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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
INDIA-KASHMIR/
Pakistan says it shot down Indian jets, carried out air strikes in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan carried out air strikes and shot down two Indian jets on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971, prompting leading powers to urge both sides to show restraint.
NORTHKOREA-USA-SUMMIT/
Trump hails North Korea's 'awesome' potential ahead of talks with Kim
HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump hailed North Korea’s “awesome” potential on Wednesday and said leader Kim Jong Un wanted to do something great, hours before they were due to meet in Vietnam to try to break a stalemate over the North’s nuclear weapons.
U.S.
USA-TRUMP-TRANSGENDER/
Most Americans back transgender troops: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 60 percent of Americans said transgender people should be allowed to serve in the U.S. armed forces, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll conducted ahead of a congressional panel’s review, set for Wednesday, of Trump administration curbs on transgender service.
USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-COHEN/
Cohen accuses Trump over WikiLeaks, Moscow project, hush payments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Cohen, the former “fixer” and personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, will testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak of emails that would hurt his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
BUSINESS
CHINA-STEEL-AUTOS-ANALYSIS/
Hot-rolled mess: China's steelmakers hit the skids as car sales slow
BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s steel mills may have taken a wrong turn by adding millions of tonnes of new high-end capacity just as the country’s car sector, a key steel consumer, undergoes its first contraction in decades, cutting metal demand.
USA-TRADE-CHINA-GRAPHIC/
U.S.-China trade: tariff and non-tariff barriers
U.S. President Donald Trump said this week he may soon sign a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping to end a trade war blamed for slowing global economic growth and disrupting markets.
ENTERTAINMENT
FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES-INARRITU/
Mexico's Inarritu to head Cannes Film Festival jury
PARIS (Reuters) - “Birdman” and “21 Grams” director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will head the jury at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in May, becoming the first Mexican to do so, organizers said on Wednesday.
SPORTS
OLYMPICS-GERMANY/
German athletes earn more advertising rights during Games
BERLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - German athletes and their sponsors will have more possibilities to advertise during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following an easing of restrictions, the German Cartel Office said on Wednesday.
CYCLING-BELGIUM/
Campenaerts to attack Wiggins' hour record in April
Victor Campenaerts will make an attempt on Bradley Wiggins' UCI hour record in April at Mexico's Velodromo Bicentenario, the Belgian has said.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
FRANCE-GERMANY/MACRON-MERKEL (PIX) (TV)
French President Emmanuel Macron receives German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace
French President Emmanuel Macron meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace with Brexit, European defense issues at the top of the agenda.
27 Feb 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-COHEN (PIX) (TV)
Michael Cohen testifies publicly to House panel
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies in open session to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-CONTACTS
FACTBOX - What Mueller’s indictments tell us about Trumpworld’s links to Russia
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has yet to hand over his report on his investigation into alleged collusion between Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia. But, indictments brought by Mueller over the past few months already paint a detailed picture of key interactions between Trump advisers and Russian figures, a review of the indictments shows.
27 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
MIDEAST-CRISIS/NETANYAHU-PUTIN (PIX) (TV)
Israel's Netanyahu visits Russia for talks with President Putin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 27, Netanyahu's office said on Thursday, with the focus likely to be on Middle East issues led by Syria
27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
SPAIN-POLITICS/CATALONIA (PIX) (TV)
Former Spanish PM Rajoy testifies in trial of Catalan leaders
Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy testifies as a witness in the trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over their involvement in an independence drive in 2017 when he was PM.
27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
TURKEY-CHAD/
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds talks with Chad President Idriss Deby
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hosts Chad President Idriss Deby at the presidential palace. After talks they will hold a signing ceremony and joint news conference (1615 GMT).
27 Feb 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
BRITAIN-EU/FEB27
PM May faces another day in parliament: What happens on Wednesday?
British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday update parliament on her progress towards securing a Brexit deal, giving lawmakers the chance to challenge her approach and vote on alternatives.
27 Feb 13:30 ET / 18:30 GMT
NATO-EU/ (PIX) (TV)
NATO's Stoltenberg meets central European, Baltic, Bulgarian, Romanian presidents
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria at a summit of eastern NATO countries in the Slovakian city of Kosice.
Feb 28
USA-POLITICS/CONSERVATIVES
Conservative Political Action Conference
The Conservative Political Action Conference holds annual meeting in Washington DC.
Feb 28
NORTHKOREA-USA/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Second day of Trump-Kim summit
Second day of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi.
Feb 28
BRITAIN-EU/TIMELINE (TV)
Brexit Package: One month until Britain leaves the EU
Timeline of Brexit with one month until Britain leaves the EU on March 29.
Feb 28
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-COHEN (PIX) (TV)
Michael Cohen testifies at closed hearing of U.S. House panel
Stakeout of the arrival and departure of Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, at a closed hearing of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.
Feb 28
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/JERUSALEM (PIX)
Palestinians quietly police Jerusalem's east in defiance of Israel
Israeli police may be the law in East Jerusalem, but when Palestinians there need a crime solved they often turn to their own, undeclared security men, whose mission is quietly defying Israel's 51-year rule by asserting control while keeping order.
Feb 28
CANADA-QUEBEC/IMMIGRATION (PIX)
Quebec must process immigrant applications amid system overhaul -judge
The Quebec government must continue processing suspended applications from skilled immigrants, a judge ordered on Monday, in a win for thousands of new arrivals left in limbo by a program overhaul in the Canadian province.
Feb 28
POLAND-POLITICS/BIEDRON (PIX) (TV)
Progressive politician tests appetite for less religious Poland
Robert Biedron, the founder of a popular new progressive party in Poland, tests the country's resolve to shed ties between church and state after four years of conservative government rule.
Feb 28
PHILIPPINES-USA/ (TV)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Philippines
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Manila after attending a high-profile summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump in Hanoi. Pompeo will meet Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Foreign Secretary, Teodoro Locsin during his short stopover.
Feb 28
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
VENEZUELA-POLITICS/EVIDENCE (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
INSIGHT-One witness, conflicting evidence: How Venezuelan justice targets the opposition
Jose Rengel, an opposition leader in Caracas' outskirts, has spent five weeks in a cramped detention cell after a single witness accused him and eight other men of burning down a office during a riot. But the building still stands. The men's families say they were arbitrarily detained as part of a state crackdown on the opposition.
27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
USA-COURT/CROSS (PIX)
Supreme Court hears religious rights dispute over Maryland cross
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a new fight over the separation of church and state. It concerns whether a towering cross-shaped war memorial erected in 1925 on public land in Maryland violates the Constitution’s ban on government endorsement of religion.
27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
TEXAS-EXECUTION/
Billie Wayne Coble, who killed three members of his estranged wife’s family in 1989, to be executed
Billie Wayne Coble, who killed three members of his estranged wife’s family in 1989, to be executed
Feb 28
USA-CHINA/HUAWEI TECH
Huawei units to be arraigned on U.S. criminal charges
Two units of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are to be arraigned on a 10-count indictment on charges they conspired to steal T-Mobile US Inc trade secrets, according to court filings reported by Reuters on January 29, 2019.
Feb 28
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
ECOPETROL-RESULTS/
Ecopetrol holds investor call on 2018 results
Ecopetrol will hold a call with investors to discuss its fourth quarter and 2018 results.
27 Feb 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
CANADA-BUDGET/ALBERTA
Alberta government releases Q3 fiscal update
Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta to release third quarter fiscal update with focus on budget deficit and any update on the mandatory oil production curtailments imposed by the government.
27 Feb 13:30 ET / 18:30 GMT
EU-ECONOMY/COMMISSION (PIX) (TV)
EU Commission publishes economic analysis of economic and social policies for each EU country
The Commission publishes Country Reports on the overall economic and social developments in each EU country. For some countries, these include an in-depth review.
27 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
USA-FED/POWELL (PIX)
U.S. Fed chief discusses economy before House panel
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before House Financial Services Committee, discussing monetary policy and economy.
27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SAFRICA-YOUNG AUTHOR/ (TV)
Meet SA's youngest author who published three books before the age of 11
While her peers were learning how to read and write at the age of 7, Stacey Fru had already written her first book, making her Africa’s youngest author. She’s now 11 years old and talks to Reuters about her recently published 3rd novel, ‘Smelly Cats on Vacation’.
27 Feb 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
USA-TRADE/CHINA-HOUSE (PIX) (TV)
U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer testifies on China issues
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies at U.S. House of Representatives hearing on U.S.-China trade issues
27 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
BRITAIN-ECONOMY/AUTOS
UK car production figures published
Britain's car industry released car production data. Output has been hit by consumers shunning diesel, Brexit and emission rule changes, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said.
28 Feb 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/CAPEX
Australia business investment for Q4
ABS data on private sector capital spending for the December quarter is seen rising a modest 0.5 percent, though a surprisingly weak reading on construction for the quarter points to downside risk. Policy makers are counting on a pick up in investment to support the economy amid a sagging housing market and subdued consumer spending.
28 Feb 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/CREDIT
Australia private sector credit for Jan
Credit slowed steadily last year as the housing market sagged and banks tightened lending standards, and another soft result is expected for January.
28 Feb 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT
COLOMBIA-ECONOMY/
Colombia will reveal data for 2018 and Q4 GDP
Colombia's government will release GDP data for the fourth quarter and full-year 2018. The economy is expected to show signs of improvement given nine months of expansive monetary policy.
Feb 28
EGYPT-AUTOS/ (PIX) (TV)
Campaign to boycott buying cars hits Egypt's auto industry
A campaign to boycott buying cars has gained traction in recent months, significantly impacting Egypt's car sales, several car dealers said.
Feb 28
TURKEY-EU/ECONOMY
Turkey-European Union holds high level dialog meeting regarding economy and cooperation
Turkey-European Union High Level Dialogue officials meets regarding economy and cooperation
Feb 28
CIMB-RESULTS/
Malaysia's CIMB Group announces Q4 results
Malaysia's second largest lender by assets, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd reveals its financial performance for the fourth quarter. The bank will also share the full-year performance and outlook for 2019.
Feb 28
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
PHILIPPINES-TRAFFIC/ (PIX)
WIDER IMAGE-Chaos, gridlock a daily ordeal for Manila's long-suffering commuters
It's 3.30 a.m. in the Philippines and much of San Jose Del Monte is fast asleep. Flashlight in hand, street sweeper Alejandro Galasao navigates out of a labyrinth of alleys to a main road to catch a bus to Manila. For 15 years this has been his routine, waking in the middle of the night for work that doesn't start until 6 a.m.
27 Feb 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-CAPTAINMARVEL/ (PIX) (TV)
European gala performance of "Captain Marvel" takes place in London
Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson and Jude Law attend the European gala performance of Captain Marvel at the Curzon Mayfair in London
27 Feb 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT
