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Syria truce largely holds, aid preparations underway

BEIRUT - A nationwide ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is mostly holding across Syria and efforts to deliver badly needed aid to besieged areas including the northern city of Aleppo get underway. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 3, TV, PICTURE), expect by 1630, by Lisa Barrington, 1,000 words)

Record new U.S. military aid deal for Israel to be signed in days - sources

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM - The United States and Israel have reached final agreement on a record new package of at least $38 billion in U.S. military aid and the 10-year pact is expected to be signed this week, sources close to the matter told Reuters. (USA-ISRAEL/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Matt Spetalnick and Luke Baker, 825 words)

Germany arrests 3 Syrians, sees same network as Paris attacks

BERLIN - Three Syrian men arrested in Germany are Islamic State members brought into the country by the same network that smuggled militants into France to carry out deadly attacks last November, the German government says. (GERMANY-SECURITY/ARRESTS (UPDATE 2, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Erik Kirschbaum and Madeline Chambers, 500 words)

EU should expel Hungary over treatment of migrants, Luxembourg minister says

BERLIN/BUDAPEST - Hungary should be excluded from the European Union for anti-migrant policies that undermine EU values, including erecting a razor-wire fence, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn says in comments published on Tuesday. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY-ASSELBORN (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by Madeline Chambers and Marton Dunai, 580 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Israeli aircraft attack Syrian army position, Israel denies any shot down

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israel say its aircraft attack a Syrian army position after a stray mortar bomb strikes the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and it denies a Syrian statement that a warplane and drone are shot down. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ISRAEL (UPDATE 1), moved, 215 words)

Turkey formally requests U.S. arrest of cleric Gulen over coup plot - NTV

ISTANBUL - Turkey has made a formal request to the United States for the arrest of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating an attempted military coup on July 15, Turkish broadcaster NTV says. (TURKEY-SECURITY/USA-CLERIC (UPDATE 1), moved, 285 words)

EUROPE

Bulgaria's pine forests threatened by bark beetle

BREZNIK - Pine forests planted in Bulgaria to combat soil erosion are falling prey to a beetle that is feeding on trees weakened by excessively hot weather, dense planting and a lack of proper logging in the years after the fall of communism. (BULGARIA-FOREST/BEETLES (PICTURE, TV), moved, 245 words)

+ See also:

- ROMANIA-FORESTS/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Luiza Ilie, 350 words

UNITED STATES

In Pennsylvania, Trump to propose childcare deduction tax break

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will propose allowing families to deduct the cost of childcare expenses from income taxes, his campaign said, a move aimed at bolstering his support among women voters. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (PICTURE), moved, by Steve Holland, 425 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/RYAN (PICTURE), moved, by Susan Cornwell, 680 words

ASIA

U.S. bombers fly over S.Korea in show of force after nuclear test

SEOUL - Two U.S. B-1 bombers fly over South Korea in a show of force and solidarity with its ally after North Korea's nuclear test last week, while a U.S. envoy calls for a swift and strong response to Pyongyang from the United Nations. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by James Pearson and Ju-min Park, 750 words)

China police fire rubber bullets as 'democracy' village erupts after arrests

HONG KONG - Chinese riot police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in a village once dubbed a symbol of grassroots democracy, residents and Hong Kong media say, less than a week after the elected village chief was jailed for corruption. (CHINA-WUKAN/PROTESTS (UPDATE 2), moved, by Venus Wu and James Pomfret, 775 words)

Philippines guarantees U.S. deal intact as Duterte's salvos test ties

MANILA - The Philippines moves to shore up relations with the United States with guarantees that a treaty between them would be honored and security ties were "rock solid," despite President Rodrigo Duterte's railings against Washington. (PHILIPPINES-USA/ARMY (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Enrico Dela Cruz and Manuel Mogato, 715 words)

India's tech hub companies shut down after violent clashes

BENGALURU - Indian and foreign technology companies including global outsourcing firm Accenture closed offices and told staff to stay home in the technology hub of Bengaluru, after riots over the diversion of water from a river. (INDIA-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Robin Paxton and Mamidipudi Soumithri, 700 words)

Curfew, protests mar holy day for Muslims in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India - In Srinagar, Indian Kashmir's main city, calls to prayer ringing out from mosques went largely unanswered as families in the Muslim-majority region heeded a curfew that made celebrating Eid nigh impossible. (INDIA-KASHMIR/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Fayaz Bukhari, 640 words)

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