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Denis Pushilin, leader of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, second left, meets with liberated soldiers during the exchange of servicemen of the Donetsk People’s Republic who were imprisoned and the Lugansk People’s Republic, in Amvrosiivka, Donetsk People’s Republic, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Russia and Ukraine on Saturday made an exchange of prisoners, which took place according to the formula "50 to 50". (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

UN nuclear agency starts probe of Russian dirty bomb claim

Experts from the United Nations' nuclear power agency are conducting inspections of two sites in Ukraine where Russia alleges that “dirty bombs” are being manufactured. International Atomic … more

By ANDREW MELDRUM | 11/1/22

A Buddhist monk prays for victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities on the street near the scene in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seoul's Halloween victims primarily women, young people

The narrow street in Seoul’s popular Itaewon neighborhood was already packed with people celebrating Halloween as high school student Eunseo Kim pushed into the crowd. As the 17-year-old slowly … more

By JUWON PARK and DAVID RISING | 11/1/22

Cars pass in Independence Square at twilight in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Rolling blackouts are increasing across Ukraine as the government rushes to stabilise the energy grid and repair the system ahead of winter. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches

Rolling blackouts are increasing across Ukraine as the government rushes to stabilize the energy grid and repair the system ahead of winter. Yet the unpredictable power cuts are adding another layer … more

By SAM MEDNICK | 11/1/22

Shoes are seen among a huge collection items found in Itaewon following South Korea’s deadliest crowd surge, at a temporary lost and found center at a gym in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Police have assembled the crumpled tennis shoes, loafers and Chuck Taylors, part of 1.5 tons of personal objects left by victims and survivors of the tragedy, in hopes that the owners, or their friends and family, will retrieve them. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

After tragic crush, lost shoes await owners at Seoul gym

Days after more than 150 Halloween revelers were killed in South Korea’s deadliest crowd surge, hundreds of abandoned shoes remained laid out in rows in a badminton court in the capital Seoul. The … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 11/1/22

Rescuers on boats search in the Machchu river where a pedestrian bridge collapsed Sunday in Morbi town of western state Gujarat, India, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. A century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into the river Sunday evening, sending hundreds plunging in the water in one of the country's worst accidents in years. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Modi to visit India's bridge collapse site as families mourn

India’s prime minister is scheduled to visit the site in western India where a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into a river. The deadly collapse had sent hundreds plunging … more

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN | 11/1/22

Nathan Taverniti, a 24-year-old Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital, speaks during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Taverniti blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd controls despite anticipating a massive turnout for the Halloween celebrations. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Australian survivor of Seoul crush blames 'mismanagement'

An Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the South Korean capital of Seoul blamed the huge loss of life on officials’ failure to employ effective crowd … more

By CHISATO TANAKA | 11/1/22

A woman walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Australia’s central bank boosted its benchmark interest rate for a seventh consecutive month to a nine-year high of 2.85 percent. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australian cash rate rises for 7th straight month to 2.85%

Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a seventh consecutive month to a nine-year high of 2.85%. The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided on a second consecutive … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 11/1/22

People take photo with an election campaign poster depicting former Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu at Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem a day ahead of Israeli national elections, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Israel is holding its fifth election in under four years on Nov. 1, 2022. Hebrew on banner reads "Only the Likud can". (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israelis vote again, as political crisis grinds on

Israelis are voting in national elections that are being held for the fifth time since 2019, hoping to break the political deadlock that's paralyzed the country. The cost of living is surging, … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 11/1/22

A man weeps as he pays tribute to victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities on a street near the scene in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. South Korean police investigated on Monday what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the country’s worst disaster in years. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea police admit responsibility for Halloween tragedy

South Korea’s police chief has admitted a responsibility for failing to prevent a recent crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul. Police chief Yoon Hee … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 11/1/22

FILE - Visitors pose for photos outside the Disney Resort theme park in Shanghai on June 30, 2022. Shanghai Disneyland was closed and visitors temporarily kept in the park for virus testing, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, the city government announced, while social media posts said some amusements kept operating for guests who were blocked from leaving. (AP Photo/Chen Si, File)

Shanghai Disney guests kept in closed park for virus testing

Shanghai Disneyland has closed as a COVID-19 precaution and visitors temporarily kept in the park for virus testing. Postings on social media said some amusements kept operating for guests who were … more

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FIE - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba discusses elements of a coordinated response with federal agencies that he believes will help deal with the city's long-standing water problems, during a news briefing, Sept. 7, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The beleaguered water system in Mississippi's capital city disrupted daily life for 150,000 residents for several days, but Jackson's water is now safe to drink according to the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

EPA: Water in Mississippi's capital city is safe to drink

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the water in Mississippi's capital city is now safe to drink, following months of sampling at a water treatment plant overwhelmed by late August … more

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG | 10/31/22

North Korea warns US of 'powerful' response to allied drills

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry has criticized the United States for expanding combined military exercises with South Korea it claims are practice for an invasion and warned of “more powerful … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 10/31/22

Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks about the situation of grain shipments from Ukraine following a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Russia warns it may block ships with Ukraine grain

Russia’s U.N. ambassador is accusing Ukraine of using the Black Sea shipping corridor to get grain to world markets “for military and sabotage purposes” against its fleet. Vassily Nebenzia said … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 10/31/22

FILE - Brazil's former president who was running for reelection, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, receives a headdress from Assurini Indigenous people during a meeting with traditional populations from the Amazon in Belem, Para state, Brazil, Sept. 2, 2022. In a victory speech Sunday, Oct. 30, Brazil’s president-elect da Silva promised to reverse a surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. (AP Photo/Raimundo Pacco, File)

New president's bid to protect the Amazon will face hurdles

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promises to reverse the surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. To achieve that, he will have to boost environmental law enforcement, … more

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE | 10/31/22

People walk amidst destruction at the scene, a day after a double car bomb attack at a busy junction in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Somalia's president says multiple people were killed in Saturday's attacks and the toll could rise in the country's deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somalia car bombs death toll up to 120, some still missing

Somalia’s health minister says the death toll from a pair of car bombings in the capital two days ago has reached 120 and could rise further because some people are still missing. The minister said … more

By OMAR FARUK | 10/31/22

A man walks past a burning barricade during a protest over the death of journalist Romelo Vilsaint, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Vilsaint died Sunday after being shot in the head when police opened fire on reporters demanding the release of one of their colleagues who was detained while covering a protest, witnesses told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haiti police to probe death of reporter during gathering

Haiti’s National Police says it's been ordered to launch an investigation into the death of a journalist who witnesses say was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister. Police Chief Frantz … more

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South Korean investigators inspect the scene of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. A crowd surge killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul over the weekend in the country’s worst disasters in years. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

'Manmade disaster': Officials criticized over Seoul deaths

South Korean officials are facing tough questions about preparations for Halloween celebrations and demands for accountability after a crowd surge at the festivities left more than 150 people dead. … more

By KIM TONG-HYUNG | 10/31/22

FILE -- This photograph taken with long exposure photo shows cars and trucks driving on a highway in Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Officials said Monday that Germany is postponing politically sensitive decisions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector until 2023, amid strong opposition from one governing party to the idea of a universal speed limit. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)

Germany puts off transport emissions decision for next year

Officials say Germany is postponing politically sensitive decisions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector until 2023 amid strong opposition from a governing party to a … more

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A group of people thought to be migrants are seen at the migrant processing centre in Dover, England, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. An attacker threw firebombs an immigration center in the English port town of Dover on Sunday before killing himself, officials said. One other person was lightly injured. The Kent Police force said “two to three incendiary devices” were thrown at the facility where recently arrived migrants are taken, and “one minor injury has been reported.” (Gareth Fuller/PA via PA)

UK govt under fire for 'wretched' migrant center conditions

British politicians are demanding the Conservative government improve conditions at an overcrowded facility for migrants, described by an independent inspector as “wretched.” Hundreds of people … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 10/31/22

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, China's space station lab module Mengtian and the rocket Long March-5B Y4 is transported to the launch area at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Oct. 25, 2022. China has launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station, realizing a more than decade-long endeavor to maintain a constant crewed presence in orbit. (Tu Haichao/Xinhua via AP)

China launches 3rd and final space station component

China has launched the third and final module to complete its permanent space station, realizing a more than decade-long endeavor to maintain a constantly crewed presence in orbit. Mengtian was … more

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