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Fix campaign or step aside, Wall Street Journal tells Trump

WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump should fix his stumbling White House campaign in next three weeks or step down, Wall Street Journal says in sharply worded warning from leading conservative voice. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC) expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Alana Wise and Doina Chiacu, 700 words)

Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says

BERLIN/ISTANBUL - Turkey could walk away from its promise to stem flow of illegal migrants to Europe if European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to bloc in October, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells German newspaper. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-EU (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Michelle Martin and Humeyra Pamuk, 763 words)

+ See also:

- TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Daren Butler, 840 words

- TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Seyhmus Cakan, 259 words

Russia says close to joint military action with US in Aleppo - agencies

MOSCOW - Russia and United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies cite Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Lidia Kelly, 400 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

U.S. swimmer Lochte says he challenged armed robbers in Rio

Ryan Lochte initially resisted group of armed men posing as police who robbed Olympic gold medalist and three fellow American swimmers in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lochte says in interview broadcast on "Today" show. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (PIX), moved, by Laila Kearney, 318 words)

Jebet wins Bahrain's first-ever gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Teenager Ruth Jebet wins Bahrain's first- ever Olympic gold medal, blowing away competition in women's 3,000-meter steeplechase but narrowly missing out on world record. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-STEEPLECHASE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Drazen Jorgic, 251 words)

Wlodarczyk shatters world record for hammer gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk underlines her absolute dominance of women's hammer by throwing world record 82.29 meters to win Rio Olympic gold by an incredible 554 centimeters. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-HAMMER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 509 words)

Will Brazil take up golf after Games? It's a long shot

RIO DE JANEIRO - Many Brazilians who line fairways at weekend to watch first Olympic golf tournament in century say sport's growth in South America's largest country is no hole-in-one. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF/FANS (PIX), moved, by Liana B. Baker, 589 words)

Record total of gay athletes boost LGBT community

RIO DE JANEIRO - Record number of openly gay Olympic athletes boosts acceptance of Brazil's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community amid backlash over same-sex marriages. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LGBT (PIX, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 506 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved, 585 words

UNITED STATES

Officer injured, one person shot in second night of Milwaukee protests

MILWAUKEE - Police in riot gear face off with protesters throwing bottles and bricks, and officer and another person are injured during second night of violent demonstrations since officer shot dead black man. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Brendan O'Brien, 600 words)

Wildfire burns more than 175 homes, businesses in California town

LOS ANGELES - Wildfire that spreads into small Northern California town destroys more than 175 homes and businesses, authorities say, as crews fight to save more dwellings from flames. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Dan Whitcomb, 400 words)

New York police question man in killing of Muslim imam

NEW YORK - Police say they are questioning man about fatal shooting of Muslim cleric and his associate after prayers at mosque in borough of Queens, attack that many in their Bangladeshi community insist is hate crime. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Chris Prentice and Laila Kearney, 500 words)

MIDDLE EAST

East Libyan forces pledge move to 'secure' oil assets

MARJ, Libya - Forces loyal to Libya's eastern government will secure major oil ports and fields to "protect" them, senior commander tells Reuters in interview, signaling possible conflict with U.N.-backed administration in Tripoli which is taking steps to restart crude production. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved, by Ayman al-Warfalli, 720 words)

Kurdish forces open new front on IS capital Mosul

BAGHDAD - Kurdish Peshmerga forces say they secure river crossing point enabling them to open new front against Islamic State and further tighten their grip on militants' capital Mosul. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (TV, PIX), moved, by Maher Chmaytelli and Saif Hameed, 649 words)

AFRICA

Zambian president Lungu re-elected in disputed vote

LUSAKA - Zambian President Edgar Lungu narrowly wins re-election in vote his main rival says is rigged. (ZAMBIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Chris Mfula and Stella Mapenzauswa, 515 words)

ASIA

Japan's economy stalls in April-June, casts doubts on Abe's policies

TOKYO - Japan's economic growth grinds to halt as weak exports and shaky domestic demand prompt companies to cut spending, putting fresh pressure on premier Shinzo Abe to come up with policies that will produce more sustainable growth. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/GDP (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto, 543 words)

South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine

TOKYO - South Korea expresses deep regret and China's state-run news agency calls on Tokyo to repent its wartime past after dozens of Japanese lawmakers visit shrine for war dead, which Seoul and Beijing see as symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism, on anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat. (WW2-ANNIVERSARY/JAPAN (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Kento Sahara and Nobuhiro Kubo, 489 words)

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