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• Russia deploys troops westward as standoff with NATO deepens
• Exclusive: North Korea restarts plutonium production for nuclear bombs - U.S. official
• China fighter jet made 'unsafe' intercept of U.S. spy plane: U.S.
• Scandals in new Brazil government offer Rousseff hope of survival
• Migrants linked to 69,000 would-be or actual crimes in Germany in first three months of 2016: police
• Venezuela security forces block new anti-Maduro protest
• Haitians protest presidential election cancellation
• Sudan extradites to Italy suspected people smuggler: Palermo court
• US goes with same starters for 2nd Copa America game
• Tiger Woods to skip US Open at Oakmont
• Argentina's Malcorra sees no clash with Britain in bid to be UN chief
• UN responds to accusations it caved to Saudis on Yemen kids
• Things To Know: Judge Trump slammed as 'Mexican' born in US
• Floods set to peak across Australian state of Tasmania, threaten historic city
• Staying in EU 'the British thing to do', says PM Cameron
• In boost to Paris climate pact, India says it aims to join this year
• Venezuelan protesters clash with police, demand recall
• Venezuela opposition claims first win in recall drive
• Artist Christo walks on water with "Floating Piers"
• Documents: School alleges victim partly responsible for rape
• Swimmer started at Stanford amid assault prevention efforts
• Brexit or not, Europe's voters cooler on Union: survey
• Foreign correspondent, longtime journalism teacher dies
• Venezuela OKs first step in recall vote drive: opposition
• NFL, law enforcement looking into hacked tweet about Goodell
• Brazil's top prosecutor requests arrests of key politicians
• Car bomb targeting police kills 11, wounds 36 in Istanbul
• Canada PM Trudeau shows doubts on F-35 fighter jet
• Wes Short Jr. finally gets into US Open at age 52
• Guatemala: 8 ex-military figures to face trial over killings
• Thailand first in Asia to eliminate mother-to-baby HIV: WHO
• Brazilian police raid Olympic site in corruption probe
• I didn't sulk when Rashford scored - Sturridge
• Spain loses 1-0 to Georgia in final warmup for Euro 2016
• Puerto Rico left without air ambulance service over debt
• Germany's Ruediger ruled out of Euro 2016 with knee injury
• UN under fire for removing Saudi-led coalition from blacklist
• Australia's bowlers keep South Africa to 189-9 in 3rd ODI
• Spats among Iraq's security forces delay advance on Fallujah
• UN whistleblower quits over peacekeeper rape 'impunity'

Russia deploys troops westward as standoff with NATO deepens Posted: 07 Jun 2016 09:22 AM PDT By Anton Zverev KLINTSY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia is building an army base near its border with Ukraine, the latest in a chain of new military sites along what the Kremlin sees as its frontline in a growing confrontation with NATO. While there have been no clashes between the former Cold War rivals, Russia is building up forces on its western frontiers at a time when the NATO alliance is staging major military exercises and increasing deployments on its eastern flank. A Reuters reporter who visited the Russian town of Klintsy, about 50 km (30 miles) from Ukraine, saw a makeshift army camp, large numbers of newly-arrived servicemen and military vehicles.

Exclusive: North Korea restarts plutonium production for nuclear bombs - U.S. official Posted: 07 Jun 2016 01:15 PM PDT By Jonathan Landay, David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has restarted production of plutonium fuel, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, showing that it plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions. The U.S. assessment came a day after the U.N. nuclear watchdog said it had "indications" that Pyongyang has reactivated a plant to recover plutonium from spent reactor fuel at Yongbyon, its main nuclear complex. The latest developments suggest North Korea's reclusive communist government is working to ensure a steady supply of materials for its drive to build warheads, despite tightened international sanctions after its fourth nuclear test in January.

China fighter jet made 'unsafe' intercept of U.S. spy plane: U.S. Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:09 PM PDT A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. spy plane in international airspace over the East China Sea, two U.S. defense officials said on Tuesday. In May, the Pentagon said that two Chinese fighter jets flew within 50 feet (15 meters) of a U.S. EP-3 aircraft over the South China Sea. Earlier this week, Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would consider any Chinese establishment of an air defense zone over the South China Sea to be a "provocative and destabilizing act." U.S. officials have expressed concern that an international court ruling expected in coming weeks on a case brought by the Philippines against China over its South China Sea claims could prompt Beijing to declare an air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, as it did over the East China Sea in 2013.

Scandals in new Brazil government offer Rousseff hope of survival Posted: 07 Jun 2016 01:11 PM PDT By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - A wave of scandals buffeting Brazil's interim government is weakening the resolve of some senators to oust suspended President Dilma Rousseff, offering the leftist leader hope of surviving an impeachment trial in the upper house. Soccer-star-turned-Senator Romario shocked the government last week when he announced he was no longer certain to vote in favor of removing Rousseff. Brazil's first female leader was placed on trial by the Senate last month on charges of breaking budget rules.

Migrants linked to 69,000 would-be or actual crimes in Germany in first three months of 2016: police Posted: 07 Jun 2016 11:05 AM PDT Migrants in Germany committed or tried to commit some 69,000 crimes in the first quarter of 2016, according to a police report that could raise unease, especially among anti-immigrant groups, about Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal migrant policy. There was a record influx of more than a million migrants into Germany last year and concerns are now widespread about how Europe's largest economy will manage to integrate them and ensure security. The report from the BKA federal police showed that migrants from northern Africa, Georgia and Serbia were disproportionately represented among the suspects.

Venezuela security forces block new anti-Maduro protest Posted: 07 Jun 2016 10:30 AM PDT By Girish Gupta and Daniel Kai CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan security forces used tear gas to block hundreds of opposition protesters on Tuesday in the latest rally to demand a recall referendum to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles, who is championing the push for a vote, was at the front of a crowd blocked by police and National Guard troops when they tried to begin a march to the national election board. Officers fired several rounds of tear gas and sprayed an unidentified liquid on Capriles and others.

Haitians protest presidential election cancellation Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:38 PM PDT Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Several hundred supporters of former President Michel Martelly's Haitian Tet Kale Party protested in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday after the results of last year's election were nixed. Martelly's hand-picked candidate Jovenel Moise had been declared the first-place finisher. "The traditional political class does not agree that a man like Jovenel Moise was leading the election," protester Sauveur Gue said.

Sudan extradites to Italy suspected people smuggler: Palermo court Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:38 PM PDT By Wladimir Pantaleone PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Sudan has extradited to Italy an Eritrean national suspected of being a kingpin in an organized-crime network responsible for bringing thousands of migrants and refugees to Europe, the Palermo, Sicily, court said on Wednesday. Medhanie Yehdego Mered (spelled "Medhane" in court documents), 35, was flown to Italy during the night after his arrest in Khartoum, Sudan, on May 24. It is the first time a suspected kingpin has been tracked down in Africa, where many of the smuggling networks are based, and brought to face justice in Italy since Europe's immigration crisis started almost three years ago.

US goes with same starters for 2nd Copa America game Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:34 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann is using the same starters for the national team's second game in Copa America.

Tiger Woods to skip US Open at Oakmont Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:32 PM PDT For the third time in the last six years, the U.S. Open will go one without three-time champion Tiger Woods.

Argentina's Malcorra sees no clash with Britain in bid to be UN chief Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:18 PM PDT Argentina's Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra on Tuesday said she would remain impartial in UN dealings on the contentious issue of the Falkland Islands if she becomes the next UN secretary-general. Considered a strong contender to become the first woman at the UN helm, Malcorra offered reassurances that her nationality will not create tension with Britain, one of the five permanent UN Security Council members. "The secretary-general has always said he will be ready to do whatever both sides agree he should be doing," Malcorra told reporters after appearing at hearings on her candidacy.

UN responds to accusations it caved to Saudis on Yemen kids Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:18 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Tuesday responded to accusations from human rights groups that it caved in to Saudi Arabia by taking the coalition it leads in Yemen off a U.N. blacklist on child rights by insisting that the secretary-general stands by its findings that coalition attacks killed and injured many youngsters in the war-ravaged country last year.

Things To Know: Judge Trump slammed as 'Mexican' born in US Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:16 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The federal judge who has been criticized by presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for a ruling in a lawsuit involving Trump University is not a "Mexican" as Trump once suggested, but a native-born American whose immigrant father worked in a Northwest Indiana steel mill.

Floods set to peak across Australian state of Tasmania, threaten historic city Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:04 PM PDT Flooding in Tasmania - Australia's southernmost state - will peak on Wednesday, the country's Bureau of Meteorology said, threatening one of the country's oldest cities. Australia's east coast was battered this week by heavy rains, bringing giant waves and cyclone-strength winds. As the weather system moved south, it struck Tasmania in recent days.

Staying in EU 'the British thing to do', says PM Cameron Posted: 07 Jun 2016 04:01 PM PDT David Cameron argued Tuesday that remaining part of the EU was the "British thing to do" as he faced senior eurosceptic Nigel Farage in a TV grilling two weeks before a knife-edge referendum. Urgently seeking a breakthrough, the prime minister spoke out against what he called Farage's "little England" vision and played the patriotism card by saying a June 23 out vote would mean "quitting, and I don't think we're quitters". Despite an assured performance, Cameron faced repeated hostile questions from the audience on high immigration from the European Union to Britain, the "Leave" side's trump card during the campaign.

In boost to Paris climate pact, India says it aims to join this year Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:58 PM PDT By Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - India has agreed to work toward joining the Paris Agreement on climate change this year, India and the United States said on Tuesday, giving a jolt of momentum to the international fight to curb global warming. At a time of heightened tensions in Asia over China's assertive pursuit of territory, the two countries also pledged to expand military cooperation and outlined principles for cooperation on cyber issues. President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House for their seventh meeting since Modi took office in 2014, underscoring the warm relationship between the two leaders and the world's largest democracies.

Venezuelan protesters clash with police, demand recall Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:49 PM PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Police in Venezuela's capital clashed Tuesday with thousands of protesters demanding that election authorities allow to move forward a recall referendum on cutting short President Nicolas Maduro's term.

Venezuela opposition claims first win in recall drive Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:49 PM PDT Venezuela's opposition cleared its first hurdle Tuesday in its uphill race to call a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro, whom it blames for driving the country to the brink of collapse. After weeks of pressuring the National Electoral Board (CNE) to allow the referendum process to go ahead, the opposition announced the board had accepted as valid 1.3 million signatures on a petition calling for a recall vote. Under the constitution, the opposition would then have to gather four million more signatures (20 percent of the electorate) to trigger a recall vote.

Artist Christo walks on water with "Floating Piers" Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:48 PM PDT ISEO, Italy (AP) — It's taken nearly 2,000 years, but regular folks will soon get to feel what it is like to walk on water thanks to a project by the artist Christo, who may or may not have had his namesake in mind when envisioning his latest project: "The Floating Piers."

Documents: School alleges victim partly responsible for rape Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:46 PM PDT WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Court documents show a Massachusetts college is alleging a student who was raped is partly responsible because she was drinking and chose to follow a stranger onto a rooftop.

Swimmer started at Stanford amid assault prevention efforts Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:43 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brock Turner began his short-lived career as a swimmer at Stanford University two years ago amid renewed efforts by the prestigious California school and other U.S. colleges to prevent campus sexual assaults.

Brexit or not, Europe's voters cooler on Union: survey Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:33 PM PDT Whether or not Britons vote this month to quit the European Union, fellow voters across the continent are increasingly skeptical of the benefits of staying in the bloc. A Pew Research Center survey published Tuesday suggests the June 23 Brexit referendum will be close, with 48 percent of British voters polled unfavorable to Europe and 44 percent in favor.

Foreign correspondent, longtime journalism teacher dies Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:17 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — John Virtue, a Canadian-born foreign correspondent and long-time journalism teacher throughout Latin America under a Florida International University program, has died. He was 81.

Venezuela OKs first step in recall vote drive: opposition Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:14 PM PDT Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's electoral authorities have accepted 1.3 million signatures as valid on a petition for a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro, the opposition said Tuesday, a first step toward ousting the embattled leftist.

NFL, law enforcement looking into hacked tweet about Goodell Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:06 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has "engaged law enforcement" to look into how its Twitter account was hacked with a post purporting that Commissioner Roger Goodell had died.

Brazil's top prosecutor requests arrests of key politicians Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:04 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's top prosecutor has asked the country's highest court to arrest senior political allies of acting President Michel Temer for allegedly obstructing a corruption probe into state oil company Petrobras, a leading media outlet reported on Tuesday.

Car bomb targeting police kills 11, wounds 36 in Istanbul Posted: 07 Jun 2016 03:01 PM PDT The car was detonated as police buses passed, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters, in the fourth major bombing in Turkey's biggest city this year. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Kurdish militants have staged similar attacks on the security forces before, including one last month in Istanbul. Wars in neighbouring Syria and Iraq have fostered a home-grown Islamic State network blamed for a series of suicide bombings, while militants from the largely Kurdish southeast have increasingly struck in cities further afield.

Canada PM Trudeau shows doubts on F-35 fighter jet Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:59 PM PDT Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed doubts Tuesday about the reliability of the US F-35 stealth fighter, as the government looks to replace its aging fleet of jets. Canada had joined the United States and its allies in 1997 to develop the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, and later announced it would buy 65 of them for Can$44.8 billion.

Wes Short Jr. finally gets into US Open at age 52 Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:56 PM PDT Wes Short Jr. never thought it was going to be easy qualifying for the U.S. Open.

Guatemala: 8 ex-military figures to face trial over killings Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:55 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Eight former members of Guatemala's military were detained and will go on trial on charges of forced disappearances and crimes against humanity dating to killings in the country's 36-year civil war, authorities said Tuesday.

Thailand first in Asia to eliminate mother-to-baby HIV: WHO Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:53 PM PDT Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, a milestone in the fight against the disease. Describing the elimination as a "remarkable achievement", the WHO said Thailand had "demonstrated to the world that HIV can be defeated". The global health body said Thailand's routine screening and universal free medication for pregnant women with HIV was crucial in stopping the virus being passed to new generations.

Brazilian police raid Olympic site in corruption probe Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:46 PM PDT Brazilian police raided the offices of the construction consortium building one of the four main hubs for the Rio Olympics on Tuesday on suspicions of fraud and corruption. The Deodoro site, which will host 11 of the sports in the first Olympics ever staged in South America, starting August 5, is in the north of Rio de Janeiro. According to the transparency ministry, corruption at Deodoro, where riding and rugby sevens are among the sports that will be hosted, has cost the public 85 million reais ($24.7 million).

I didn't sulk when Rashford scored - Sturridge Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:35 PM PDT England striker Daniel Sturridge dismissed suggestions on Tuesday that he had been sulking when his rival Marcus Rashford scored his first international goal against Australia last month. Manchester United teenager Rashford scored within 138 seconds of his debut in the 2-1 win over Australia and Sturridge, unable to play due to a calf injury, was pictured apparently looking less than impressed behind the dug-out.

Spain loses 1-0 to Georgia in final warmup for Euro 2016 Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:30 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — Spain lost 1-0 to Georgia at home on Tuesday in its final warmup before heading to France to defend its European Championship title.

Puerto Rico left without air ambulance service over debt Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:24 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's only active air ambulance company announced Tuesday that it has suspended its services, blaming a multimillion-dollar government debt amid a deepening economic crisis that has affected basic services in the U.S. territory.

Germany's Ruediger ruled out of Euro 2016 with knee injury Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:22 PM PDT EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Germany defender Antonio Ruediger has been ruled out of the European Championship after suffering a knee injury in training on Tuesday.

UN under fire for removing Saudi-led coalition from blacklist Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:19 PM PDT The United Nations was forced Tuesday to defend its decision to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a blacklist of child rights violators after rights groups expressed dismay. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric insisted that no final decision had been taken, and that the coalition was taken off the list pending a review that is expected to be completed before August. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International blasted Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over the decision, accusing him of caving in to Saudi pressure and damaging the world body's credibility.

Australia's bowlers keep South Africa to 189-9 in 3rd ODI Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:13 PM PDT GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Farhaan Behardien hit a composed 62 off 82 balls, but Australia's bowlers limited South Africa to 189-9 off 50 overs on Tuesday in the third match of the one-day international tri-series at the National Stadium.

Spats among Iraq's security forces delay advance on Fallujah Posted: 07 Jun 2016 02:12 PM PDT NAYMIYAH, Iraq (AP) — After securing the southern edge of militant-held Fallujah, seven battalions of Iraqi special forces units have been unable to advance for two days — a delay that commanders say isn't due to counterattacks or difficult terrain, but rather to disagreements about battlefield strategy among the disparate Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State group.

UN whistleblower quits over peacekeeper rape 'impunity' Posted: 07 Jun 2016 01:57 PM PDT The UN whistleblower who exposed the rape of children by peacekeepers in Africa has quit his post to protest what he sees as the "complete impunity" of those responsible, he announced in an interview Tuesday. The resignation of Anders Kompass, director of field operations for the UN human rights office (OHCHR), was confirmed by a UN spokesman. The spokesman said the move had been known about for several weeks and would take effect at the end of August, but he did not give a reason for Kompass' departure.

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