3272398 BRUSSELS -- Kuwait and the NATO convene their first round of political and security dialogue in Brussels.
3272428 WASHINGTON -- US Federal Reserve keeps the range for federal funds rate at 3.5 - 3.75 percent, defying President Trump's pressures.
3272416 WASHINGTON - President Trump says massive Armada is heading to Iran to press for a "fair and equitable deal" on its nuclear program.
3272295 New Delhi -- Deputy Chief Minister of India's Maharashtra State Ajit Pawar and five others perish in plane crash. (end) gb