Nearly a week after Indonesia quake, hope for missing fades; NEWS BRIEFING; Staff and news services; White House outlines counterterrorism strategy ; Report: Trump golf resort in Scotland lost $4.5 million in ’17; Juan Romero, the busboy who aided wounded RFK in ’68, dies ; Seoul may seek sanctions relief for North projects; Mattis: Russia violation of missile treaty ‘untenable’

PALU, Indonesia - One week after a magnitude 7.5 quake spawned a deadly tsunami on the island of Sulawesi, countless people have yet to find their loved ones - both survivors and the dead.

As of Thursday, the government put the death toll at 1,558, with 113 people missing. Many families, though, never registered their losses with police.

It's also unknown how many might have drowned, been swept out to sea or were swallowed up in two of Palu's neighborhoods where the quake turned the ground into quicksand-like soil.

As the search for victims continued, aid workers raced to get shelter, food, medicine and other badly needed supplies to survivors.

The Indonesian military was bringing in hundreds more troops to help with search and rescue efforts and keep order among survivors who have grown desperate six days after their lives were thrown into chaos. Hundreds of the injured and other survivors lined up on the tarmac of Palu's badly damaged airport, hoping to escape aboard military aircraft.

As help and supplies began arriving, there were other signs of progress: Trucks were hauling in new electricity poles to replace broken ones and restringing the wires.

The United Nations announced a $15 million allocation to support relief efforts, saying more than 200,000 people were in dire need of assistance.

More than 70,000 homes are thought to have been wrecked by the quake, demolished by the tsunami or engulfed by mud slides. Thousands of people are sleeping in tents or in rough shelters made from debris.

White House outlines counterterrorism strategy

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's national security adviser on Thursday unveiled the administration's long-awaited counterterrorism strategy, delivering it with harsh words for Iran.

Calling Iran the "world's central banker of international terrorism," John Bolton said the strategy will rely on traditional military action to fight terrorists, but also seek increased emphasis on non-military means to battle not only Islamic State militants but those backed by Iran and other groups.

In line with the Trump administration's "America First" policy, the strategy also calls for sharing the burden and expense of fighting terrorism with allies.

It's the first U.S. strategy on counterterrorism since President Barack Obama released his approach in 2011, and has similar themes to those released by other administrations.

Report: Trump golf resort in Scotland lost $4.5 million in '17

WASHINIGTON - President Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland - one of his largest investments and the site of a presidential visit this summer - lost $4.5 million in 2017, its fourth consecutive year in the red.

That loss was detailed in documents filed by the Trump Organization with the British government, and posted online Thursday.

Trump has spent at least $212 million on the property - $67 million to buy it and an additional $144 million to renovate it and sustain its ongoing losses since he purchased it three years ago.

The figures from Turnberry were another sign that Trump's businesses have suffered as his rise as a polarizing political figure has alienated the rich, urban customers his properties seek to attract.

Juan Romero, the busboy who aided wounded RFK in '68, dies

LOS ANGELES - Juan Romero, a hotel busboy who came to the aid of Robert F. Kennedy after the New York senator was shot in Los Angeles, died Monday after a heart attack. He was 68.

Romero was a teenager in June 1968 when Kennedy was shot while walking through the Ambassador Hotel kitchen.

A photograph of the teen struggling to hold the mortally wounded Kennedy became an iconic image that haunted Romero for most of his life. He wondered if he could have done something to prevent the shooting or if Kennedy might have survived if he had not stopped to shake his hand.

Eventually Romero overcame his guilt, thanks in part to the support of Kennedy fans who told him that he was an example of the type of people Kennedy sought to help.

Seoul may seek sanctions relief for North projects

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said her government would seek exemptions from international sanctions against North Korea to pursue "various" projects with Pyongyang.

Kang told reporters in Seoul that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would discuss an end-of-war declaration and other offers the U.S. could make North Korea as it attempted to advance stalled nuclear negotiations. North Korea has been demanding the U.S. take "corresponding measures" to its "good-will gestures" such as halting its nuclear or missile tests since last year.

Kang's comments came ahead of Pompeo's expected fourth visit to North Korea on Sunday, where he's slated to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and discuss a possible second summit with President Donald Trump.

Mattis: Russia violation of missile treaty 'untenable'

BRUSSELS - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday said Russia's deployment of nuclear-capable missiles in violation of an arms treaty is "untenable" and unless Moscow changes, the U.S. will have to match that military capability.

Speaking to reporters at the close of a NATO defense ministers meeting, Mattis said the U.S. is reviewing its diplomatic and military options because of Russia's continued violation of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Mattis said that he and his NATO counterparts looked at options for a possible response and that he answered questions from allies.

"There was no disagreement about the fact that the Russians were in violation here among the nations," he said, but declined to say what options the U.S. is considering.

Tainted mail: William Clyde Allen, 39, of Logan, Utah, confessed to sending four envelopes containing the substance from which ricin is derived to President Donald Trump and members of his administration, authorities said in court documents filed Wednesday. The documents did not state a motive.

Medical marijuana: The Mormon church joined lawmakers, the governor and advocates to back a deal Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in conservative Utah after months of fierce debate. The compromise comes as people prepare to vote in November on a medical marijuana ballot initiative.

Caption: Members of a French rescue team prepare to enter the ruins of the Mercure Hotel in Palu on Thursday as part of the search for survivors trapped by debris.

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