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Malaysia: Indonesia Returns Yacht at Center of Graft Probe
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Indonesia has handed over a luxury yacht allegedly bought with money stolen in the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.
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Israel Signals Any Truce With Hamas to Be Limited in Scope
An Israeli Cabinet minister says a cease-fire deal with Hamas currently being discussed involves easing some restrictions on Gaza.
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The Latest: French Cities Ban Polluting Cars Amid Heat Wave
The Latest on hot weather and wildfires in Europe (all times local):
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UN Says Libya Recovered Some 100 Bodies of Migrants in 2018
The U.N. refugee agency says Libya’s coast guard has recovered some 100 bodies of Europe-bound migrants off its coast in 2018.
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Portugal Battles Major Wildfire in Algarve Region
Emergency services in Portugal say they are still fighting a major wildfire on the south coast that threatened to engulf a hillside town overnight.
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Journalists in Hong Kong Defy Gov’t Request to Cancel Speech
A journalists’ association in Hong Kong says it will defy the Chinese government and follow through with a planned speech by an activist advocating independence from China.
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Singapore Minister: Major Cyberattack May Be State-Linked
A cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records in Singapore has been attributed to sophisticated attackers who may be state-linked, a Cabinet minister said Monday.
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Human Rights Group Opposes Moving Rohingya to Island Camp
A human rights group is calling on Bangladesh’s government to abandon plans to relocate Rohingya refugees to a small, uninhabited island said to be at severe risk of serious flooding.
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BMW Apologizes Over Engine Fires Caused by Hardware Problem
BMW AG’s Korean unit apologized Monday over engine fires that prompted recalls and a probe, seeking to allay concerns over images of cars engulfed in flames.
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Violence Continues in Bangladesh Capital as Students Protest
Police in Bangladesh’s capital fired tear gas Monday to disperse hundreds of demonstrating students, while a prominent human rights group demanded the release of an activist arrested for criticizing the government during more than a week of protests.