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Satellite images begin to show damage wrought by Iran war

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Satellite images are beginning to be released giving a glimpse into the toll of the Iran war, with ships ablaze in an Iranian port and destroyed buildings at an American base. Information has so far been scarce about the ...

Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran

By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that had been planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to use their military might to protect the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said ...

Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers to crime-ridden provinces under nightly curfew

By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian officials said Monday that they have deployed 75,000 soldiers and police officers to four crime-ridden provinces where the government is implementing a nightly curfew banning people from leaving their homes from 11 p.m. to ...

BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC filed a motion Monday asking a U.S. court to dismiss President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against it, warning that the case could have a "chilling effect" on robust reporting on public figures and events. The suit was filed in a ...