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  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

  • Police in Britain say they've arrested a man in his 60s.

  • He's being held on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

  • They did not identify him in accordance with police rules,

  • but British media say the detained man is the former Prince Andrew brother to King Charles.

  • Andrew lost his royal titles over his relationship to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  • NPR's Lauren Freyer reports a newly disclosed files from the US Justice Department suggest Andrew passed confidential documents to Epstein.

  • We believe this was triggered by that latest batch of documents,

  • and now there's been an arrest in that investigation.

  • It's also worth noting that the king recently issued a statement saying he would cooperate with police on this

  • if asked about his brother.

  • We don't know, though, if police did approach him.

  • And Piers Lorne Freyer reporting.

  • President Trump meets members of his board of peace today in Washington.

  • He says it will rebuild Gaza after the war.

  • The White House says officials for more than three dozen countries will attend.

  • The U.S.

  • military appears to be sending even more ships and top-of-the-line warplanes to the mid-east.

  • And, here's Greg Myry reports, this comes as the U.S.

  • and Iran are still discussing a possible nuclear deal.