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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen smiles before casting at a polling station in Hareskovhallen in Vaerloese, Denmark, on Tuesday, Nov 1, 2022. Denmark's election on Tuesday is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle. A former prime minister who left his party to create a new one this year could end up as a kingmaker, with his votes being needed to form a new government. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Denmark PM to try to form new government after election win

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in a strong position to remain in power after her Social Democrats won the most votes in Denmark’s election and a center-left bloc in Parliament that backs her … more

By JAN M. OLSEN and KARL RITTER | 11/1/22

FILE - Volunteers carry a victim after a cable bridge across the Machchu river collapsed in Morbi town of western state Gujarat, India, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. More than 400 people died in October in a series of crowd-related disasters in Asia that could have been prevented if authorities had acted differently. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)

3 tragedies in Asia take hundreds of lives in 1 month

More than 400 people died in October in a series of crowd-related disasters in Asia. A bridge packed with revelers collapsed in India. Halloween partiers were crushed in South Korea’s capital. And … more

By DAVID RISING | 11/1/22

FILE - This file photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a feeding female Anopheles stephensi mosquito crouching forward and downward on her forelegs on a human skin surface, in the process of obtaining its blood meal through its sharp, needle-like labrum, which it had inserted into its human host. Scientists said Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 that the invasive mosquito species Anopheles stephensi was likely responsible for a large outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia earlier this year, a finding that one expert called a worrying sign that progress against the disease is at risk of unraveling. (James Gathany/CDC via AP, File)

Invasive mosquitoes could unravel malaria progress in Africa

Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia earlier this year. Some experts say that finding is a worrying sign that years of … more

By MARIA CHENG | 11/1/22

FILE - A Cuban flag, shredded by the winds of Hurricane Ian, flies in the air while children play in the seawater from the waves breaking on Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Eighteen former Latin American and Caribbean leaders have signed a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden to be released Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, asking the United States to remove its six-decade embargo on Cuba in the wake of devastating damage inflicted by Hurricane Ian. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Former Latin American leaders urge U.S. change on Cuba

Eighteen former Latin American and Caribbean leaders have signed a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden asking the United States to remove its six-decade embargo on Cuba in the wake of devastation … more

By MEGAN JANETSKY | 11/1/22

FILE - A North Korean flag flutters in the wind near the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea on Oct. 4, 2022. South Korea says Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea threatens to use nuke over S. Korea-US drills

North Korea has issued a veiled threat Tuesday to use nuclear weapons to get the U.S. and South Korea to “pay the most horrible price in history. The warning by senior North Korean official Pak … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 11/1/22

In this photo provided by the Greek Coast Guard, some of the nine men who survived a shipwreck and were found on an uninhabited islet are covered with a thermal blankets as they sit aboard a Greek Coast guard vessel, in the Aegean Sea, Greece, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. A major search and rescue operation was underway Tuesday for dozens of people missing after the boat they were on capsized and sank in stormy weather overnight off the coast of an island near the Greek capital. The coast guard said nine survivors, all men, had been found on an uninhabited islet south of the island of Evia and had been picked up by a coast guard vessel. (Greek Coast Guard via AP)

Greece: Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants sinks

A major search and rescue operation is underway for dozens of people missing after the boat they were on capsized and sank overnight off the coast of an island near the Greek capital. The coast guard … more

By ELENA BECATOROS | 11/1/22

Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman leaves 10 Downing Street after attending a cabinet meeting in London, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK minister under fire for calling migrants an 'invasion'

Britain’s interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion.” Home Secretary Suella Braverman used the term while … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 11/1/22

In this photo provided by association Les Papillons (Butterflies), a mailbox to allow children to share their experiences under the motto: "if you can't say it, write it." is pictured in a school in Rouen, Normandy, France in 2021. A new campaign in France allows young children to flag abusive attacks by simply dropping letters in easily accessible mailboxes across the country, for experts to assess. And the results have led to several police investigations, while giving a rare and shocking snapshot of the scale of child abuse in France. (Association Les Papillons via AP)

'If you can’t say it, write it': French kids reveal abuse

A new campaign in France allows young children to flag abusive attacks by simply dropping letters in easily accessible mailboxes across the country, for experts to assess. And the results have led to … more

By SYLVIE CORBET | 11/1/22

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

11/1/22

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