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The White House on Saturday outlined a $50 billion Middle East economic plan that would create a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab state economies, and fund a $5 billion transportation corridor to connect the West Bank and Gaza.

MIDEAST-IRAN-USA-THREAT Trump says new sanctions on Iran to start Monday, dials back rhetoric

DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy, an apparent move to defuse tensions following the shooting down of an unmanned U.S. drone this week by the Islamic Republic. The U.S.

USA-IMMIGRATION-TRUMP Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks a deal with Democrats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone mass deportation raids for two weeks as he seeks compromise with Democratic leaders on immigration issues. CLIMATE CHANGE-OREGON

Oregon Capitol building closed as a precaution amid partisan dispute (Reuters) - Oregon’s State Capitol building was shut down on Saturday as a safety precaution, police said, in the wake of a bitter partisan divide that had Republican lawmakers walked out to block a vote on a bill to reduce climate change-causing gases.

BUSINESS EXXON-MOBIL-NORWAY-DIVESTITURE

Exxon Mobil seeks bids for Norwegian offshore assets OSLO (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil is considering selling all of the stakes it holds in oil and gas fields off the Norwegian coast, a spokeswoman said.

HUDSON-S-BAY-M-A-BAKER-VALUATION Hudson's Bay's chairman's buyout bid pits retail versus real estate

(Reuters) - The success of Hudson’s Bay Co-Executive Chairman Richard Baker’s $1.3 billion bid to take the department store operator private hinges on whether an independent evaluator will view the company more as a retailer and less as a real estate owner, corporate governance experts and analysts said. ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC-ROLLING-STONES Jumpin' Jack Flash Jagger back on stage after heart surgery

(Reuters) - Mick Jagger swaggered back to the stage on Friday in his first concert after undergoing heart surgery in April as the Rolling Stones kicked off a delayed North American tour. PEOPLE-CARDIA

Rapper Cardi B faces felony charges over strip club fight NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning rapper Cardi B was indicted on Friday on felony assault charges in connection with a fight at a New York City strip club, court records showed.

SPORTS SOCCER-GOLDCUP-USA-TTO-REPORT

The U.S. thump Trinidad and Tobago 6-0 to reach Gold Cup quarters (Reuters) - The United States scored five second-half goals on the way to a 6-0 out of Trinidad and Tobago in Ohio on Saturday to book their place in the Gold Cup quarter-finals.

TENNIS-BIRMINGHAM Tennis: Barty a win away from world number one

(Reuters) - Ashleigh Barty will become the first Australian woman to be ranked world number one in more than 40 years if she beats her doubles partner Julia Goerges in the final of the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham on Sunday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ASEAN-SUMMIT/NEWSER (TV)

Press Conference by the Chair of the 34th ASEAN Summit Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-cha chairman of 34th ASEAN Summit holds a news conference to wrap up the two-day meeting.

23 Jun 06:30 ET / 06:30 GMT SOUTH KOREA-JOBS/SENIORS (PIX) (TV)

‘Don’t ask me how old I am’: Aging South Koreans begin a new chapter of life on catwalk, Amazon In a country facing the world’s fastest aging population, some elderly South Koreans are venturing into unconventional career opportunities, pursuing their dream of becoming a fashion model, giving Korean language lessons over Skype to foreign fans of K-pop, or making a name on Amazon with a traditional Korean farming tool that has almost gone obsolete at home.

24 Jun 23:00 ET / 23:00 GMT CZECH-PROTESTS/ (PIX) (TV)

Czechs protest to demand PM Babis leave, hope for the largest crowd since 1989 Velvet Revolution Czechs protest to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babis due to a criminal investigation against him as well as conflicts of interest alleged by European auditors. The protest moves to the largest public space in Prague, where people staged the biggest demonstrations against Communist rulers in November 1989's Velvet Revolution. Organisers estimate that 250,000-300,000 people could show up.

23 Jun 14:30 ET / 14:30 GMT JAPAN-WHALING/COMMERCIAL (PIX) (TV)

Outlook uncertain for Japan's whaling industry despite commercial restart Though Japan's post-Christmas announcement that it would resume commercial whaling on July 1 sparked widespread condemnation and fears for the world's whales, the prospect of growth in whaling is far from certain, both environmentalists and whaling advocates say.

24 Jun 23:30 ET / 23:30 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PLAN-ABBAS (PIX) (TV) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to media in Ramallah

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to media in Ramallah two days before Bahrain's economic workshop for the U.S.-led peace plan for the Middle East is due to open. The press conference is due to begin at 7 pm local, 1600 GMT. 23 Jun 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SPORTS OLYMPICS-IOC/ (PIX) (TV)

Olympics-IOC inaugurates new IOC headquarters The International Olympic Committee inaugurates its new headquarters in Lausanne

23 Jun 08:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

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