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WATCH: Timing of Trump-Xi talks may be moved, White House says

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that President Donald Trump's China trip could be postponed.

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes that killed hundreds in Kabul

By Abdul Qahar Afghan, Munir Ahmed, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has…

Cuba reports island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis

By Associated Press

President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday warned that the island had not received oil shipments in more than three months and that it was operating on solar power, natural gas and thermoelectric plants.

Israel steps up bombing in Lebanon as Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping

By Bassem Mroue, Jamey Keaten, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Massive explosions were heard in Beirut as Israel launched new attacks on the Lebanese capital before dawn.

Iranian women's soccer team leaves Malaysia for Oman after asylum reversal

By Eileen Ng, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Iran’s women’s soccer team has left Malaysia for Oman after five of the seven squad members who sparked a diplomatic furor by seeking asylum in Australia reversed their decisions and rejoined the team in Kuala Lumpur.

Trump says he's demanded countries help 'protect their own territory,' police Iran's Strait of Hormuz

By Sam Metz, Will Weissert, Julia Frankel, Cara Anna, Associated Press

The president declined to name the countries the administration is negotiating with to protect of the strait.

Trump side-stepped diplomacy on road to war in Iran. He's now asking China and others for help

By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

With the Iran war’s economic consequences unfurling rapidly, President Trump is cajoling allies and other global powers to help mop up the mess.

Fifth member of Iranian women's soccer team gives up asylum in Australia

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

A fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has left the country, the Australian government said on Monday.

Milan Cortina Paralympics end with boycott by Ukraine at Games marked by Russia's return

By Tales Azzoni, Associated Press

Ukraine led the boycott of both the opening and closing ceremonies to protest the presence of the Russians.

AP analysis: Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has grown more agitated with news coverage and has failed to explain the Iran war — or how it will end — in a way that resonates with the American public.