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Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan says Iran must cease ‘all provocation’

By Associated Press

Shanahan says the accelerated deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier group and some bombers to the Middle East is "prudent repositioning" of assets in response to what he said were indications of a credible threat from Iran.

Turkish election board orders new Istanbul vote after opposition victory

By Associated Press

Turkey's state-run news agency says the country's highest electoral body has ruled for a rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party challenged the legitimacy of the vote an opposition candidate narrowly won.

U.S. plans to hike tariffs Friday, saying China broke promises

By Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald, Associated Press

By threatening to raise taxes on Chinese imports, President Donald Trump is throwing down a challenge to Beijing: Agree to sweeping changes in China's government-dominated economic model — or suffer the consequences.

Does the baby have red hair? Here’s what we know about the royal family’s newest member

By Gregory Katz, Associated Press

Britain's royal family has its newest member, a baby boy born to Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, nearly one year after their wedding on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Stocks plummet on fears of U.S.-China trade war

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Shares in multinational corporations were hammered Monday on both sides of the Pacific after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs.

Calm takes hold amid Hamas-Israel cease-fire

By Aron Heller, Fares Akram, Associated Press

The cease-fire aims to end the deadliest fighting between the two sides since a 2014 war.

Russian plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

The plane had taken off from Sheremetyevo but turned back within minutes, asking for an emergency landing.

Prince Harry and Meghan have a baby boy

By Associated Press

The baby, who has not yet been named, is seventh in line for the British throne.

Biodiversity loss accelerates with 1 million species at risk of extinction, UN report finds

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Species loss is accelerating to a rate tens or hundreds of times faster than in the past, according to the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity.

U.S. dispatches aircraft carrier to send message to Iran

By Robert Burns, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

The dispatch came after "clear indications" that Iranian forces were preparing to possibly attack U.S. forces in the region, a defense official told the Associated Press.