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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump pulls back, saying Tehran is 'standing down' + Prince Harry, Meghan to step back from royal roles + Iran, Canada mourn 176 killed in Tehran plane crash + Bushfires flare as Australia heatwave sets in + Justin Bieber reveals he has Lyme disease Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says Iran appears to be "standing down" after firing missiles at US troop bases in Iraq and indicates he will back off from any immediate military response. 850 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad and Marc Jourdier in Tehran. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,REAX Also moved: Iran-US-unrest-Iraq,CHRONO Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan stun the British monarchy by quitting as front-line members -- reportedly without first consulting Queen Elizabeth II. 700 words 0200 GMT. File picture. File video Also moved: Britain-royals-Meghan-Harry-Duchess,PROFILE Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-prince,PROFILE Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,FOCUS Iran-Ukraine-Canada-aviation-accident,WRAP TEHRAN Bereaved friends and families join in mourning after a Ukrainian airliner crashed near Tehran killing all 176 on board, as details start emerging about the victims, most of them from Iran and Canada. 800 words 0230 GMT by David Vujanovic with Ania Tsoukanova in Kiev. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Iran-Ukraine-aviation-accident,FACTS Iran-Ukraine-Canada-aviation-accident-Kiev,SCENE Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP SYDNEY Bushfires flare up in southern Australia as a heatwave expected to bring renewed misery sets in and officials warn some areas are "just at the beginning" of the devastating crisis. 500 words 0200 GMT by Holly Robertson. Picture Entertainment-Canada-health-Bieber-Lyme MONTREAL Pop super star Justin Bieber announces that he has Lyme disease, calling out critics who he says have been unfairly commenting on his looks by saying he looks like he is "on meth". 500 words moved. File Picture -- ASIA -- Japan-Ghosn-Lebanon-Nissan-Renault,WRAP TOKYO Japan's justice minister calls on Carlos Ghosn to return to the country and make his case in court after the fugitive auto tycoon gives an impassioned defence of his decision to jump bail and flee to Lebanon. 600 words 0230 GMT by Miwa Suzuki and Sara Hussein. Photo. Video. Live video. Graphic Taiwan-politics-election-youth,FOCUS TAIPEI Taiwan's presidential candidates are waging an all-out charm offensive to woo millions of young people in the lead-up to this weekend's election, conscious their votes could push them over the finish line. 650 words 0300 GMT. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP LONDON Britain says it could seek a piecemeal post-Brexit deal with the European Union that leaves some issues unresolved but still lets it break free from the bloc at the end of the year. 750 words moved by Dmitry Zaks and Alice Ritchie. Picture Turkey-Russia-Syria-Libya-conflict-diplomacy-oil,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin call for a ceasefire in Libya after talks in Istanbul, where they also inaugurated a "historic" gas pipeline. 600 words moved by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video France-politics-trial-Sarkozy,WRAP PARIS Nicolas Sarkozy will become France's first ex-president to stand trial on corruption charges in a case in which he is accused of trying to obtain classified information from a judge. 500 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-Sirte,ANALYSIS TRIPOLI Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's capture of the strategic city of Sirte is a major setback for Tripoli's UN-recognised government, analysts say. 750 words 0300 GMT by Imed Lamloum. Iraq-Iran-unrest-US,FOCUS BAGHDAD Arch-foes Tehran and Washington may be temporarily calling it even after Iranian missiles targeted US forces in Iraq, but analysts predict violent instability will keep blighting Baghdad. 750 words 0300 GMT by Maya Gebeily. Picture. -- AMERICAS -- Iran-US-defense-strategy,FOCUS WASHINGTON US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the US strike that killed a top Iranian general restored credibility to the US threat to Tehran but Washington security analysts say it is far from certain that Tehran has been deterred from further attacks. 700 words 0400 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture Also moved: Iran-Iraq-unrest-US-aviation,ROUNDUP Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-politics,ANALYSIS Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-Israel,WRAP Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-Cyprus-diplomacy,lead Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-resistance,FOCUS Iran-Ukraine-Canada-aviation-accident-victims,SCENE TORONTO University professors, students, a newlywed couple: they are among the 63 Canadians lost when a Ukrainian plane crashed after takeoff in Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. 500 words 0200 GMT by Olivier Monnier. Picture Iran-Ukraine-US-accident-aviation-Boeing,FOCUS NEW YORK The latest tragic plane crash involving a Boeing model different from the grounded MAX adds to the travails facing the company after two deadly crashes. 650 words moved by John Biers -- LIFESTYLE/TECHNOLOGY -- US-tech-sexuality-health-women-lifestyle,FOCUS LAS VEGAS Sex toys are for relaxation, for education, for healing after childbirth, for relationship-building or women's emancipation. Also for pleasure -- but manufacturers aiming for respectability tend to save this argument for last. 700 words moved by Julie Jammot. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-warming-EU,WRAP PARIS The year 2019 was the second hottest ever recorded and a virtual tie with 2016, the warmest El Nino year, the European Union's climate monitor says in its round up of the hottest decade in history. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic afp
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