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Iraq repatriates nearly 700 more citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a Syrian camp

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi and Syrian officials say Baghdad has repatriated hundreds more of its citizens linked to the Islamic State group from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria. An Iraqi official says they will undergo a rehabilitation program with the help of international agencies in an

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Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA (AP) — Southeast Asia is coping with a weekslong heat wave as record-high temperatures have led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person

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Investigators in killing of 2 Ukrainians in Germany are looking into a possible political motive

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The public prosecutor general’s office in Munich has taken over the investigation into the stabbing deaths of two Ukrainian men in southern Germany because of a possible political motivation for the crime. German news agency dpa reported that the two Ukrainians were killed at a shopping center

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Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war roil US campuses ahead of graduations

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colleges around the country implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as classes wrap up for the semester and campuses prepare for graduation ceremonies. Students and others have been sparing over the Israel-Hamas

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Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war roil US campuses ahead of graduations

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and MARGERY BECK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colleges around the country implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday as classes wrap up for the semester and campuses prepare for graduation ceremonies. Students and others have been sparing over the Israel-Hamas

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French media: Actor Gérard Depardieu is in custody for questioning on sexual assault allegations

By OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French media are reporting that actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by Paris police

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NATO’s chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine against Russia

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO’s chief says the alliance’s member countries have failed to deliver in time what they promised to Ukraine. His acknowledgement came as Russia rushes to exploit its battlefield advantages before Kyiv’s depleted forces get more Western military supplies. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in Kyiv Monday

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Scotland’s leader resigns after conflicts over climate change, gender identity weakened government

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, resigned on Monday, triggering a leadership contest as the governing Scottish National Party seeks to heal internal divisions and strengthen its position ahead of U.K.-wide parliamentary elections expected later this year. Yousaf, whose pro-independence party has been weakened by a campaign finance

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5 former officials are convicted over Greece’s deadliest wildfire but are freed after being fined

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has convicted five former firefighting and disaster response officials over the deadliest wildfire in the country’s history, with more than 100 people killed outside the capital. But some survivors are outraged that they have been fined and let go. The

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Philippines students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA (AP) — Southeast Asia is coping with a weekslong heat wave as record-high temperatures have led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person

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Father of Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen charged with abusing one of his other children, lawyer says

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian police say the father and former coach of Olympic champion runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been charged with abusing one of his other children. It is the latest development in an ongoing conflict involving one of Norway’s most prominent sporting families. Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the

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