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Aid for Syria waits on Turkish border as warring sides bicker

CILVEGOZU, Turkey/BEIRUT - Two convoys of aid for Syrian city of Aleppo are waiting in no-man's land after crossing Turkish border, held up by security fears and disagreements between combatants on third day of cease-fire. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-AID (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Osman Orsal and John Davison, 959 words)

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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA-RUSSIA, moving shortly, by Phil Stewart and Yeganeh Torbati, 600 words

Obama, meeting with Suu Kyi, says U.S. ready to lift Myanmar sanctions

WASHINGTON - Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi calls for lifting of economic sanctions against her country, and President Obama, in their first White House meeting since she became leader, says United States is ready to do so. (USA-MYANMAR/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), expect by 0200 GMT/ 10 PM ET, by Jeff Mason and Timothy Mclaughlin, 700 words)

Brazil's Lula charged as 'top boss' of Petrobras graft scheme

CURITIBA, Brazil - Brazilian prosecutors charge ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with being "top boss" of vast corruption scheme at state oil company Petrobras, in major blow to leftist hero's hopes of political comeback. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Sergio Spagnuolo, 800 words)

Democratic presidential candidate Clinton's overall health good -doctor

WHITE PLAINS - Hillary Clinton is healthy and fit to serve as president, her doctor says in letter on U.S. Democratic nominee's medical condition provided by campaign. (USA-ELECTION/HEALTH (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Amanda Becker, 400 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-HEALTH, moved, 315 words

- USA-ELECTION/POWELL, moved, by John Walcott, 693 words

- USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Chris Kahn, 551 words

U.S., Israel sign $38 billion military aid package

WASHINGTON - United States will give Israel $38 billion in military aid over decade, largest such aid package in U.S. history, under agreement disclosed this week and signed Wednesday. (USA-ISRAEL/SECURITY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Matt Spetalnick, 373 words)

UNITED STATES

Most Americans disagree with Kaepernick, but respect his right to protest

NEW YORK - Most Americans think San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for national anthem is unpatriotic but support his right to free speech, while nearly half do not think National Football League should penalize him, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. (NFL-ANTHEM/POLL (UPDATE 1, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amy Tennery, 426 words)

AMERICAS

Non-Aligned summit set to back Maduro in Venezuela

CARACAS/PORLAMAR, Venezuela - Non-Aligned Summit in Venezuela will offer solidarity to President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government, draft of the final document shows, despite opponents' hopes event will expose his international isolation. (VENEZUELA-NONALIGNED/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne and Girish Gupta, 403 words)

Canada says deadlocked with U.S. over lumber, ready to litigate

OTTAWA - Canada has not yet managed to settle long-running dispute with United States over softwood lumber exports and is ready to resort to litigation if necessary, trade minister says. (USA-CANADA/TRADE (UPDATE 1, PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by David Ljunggren, 310 words)

EUROPE

Europe divided, Juncker urges post-Brexit EU to unite

STRASBOURG - EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker warns divided Europeans that their Union is in "existential crisis" after Britain's vote to quit and says leaders must pull together to stop it unraveling. (EU-JUNCKER/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Alastair Macdonald, 879 words)

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- EU-JUNCKER/TELECOMS-FACTBOX (FACTBOX), moved, by Foo Yun Chee, 435 words

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

'Deepwater Horizon' makers say authenticity a priority for film

TORONTO - Top priority for new movie about deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is ensuring it accurately depicts disaster that kills 11 workers, its director and main actor say. (FILMFESTIVAL-TIFF/DEEPWATERHORIZON (TV, PIX), moved, by Jeffrey Hodgson, 400 words)

Justin Timberlake kicks off concert documentary at Toronto festival

TORONTO - Pop star Justin Timberlake's new concert documentary was joy to make because lack of rigid plot or story structure makes shooting such productions "purest form of film making," director Jonathan Demme says. (FILMFESTIVAL-TIFF/JTANDTHETENNESSEEKIDS (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Ethan Lou, 397 words)

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