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USA-MIDEAST-POMPEO/ Pompeo discusses Iran with Gulf allies amid escalating crisis
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Iran and maritime security with rich Gulf Arab allies during a trip to the region on Monday after President Donald Trump called off a military strike to retaliate for Tehran’s downing of a U.S. drone. U.S.
USA-ELECTION-SANDERS/ Bernie Sanders calls for canceling $1.6 trillion in student loan debt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders proposed a plan on Monday to cancel $1.6 trillion in student loans and pay for it with a tax on Wall Street, elevating the issue in the 2020 debate and going beyond proposals from his Democratic White House rivals. USA-COURT-OBAMACARE/
Supreme Court to hear insurers' bid for $12 billion in Obamacare money The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether insurers can seek $12 billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to previously uninsured Americans.
BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-USA-UNIVERSITY-EXCLUSIVE/
Exclusive: Huawei's U.S. research arm builds separate identity The U.S.-based research arm of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd - Futurewei Technologies Inc - has moved to separate its operations from its corporate parent since the U.S government in May put Huawei on a trade blacklist, according to two people familiar with the matter.
USA-TRADE-CHINA-TARIFFS/ U.S. tariffs on China-made consumer tech goods seen cutting sales, delaying upgrades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25% tariffs on Chinese goods, slowing the U.S. innovation engine, technology industry executives said on Monday. ENTERTAINMENT
USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-REPORT/ Mueller's Russia report gets celebrity staged reading in New York
Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election is getting a star-studded staged reading on Monday. WARNER-BROS-CEO/
WarnerMedia names Ann Sarnoff as CEO of Warner Bros WarnerMedia on Monday said it appointed Ann Sarnoff as the chief executive officer of Warner Bros, the first woman to run one of Hollywood’s most powerful studios in its 96-year history.
SPORTS SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ESP-USA-REPORT/
Rapinoe on the spot to take U.S. into quarter-finals REIMS, France (Reuters) - The United States needed two Megan Rapinoe penalties, one of them controversially confirmed after a lengthy VAR review, to beat Spain 2-1 on Monday and set up a quarter-final clash with hosts France at the women’s World Cup.
TENNIS-EASTBOURNE-PLISKOVA Pliskova moves on in Eastbourne after sister act
EASTBOURNE (Reuters) - Second seed Karolina Pliskova was just happy not to have her twin sister on the other side of the net as she made a winning start at the Eastbourne championships on Monday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SAUDI-KHASHOGGI/UN (PIX) (TV)
UN executions investigator, Khashoggi fiancee speak at side-event of UN Human Rights Council Hatice Cengiz, writer and fiancée of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions who issued report on the murder last week, take part in a panel on "Silencing Dissent, a side- event during the Geneva session of the U.N. Human Rights Council.
25 Jun 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT EGYPT-MURSI/ (PIX)
Mursi's death in Cairo prison raises fears for other inmates The children of high-profile Egyptian Islamist prisoners detained in similar conditions to former President Mohamed Mursi before his sudden death last week say they fear for their parents' health.
Jun 25 BRAZIL-POLITICS/ (PIX)
Brazilian senators question U.S. journalist over leaked Justice Minister messages Focus in Brazil's Senate returns to a trove of allegedly hacked text messages between graft investigators and Justice Minister Sergio Moro, which have raised questions about his impartiality as a federal judge and spurred calls to annul the conviction of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Jun 25 PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/
Rights group calls for international probe of Philippines drug war, UN rights chief watching closely The Philippines is expected to react to a call by Human Rights Watch for the United Nations to investigate a brutal war on drugs that has plunged the country into “an all-out human rights crisis”.
Jun 25 PALESTINIANS-UN/
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will hold its annual Pledging Conference The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will hold its annual Pledging Conference on Tuesday June, 25 at the United Nations in New York.
25 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT UKRAINE-USA/FIRTASH (PIX)
Austrian court rules on U.S. extradition of Ukrainian tycoon Firtash Austria's Supreme Court rules on whether Austria should comply with a U.S. extradition request for Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash.
25 Jun 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT NATO-DEFENCE/STOLTENBERG (TV)
NATO secretary general gives news conference ahead of defence ministers meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a news conference ahead of a meeting of the defence ministers from the 29 allied governments of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
25 Jun 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT INDIA-USA/POMPEO (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits India U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in India for a visit to further strengthen strategic ties despite increasing frictions over trade, data flows and arms from Russia.
Jun 25 BRITAIN-ROYALS/GRANT (TV)
Buckingham Palace publishes Soverign Grant report Buckingham Palace releases its annual report on the Sovereign Grant, the government money given to cover the running of the queen's household.
25 Jun 20:01 ET / 00:01 GMT USA-TECH/CONGRESS
U.S. Senate panel holds hearing on persuasive technology on internet platforms U.S. Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet conducts hearing titled, “Optimizing for Engagement: Understanding the Use of Persuasive Technology on Internet Platforms.”
25 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT ISRAEL-USA/BOLTON (PIX) (TV)
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton holds news conference in Jerusalem U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton holds news conference in Jerusalem, where he is due to discuss regional issues with his Israeli and Russian counterparts in a trilateral meeting at which escalating tensions with Iran are likely to be high on the agenda.
25 Jun 06:15 ET / 10:15 GMT ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PLAN-JORDAN (PIX) (TV)
Jordan's largest Paletinian refugee camp plans shutdown to protest Trump's peace plan A general strike called by local activists in Jordan's Baqaa camp, the largest Palestinian refugee camp, to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan which refugees says denies them their pursuit of a right of return to former homes in land now in Israel.
Jun 25 CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
LIBYA-SECURITY/WOMEN (PIX) (TV) Amid an economic crisis Libyan women take a swing at entrepreneurship
With a biting economic crisis and the state unable to pay public salaries, Libyan women entrepreneurs struggle to start their own businesses. Jun 25
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE TURKEY-SECURITY/USA
Turkey begins trial of third U.S. consulate employee detained in the aftermath of 2016 coup attempt Turkey begins the trial of a U.S. consulate employee, his wife and daughter who were detained as part of a crackdown following a 2016 coup attempt.They are accused of being a member of a terrorist organisation.
25 Jun 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
FRANCE-ELECTRICITY/ Briefing with S&P Global EMEA Utilities / Energy team
French energy policy, the future of state-controlled utility EDF and and other policy issues impacting European utilities, would be discussed. Jun 25
CHINA-AFRICA/ China Africa forum on follow up to the China-Africa summit
China hosts African countries for a forum on follow up projects to last year's China-Africa summit. Jun 25
CYBER-ISRAEL/ (PIX) Cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv
High-level, four-day conference on cybersecurity with officials and experts in public and private sector. Some key notes are Israeli PM, Israel's head of cyber directorate, US deputy energy sec, State dept and homeland security officials, head of Federal Trade Commission, executives from Facebook, Check Point, and others. Jun 25
USA-FED/WILLIAMS New York Federal Reserve Bank President Williams gives welcome remarks at finance forum
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams gives welcome remarks before the OPEN Finance Forum organized by OPEN Finance NYC and Bloomberg, in New York. 25 Jun 08:45 ET / 12:45 GMT
EUROZONE-ITALY/DEBT (PIX) EU Commission holds weekly meeting amid debt row with Italy
The European Commission holds its weekly meeting in Brussels amid a row over Italy's debt. Jun 25
CANADA-FARMING/JOBS Report on Canada's farm labor shortage to be published
An ongoing labor crunch on Canadian farms that has already cost the industry billions in lost revenues, and a new report due on Tuesday will say whether the agriculture sector's labor shortage is getting better or worse. 25 Jun 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
USA-ECONOMY/RETAILSALES Commerce Dept. issues annual benchmark revisions to U.S. retail sales, seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, through May 2019.
25 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT INDIA-USA/POMPEO (PIX)
Left parties to protest against Mike Pompeo's visit to India A joint protest rally by the left parties against the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to India. Jun 25
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FASHION-CAMPBELL/ (PIX) (TV)
Naomi Campbell and British Fashion Council's join forces British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush and Naomi Campbell make special announcement about The Fashion Awards 2019 and Fashion For Relief. 24 Jun 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT
CUBA-SEX/ (PIX) (TV) Cuba's "first sex shop" tackles taboos, fuels legalization calls
An exhibit-cum-popup store of handcrafted dildos in Havana is highlighting sexual taboos in Cuba stemming from its macho culture and decades of isolation and has re-ignited calls for the country to allow the sales of sex toys. Jun 25
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