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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Afghan peace talks with Taliban to begin + Warning of 'mass' deaths in US wildfires + Peru moves to impeach President Vizcarra + Trump unveils Bahrain, Israel peace deal + Osaka and Azarenka seek third Grand Slam Afghanistan-conflict-talks,WRAP DOHA Afghanistan's government and the Taliban will meet for peace talks in Doha in a bid to end nearly two decades of war, though a quick breakthrough seems unlikely. 450 words 0700 GMT by Gregory Walton with Emal Haidary in Kabul. File picture. File video Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-talks,Q+A Afghanistan-conflict-talks,CHRONO US-fires,WRAP FRESNO, United States US officials warn of potential "mass" fatalities as more than 20,000 firefighters from across the country battle sprawling deadly wildfires up and down the West Coast. 750 words moved by Javier Tovar. Picture. Video. Graphic Peru-politics-Congress,lead LIMA Peru's Congress votes to open impeachment proceedings against President Martin Vizcarra for "moral incapacity" over accusations he tried to obstruct a corruption probe against government officials. 450 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Video Israel-Bahrain-US-diplomacy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump announces a peace deal between Israel and Bahrain, which becomes the second Arab country to settle with its former foe over the last month, reinforcing an ambitious White House push to redraw the conflicts of the Middle East. 850 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture Also moved: Israel-Bahrain-US-diplomacy-politics-effects,Q&A Mideast-Gulf-Israel-politics,BACKGROUND Bahrain-Israel-history,CHRONO Tennis-Open-USA-women,PREVIEW NEW YORK Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka will both be looking to capture a third Grand Slam title when they clash in the final of the behind-closed-doors US Open on Saturday. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-wildfires-California-evacuations,SCENE TOLLHOUSE, California James Hancock scans the hills he has known since childhood and rules out flames coming towards his home, on a Native American reservation nestled in a mountainous area of California ravaged by out-of-control wildfires. 600 words moved by Javier Tovar. Picture US-politics-election-offbeat,POINTS WASHINGTON With less than two months until the US presidential election, virtually no element of American life is escaping the campaigns' gravitational pull, which this week dragged everything from "The Princess Bride" to Converse sneakers into the mix. 500 words moved US-racism-police-Floyd-court,2ndlead MINNEAPOLIS A US policeman charged with murdering George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American whose death in May sparked nationwide protests, appears in court for the first time, along with three other officers implicated in the killing. 650 words moved. File picture. Picture Colombia-unrest-police,WRAP BOGOTA An apology from Colombia's defense minister for police brutality fails to stop a third night of protests, after the death of a man in custody sparked deadly rioting in the capital and other cities. 700 words moved by Lina Vanegas. Picture. Video US-vote-9/11-Trump-Biden,WRAP SHANKSVILLE, United States US President Donald Trump strikes a somber tone on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks as his Democratic rival Joe Biden comforts relatives of victims -- in dueling bids to unite a deeply-divided nation. 700 words moved by Brendan Smialowski. Picture. Video Also moved: US-vote-9/11-Biden-campaign -- ASIA -- China-US-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING Beijing will impose "reciprocal restrictions" on all American diplomats on its soil in response to curbs on the activities of its embassy personnel in the United States, China's foreign ministry says. 500 words moved -- EUROPE -- Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND, Greece Greece ramps up efforts to build new shelters for thousands of migrants left homeless by fires that destroyed the notorious Moria camp on Lesbos island this week, as families with small children continued to sleep rough on roadsides. 800 words moved by Marina Rafenberg with John Hadoulis in Athens. Graphic. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Britain's government vows to press on with troubled EU talks, despite rejecting an ultimatum to withdraw Brexit legislation that has sparked a rebellion from outraged Conservatives in its own ranks. 700 words moved by Jitendra Joshi with Alex Pigman in Brussels. Graphic. Picture. Video, File picture Also moved: Britain-Japan-trade-politics,WRAP EU-China-summit-trade,ADVANCER BRUSSELS EU leaders hold video talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hoping to make progress on trade and investment, even as tensions mount between Beijing and the West over Hong Kong and the treatment of minority Uighurs. 750 words moved by Damon Wake -- MIDEAST -- Lebanon-fire,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanese firefighters put out a blaze at a Beirut port that brought back the trauma of the devastating dockside explosion last month, destroyed badly needed food aid and sparked new anger. 700 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Dylan Collins. Picture. Video Health-virus-Palestinians-education,VIDEOESSAY DEIR ABOU MISHAAL, Palestinian Territories Standing next to a pile of building materials in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Ibrahim al-Barghouti gives instructions to his fellow educators as they give their school a facelift during coronavirus closures. 450 words moved by Hossam Ezzedine. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-vote,WRAP MEKELE, Ethiopia The ruling party in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region wins all contested seats in elections that have further poisoned an already hostile relationship with the federal government, an election official says. 650 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-Venice VENICE, Italy The Venice film festival will present its coveted Golden Lion award Saturday after a competition marked by masks and missing stars but billed as a relaunch of global cinema, bruised by the coronavirus crisis. 700 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Also moved: Entertainment-film-Venice-contenders,FACTS Health-virus-Britain-theatre,FOCUS LONDON Claire Hutton is excited about stepping foot in a theatre for the first time since the coronavirus brought the curtain down on live shows in London in March. 650 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video afp
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