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LONDON (AP) — Love letters to Pattie Boyd from both George Harrison and Eric Clapton are going up for sale at Christie’s auction house, alongside clothing, jewelry and other memorabilia from the renowned model and musicians’ muse. Boyd, who was previously married both to Beatle Harrison and to guitar legend Clapton, is selling a trove of items from her time …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have pulled out of a village in the east of the country, an army spokesman said Monday, as Russian forces display advantages in manpower and ammunition on the battlefield at the start of the war ’s third year. The latest setback for Kyiv’s soldiers was in the village of Lastochkyne, where they fell back …

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The eldest daughter and close aide of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday became the country’s first-ever female chief minister in eastern Punjab province. Her rivals accused authorities of nepotism and boycotted the session of the provincial assembly. Mariam Nawaz, 50, became chief minister in a 220-0 vote in her favor, beating out her …

CAIRO (AP) — A ferry carrying day laborers sank in the Nile just outside the Egyptian capital, killing at least 10 of the 15 people on board, authorities said Monday. The five who survived were transported to a hospital and later discharged, the Ministry of Manpower said in a statement. The cause of the sinking was not made immediately clear. …

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (AP) — El papa Francisco canceló sus actos previstos para el lunes por la mañana debido a unos síntomas gripales persistentes pero leves, según indicó la oficina de prensa del Vaticano en un breve comunicado, en el que aclaró que el papa no tenía fiebre. La decisión se tomó como medida de precaución, señaló el comunicado. El …

GINEBRA (AP) — Las partes beligerantes en lugares como Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ucrania y Sudán se hacen de la “vista gorda” con las leyes internacionales, afirmó el lunes el secretario general de Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, mientras pedía más respeto a los derechos humanos y a la paz en todo el mundo. En un discurso pronunciado durante el nuevo periodo …

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president again lashed out at social media platform YouTube on Monday for taking down part of his daily news briefing where he revealed a reporter’s phone number. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the platform in Mexico “has been taken over by conservatives,” accused it of censorship and claimed YouTube “is in full decline.” It …

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal case asked a judge Monday to impose a gag order on the former president ahead of next month’s trial, citing what they called his “long history of making public and inflammatory remarks” about people involved in his legal cases. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is asking for what …

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee school bus driver died in a crash Monday that also caused minor injuries to two students, authorities said. The bus was hit Monday morning by a 2005 Chevy Silverado on Highway 70 near Rogersville, news outlets reported, citing a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Aleita Gladson, 55, of Rogersville, died and two …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An explosive device was detonated outside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office over the weekend, he said in a statement Monday. Marshall confirmed no one was injured. “Thankfully, no staff or personnel were injured by the explosion,” Marshall said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said a suspicious package, which was determined to be an explosive device, …