished and has left the government with a razor-thin majority and a Senate brimming with economic protectionists who could hinder trade ties with the likes of China, Indonesia and the United States. (AUSTRALIA-POLITICS/ELECTION (PIX), moved, by Tom Westbrook and Jarni Blakkarly, 507 words)

MIDDLE EAST

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)

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)

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)

UNITED STATES

U.S. military communications satellite fails to reach intended orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL - A propulsion system problem has left a U.S. military communications satellite short of its intended orbit, leaving a key communications network over the Middle East, Africa and Asia without a spare, officials said on Tuesday. (SPACE-MILITARY/SATELLITE, moved, by Irene Klotz, 350 words)

- LOCKHEED-FIGHTER/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Idrees Ali, 587 words

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