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Tuesday 19 October 2021 08:23 BST

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TOP STORIES

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CAPITOL BREACH-SUBPOENAS — The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is scheduled to vote on whether to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House adviser Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena. By Mary Clare Jalonick. SENT: 800 words, photos. UPCOMING: 990 words after vote, expected around 7:30 p.m. With CAPITOL BREACH-COMMITTEE-EXPLAINER — The Jan. 6 committee ramps up its efforts; CAPITOL BREACH-TRUMP — Trump files lawsuit to keep Jan. 6 documents from Congress.

OBIT-POWELL-A LIFE — Colin Powell rose from neighborhood store clerk to the highest echelons of the U.S. government, a trailblazing American Dream journey that won him international acclaim and trust. But his stellar reputation was damaged by his role in making the case for war against Iraq. By Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee. SENT: 1,280 words, photos, videos. With OBIT-POWELL — Colin Powell dies, trailblazing general stained by Iraq.

AFGHANISTAN-ECONOMY — After sweeping into power, the Taliban found Afghanistan’s economy fast approaching the precipice, with harrowing predictions of growing poverty and hunger. So they ordered the financial managers of the collapsed former government back to work. Their message: Do your jobs, because we can’t. By Samya Kullab. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.

REDISTRICTING-TEXAS — Texas Republicans approved redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive much of the growth in the nation’s largest red state. By Acacia Coronado and Paul J. Weber. SENT: 730 words, photos.

KOREAS-TENSIONS — North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea in what South Korea’s military described as a weapon likely designed for submarine-based launches, marking possibly the most significant demonstration of the North’s military might since Biden took office. By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim. SENT: 920 words, photos.

MIGRATION-EUROPE-TRUCK JUMPERS — Young Sudanese men who escaped war in their country, horror in Libya and crossed the Mediterranean in dangerous boats now spend their days in the French port of Calais, trying to jump on moving trucks bound for Britain. By Arno Pedram. SENT: 860 words, photos.

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