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GLOBAL NORTHKOREA-USA

Trump and Kim to meet for dinner at colonial-era Hanoi hotel U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will begin their second summit in less than a year when they meet in the Vietnamese capital on Wednesday, with the U.S. side seeking tangible steps by North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.

MIDEAST-CRISIS-SYRIA-TURKEY Turkey's Erdogan does not believe United States will retrieve arms from Kurdish groups

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he does not believe the United States will take back weapons from Kurdish militias in Syria. U.S.

USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS U.S. House advances bill rejecting Trump's border wall emergency

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, ignoring White House veto threats, moved toward passage of legislation to terminate President Donald Trump’s proclaimed national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, in what would be a stinging rejection of his proposed wall there. USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-COHEN

Trump's ex-fixer Cohen to give new Russia details to Congress - source President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen will tell lawmakers this week that Trump asked him several times about a proposed skyscraper project in Moscow long after he secured the Republican presidential nomination, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

BUSINESS TIMEWARNER-M-A-AT-T

AT&T defeats U.S. in merger fight to buy Time Warner AT&T Inc scored a key win on Tuesday when a U.S. appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s argument that its $85.4 billion deal to buy media company Time Warner would mean higher consumer prices.

FIAT-CHRYSLER-INVESTMENT Fiat Chrysler to invest $4.5 billion in Michigan for new Jeep SUV models

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said on Tuesday it will invest $4.5 billion in five plants to build new models of Jeeps to compete in the lucrative market for full-size, three-row SUVs currently dominated by rivals General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co. ENTERTAINMENT

SPAIN-TAX-SHAKIRA Singer Shakira to face tax fraud accusation in Spanish court in June

Colombian singer Shakira has been called to appear in a Spanish court on June 12 to face accusations of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($16.5 million) in tax, the court in the Catalonia region said on Tuesday. FASHION-PARIS/DIOR

Dior celebrates 1950s rebels at fashion week lacking Lagerfeld Christian Dior lit up the Paris catwalk with a celebration of 1950s youth culture on Tuesday while designers paid tributes to this fashion week's big absentee, late Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld.

SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL

Nowitzki and Doncic have fans cheering Mavs' past and future Dallas Mavericks' Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic was lighting up the game against the Los Angeles Clippers this week when a high-profile fan summoned him to his courtside seat at the Staples Center.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI/RODGERS Rodgers returns to Premier League as new Leicester boss

Brendan Rodgers was named Leicester City's new manager after the Northern Irishman signed a deal to June 2022, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INDONESIA-ELECTION/THOHIR

Chief of Indonesia president's election campaign Erick Thohir to brief on campaign Indonesian billionaire businessman Erick Thohir who is managing President Joko Widodo's re-election campaign to brief foreign media on progress ahead of April's election. The former Inter Milan chairman is credited with successfully organizing the Asian Games in Indonesia last year and is seen as a potential rising political star.

27 Feb 00:30 ET / 05:30 GMT FRANCE-GERMANY/MACRON-MERKEL (PIX) (TV)

French President Emmanuel Macron receives German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace French President Emmanuel Macron meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace with Brexit, European defence issues at the top of the agenda.

27 Feb 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT NORTHKOREA-USA/BODYLANGUAGE (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Body language experts analyse Trump-Kim meeting in Vietnam Body language experts analyse the first moments of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam as a high-stakes nuclear summit commences.

27 Feb NORTHKOREA-USA/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Trump meets Kim in Vietnam U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.

27 Feb USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-COHEN (PIX) (TV)

Michael Cohen testifies publicly to House panel Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies in open session to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT AUSTRIA-POLITICS/

Weekly Austrian cabinet meeting 27 Feb 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT

BRITAIN-EU/ (PIX) (TV) British parliament debates Brexit

Britain's parliament due to debate the Brexit process, and lawmakers will be given their chance to vote on possible alternative routes. This is not a vote to approve or reject May's deal. 27 Feb

THAILAND-ELECTION/ Thai court to consider ban on party that nominated princess

Thailand's constitutional court is to meet and consider a ban on the Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) Party, accused of violating election laws by nominating Princess Ubolratana, a royal family member, as a prime ministerial candidate. 27 Feb 01:30 ET / 06:30 GMT

MIDEAST-CRISIS/NETANYAHU-PUTIN (PIX) (TV) Israel's Netanyahu visits Russia for talks with President Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 27, Netanyahu's office said on Thursday, with the focus likely to be on Middle East issues led by Syria 27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

MYANMAR-UN/ (PIX) (TV) Myanmar minister expected to address Conference on Disarmament at UN in Geneva

Myanmar's Union Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin is scheduled to address the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. An earlier version of the meeting agenda had listed de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the scheduled speaker. 27 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SPAIN-POLITICS/CATALONIA (PIX) (TV) Former Spanish PM Rajoy testifies in trial of Catalan leaders

Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy testifies as a witness in the trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over their involvement in an independence drive in 2017 when he was PM. 27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

USA-MILITARY/TRANSGENDER Most Americans favor letting transgender people serve in military-Reuters/Ipsos poll

Fifty-nine percent of Americans said transgender people should be allowed to serve in the U.S. armed forces, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that comes amid criticism of a Trump administration policy restricting military service by transgender people, a topic that will be examined on Wednesday by a House Armed Services subcommittee. 27 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE AUSTRALIA-ABUSE/PELL (TV)

Vatican treasurer Pell faces sentencing hearing The plea hearing for sentencing of Vatican treasurer George Pell starts in Melbourne, following his conviction on child sex abuse charges. Pell, who has lodged an appeal, is expected to attend the hearing.

27 Feb 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT AUSTRALIA-ABUSE/PELL (TV)

Reaction from Cardinal Pell's hometown of Ballarat to his conviction Residents of Ballaret, Vatican treasurer George Pell's hometown react following his conviction on child sex abuse charges.

27 Feb VENEZUELA-POLITICS/EVIDENCE (PIX) (GRAPHIC)

INSIGHT-One witness, conflicting evidence: How Venezuelan justice targets the opposition Jose Rengel, an opposition leader in Caracas' outskirts, has spent five weeks in a cramped detention cell after a single witness accused him and eight other men of burning down a office during a riot. But the building still stands. The men's families say they were arbitrarily detained as part of a state crackdown on the opposition.

27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-COURT/CROSS (PIX)

Supreme Court hears religious rights dispute over Maryland cross The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a new fight over the separation of church and state. It concerns whether a towering cross-shaped war memorial erected in 1925 on public land in Maryland violates the Constitution’s ban on government endorsement of religion.

27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

MEXICO-ECONOMY/ Mexico cenbank's quarterly growth, inflation forecast

Mexico's central bank gives its quarterly update of economic growth and inflation projections, and flags risks to the growth and inflation outlook. 27 Feb

ECOPETROL-RESULTS/ Ecopetrol holds investor call on 2018 results

Ecopetrol will hold a call with investors to discuss its fourth quarter and 2018 results. 27 Feb 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

HONGKONG-ECONOMY/BUDGET Hong Kong set to unveil budget as economy grapples with slower growth

Hong Kong is set to unveil its budget as the city grapples with slower economic growth and braces for further uncertainty amid a simmering trade war between Beijing and Washington. 27 Feb

COLOMBIA-MINING/ (PIX) Interview with Colombia's energy and mines minister

We'll interview Colombia's energy and mines minister about the outlook for fracking and renewable energy in the country, as well as production expectations for the year. 27 Feb

EU-ECONOMY/COMMISSION (PIX) (TV) EU Commission publishes economic analysis of economic and social policies for each EU country

The Commission publishes Country Reports on the overall economic and social developments in each EU country. For some countries, these include an in-depth review. 27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-FED/POWELL (PIX) U.S. Fed chief discusses economy before House panel

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before House Financial Services Committee, discussing monetary policy and economy. 27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

USA-TRADE/ Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue testifies in House Committee

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue scheduled to testify before the House Agriculture Committee on the state of the rural economy. U.S. farmers, a key constituency of President Donald Trump, have been suffering from the administration's combatant trade policies which wiped out one of their top export markets, China. The hearing comes as Beijing and Washington are looked in intense trade talks, with agriculture among the top priority negotiating points. 27 Feb

HUNGARY-ECONOMY/ (PIX) (TV) Hungary's economic top brass to speak at a conference

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, central bank Governor Gyorgy Matolcsy and Finance Minister Mihaly Varga to speak at an annual conference organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 27 Feb 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

USA-TRADE/CHINA-HOUSE (PIX) (TV) U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer testifies on China issues

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies at U.S. House of Representatives hearing on U.S.-China trade issues 27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

BEA-RESULTS/ Full Year 2018 Bank of East Asia Ltd Earnings Release

Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia to announce annual results ended Dec 31 27 Feb

NORWAY-SWF/ (PIX) (GRAPHIC) Norway wealth fund presents 2018 annual report

The world's largest sovereign wealth fund presents fourth-quarter results and its annual report. 27 Feb 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

(PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) FRANCE - BTF non-competitive bids

27 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT