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President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with "great force" if it attacked U.S. interests in the Middle East, and government sources said Washington strongly suspects Shi'ite militias with ties to Tehran were behind a rocket attack in Baghdad's Green Zone.

NEWZEALAND-SHOOTING-COURT Police file New Zealand's first terrorism charge over mosque shootings

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand police have charged the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act, the first time such a charge had been brought in the country's history, they said on Tuesday. U.S.

USA-ABORTION Missouri governor expected to sign eight-week abortion ban into law

Missouri's Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregnancy, part of a wave of restrictions aimed at driving a challenge of abortion to the U.S. Supreme Court. USA-IMMIGRATION-CALIFORNIA

With shelters at 'max' California border agents drop migrants at bus station SAN BERNARDINO (Reuters) - A surge in migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border has pushed immigration detention facilities in California to capacity, forcing U.S. Border Patrol to release many at bus stations in the state for the first time, the agency said on Monday.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA-TOYOTA-EXCLUSIVE

Exclusive: A delicate balance - Toyota took care to make offering to U.S. before China deals BEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp last month announced two deals in China that were small in size but large in strategic planning.

HUAWEI-TECH-USA-LICENSE U.S. eases restrictions on Huawei; founder says U.S. underestimates Chinese firm

NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The United States has temporarily eased trade restrictions on China's Huawei to minimize disruption for its customers, a move the founder of the world's largest telecoms equipment maker said meant little because it was already prepared for U.S. action. ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION-GAME-OF-THRONES 'Game of Thrones' scores record TV audience, leaves fans sad, mad

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 19 million U.S. viewers watched the series finale of television's "Game of Thrones" - a record audience for HBO, the cable channel said on Monday.

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES-DIEGO-MARADONA Angry at being dubbed a hustler, Maradona dismisses new film

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona greeted a new film about his life with scorn on Monday, telling people not to see it when it is released next month. SPORTS

BASKETBALL-NBA-POR-GSW Curry, Green carry Warriors to sweep of Blazers

Historic individual performances already assured, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green went after something more important to them Monday night. MOTOR-F1-LAUDA

Former Formula One champion Lauda dead at 70 Three-times Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, regarded as one of the finest racers of all time and who later became a successful airline entrepreneur, has died at 70 after battling declining health.

UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

DDAY-ANNIVERSARY/FRANCE-COMMANDO (PIX) (TV) As D-Day landings fade from living memory, a veteran grapples with violence of war

Leon Gautier landed on sword beach in a hail of enemy fire on June 6, 1944, one of the first wave of French commandos to storm the Normandy beach defended by Hitler's troops. Seventy-five years on, he still grapples with the brutality of war. 21 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-IRAN/CONGRESS (PIX) (TV) Top Trump administration officials to brief Senate, House on Iran

Top officials from President Donald Trump's administration will brief U.S. Senate and House of Representatives behind closed doors about Iran. 21 May 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

USA-IRAN/POLL Americans view on U.S.-Iran tensions - Reuters/Ipsos poll

Results of the Reuters/Ipsos poll of Americans on the national security threat posed by Iran, expectations of conflict and the handling of the crisis by President Donald Trump. 21 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SAFRICA-ELECTION/PRESIDENT (GRAPHIC) South Africa elects new president in parliament

South Africa's parliament has provisionally set down this day for swearing-in new lawmakers to its National Assembly chamber, before a new president is elected from among the members. 22 May

JAPAN-USA/NORTHKOREA (PIX) (TV) Families of those abducted by North Korea hope Trump's visit will help their return

Families of people abducted by North Korea cling to the hope US President Donald Trump's visit will make their loved ones' return a reality. 22 May

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE LIBYA-SECURITY/UN

U.N. Security Council briefed on Libya U.N. Libya envoy Ghassan Salame to brief the Security Council

21 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

AIG-AGM/ AIG shareholders to vote on CEO Duperreault's $20.9 mln pay

Shareholders of American International Group Inc are set to meet for an advisory vote a $20.9 million pay package for CEO Brian Duperreault. 21 May 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

METRO BANK-AGM/ Metro Bank AGM

British lender Metro Bank faces a potential investor backlash at its annual meeting in London, with some shareholders opposed to the re-election of key directors over a major accounting error that forced it into a 375 million pound discounted capital raise. 21 May 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

NOKIA-SHAREHOLDERS/ Nokia's annual shareholder meeting

Finnish telecom equipment maker to hold its annual shareholders' meeting. 21 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

USA-FED/ROSENGREN Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Rosengren speaks before economics group

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren speaks before the Economic Club of New York, in New York. 21 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020/JAPAN-TAXI (PIX) (TV) Conceived by committee, Toyota's feature-laden Japan Taxi becomes an expensive Olympic icon

Toyota Motor's Japan Taxi, born in a government committee and designed to be an all-things-to-all-people cab, has become a high-priced icon of Tokyo's budget-busting 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 22 May 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

RUSSIA-OFZ/AUCTION Russia's FinMin announces OFZ bond auctions

Russia's Finance Ministry announces OFZ bond auctions for Wednesday 21 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

USA-FED/EVANS Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Evans participates in housing panel

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans participates in "Policy Session 3: How Has the Housing Finance System Evolved since the Crisis and Where Is It Headed?" panel before the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2019 Financial Markets Conference, in Amelia Island, Fla. 21 May 10:45 ET / 14:45 GMT

HUAWEI TECH-USA/HONOR-LAUNCH (PIX) Huawei launches new Honor-brand phone in London

Huawei, the Chinese company at the centre of a trade battle between Washington and Beijing, launches its new Honor brand device in London, days after Google said it would restrict its access to its apps and services. 21 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

JPMORGAN-SHAREHOLDERS/ JPMorgan to hold annual shareholder meeting

JPMorgan Chase & Co investors vote Tuesday on executive compensation and whether to begin requiring a report on gender pay equity at the largest U.S. bank by assets at its annual shareholder meeting in Chicago. 21 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

MEXICO-OIL/ Pemex to hold news conference on Ixachi field development plan

Mexican state oil company to hold a news conference broadcast live outlining its strategy for its major Ixachi field in the Gulf of Mexico. 21 May 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT

ZIMBABWE-POWER/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) Electricity blackouts choke Zimbabwe's small businesses

Nelson Masaka heaves a hindquarter of beef on his shoulder from a truck and trudges inside his butchery shop. It is a quiet day because he has not had electricity for the past seven hours and only a trickle of customers are coming in to check what is on sale. 21 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

TENCENT-STRATEGY/ Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit in Kunming

Tencent president Martin Lau and CSIG head Downson Tong to headline its summit on digital ecosystem in Kunming, Yunnan. 22 May

MEXICO-POLITICS/ (PIX) Mexico's Finance, Foreign ministers speak at Council of the Americas event

Mexico's Finance, Foreign and Economy ministers will speak at an Americas Society/Council of the Americas event in Mexico City, where they will discuss investment and economic opportunities in Mexico. 22 May

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/PARASITE PREMIERE (PIX) (TV)

Red carpet premiere for South Korean Cannes entry "Parasite" Director Bong Joon Ho and the cast of "Parasite" walk the red carpet for the film's premiere in Cannes, where the film is screening in competition.

21 May 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE (PIX) (TV)

Tarantino, Pitt, DiCaprio and Robbie hit Cannes red carpet Director Quentin Tarantino and actors Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie walk the red carpet for the world premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film is screening in competition.

21 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (PIX) (TV)

Tarantino, Pitt, DiCaprio and Robbie hold Cannes news conference Director Quentin Tarantino and actors Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie attend a Cannes news conference for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

22 May RELIGION

POLAND-CHURCH/ABUSE (PIX) (TV) Polish bishops hold extra meeting to discuss paedophilia

Polish bishops will meet on May 22 in Warsaw at an extraordinary sitting to discuss steps the Catholic Church should take now in Poland to tackle the problem of paedophilia after a documentary on priests abusing children shocked the devout nation. 22 May

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