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A small wooden boat is towed into a port in Yangyang, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Four suspected North Korean defectors were found in the small wooden boat near the two Koreas' sea border Tuesday, South Korean officials said. (Park Young-seo/Yonhap via AP)

4 suspected North Korean defectors found in a small boat in South Korean waters

South Korean officials say four suspected North Korean defectors were found in a small wooden boat near the two Koreas’ sea border. Defections by North Koreans have been a sore point in relations … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 10/24/23

A bull rolls in the mud as it prepares to fight another bull at a bullfight in Kabaras, Kakamega county Kenya, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Thousands of people braved the rain and cold to attend an annual bullfighting competition in western Kenya over the weekend, some of them sitting in trees or on hilltops to witness an event that has become a tourist attraction. Bullfighting in western Kenya goes back decades and features two prized bulls fighting it out until one runs away. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

AP PHOTOS: Thousands attend a bullfighting competition in Kenya despite the risk of being gored

KAKAMEGA, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of people braved the rain and cold to attend an annual bullfighting competition in western Kenya over the weekend, some of them sitting in trees or on hilltops to … more

By BRIAN INGANGA | 10/24/23

A cargo train hit a passenger train outside the Bangladeshi capital on Monday, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores more injured, fire officials said. (Oct. 23)

Bodies of 17 recovered after Bangladesh train crash that may have been due to disregarded red light

Officials say the bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside the Bangladesh capital that may have occurred after one of the trains disregarded a red signal. A fire … more

10/24/23

FILE - Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel, Thursday, Oct.19, 2023. Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. By Israeli military estimates, Hamas has already fired 7,000 rockets into Israel during the current war. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Is Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system ironclad?

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system enjoys a near-mythical status among Israelis. The Israeli military estimates it protects against 90% of rockets fired at Israeli territory and the West Bank … more

By JULIA FRANKEL | 10/24/23

FILE - The scene of a truck bombing on Oct. 23, 1983, at a U.S. Marine base near Beirut Airport that resulted in a huge death toll. Forty years after one of the deadliest attacks against U.S. troops in the Middle East, some warn that Washington could be sliding toward a new conflict in the region. (AP Photo/File)

40 years after bombing that killed Americans in Beirut, US troops again deploy east of Mediterranean

Forty years after the bombing that killed 241 U.S. troops in Beirut, the United States is again sending troops to the eastern Mediterranean as tension between Israel and Iran increases over the … more

By BASSEM MROUE | 10/23/23

FILE - Britain's Prince William visits Sustainable Ventures, Europe's largest climate tech hub, in London, Oct. 5, 2023. Prince William will travel to Singapore next month to name the winners of his Earthshot prize, a global competition to find solutions to the challenges of climate change. (Kate Green/Pool via AP, File)

Prince William to travel to Singapore for Earthshot Prize announcement on climate projects

Prince William will travel to Singapore next month to name the winners of his Earthshot Prize, a global competition to find solutions to the challenges of climate change. William created the prize … more

By DANICA KIRKA | 10/23/23

Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Record certificates for the oldest dog, at his home in Conqueiros, central Portugal, Saturday, May 20, 2023. Bobi's owner said Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, that he passed away Saturday at 31 years and 165 days of age. (AP Photo/ Jorge Jeronimo)

World's oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31 (or about 217 in dog years)

A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world's oldest dog ever, has died. The guard dog, called Bobi, passed away over the weekend in a veterinary hospital, his owner Leonel Costa … more

10/23/23

FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waits for the start of a round table meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to Turkey’s parliament for ratification, his office said Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Erdogan had been delaying ratification of Sweden’s membership, accusing Stockholm of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups he considers to be security threats. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Turkey's president submits protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to parliament for ratification

The office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has submitted a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to Turkey’s parliament for ratification. Erdogan had been delaying … more

10/23/23

This photograph provided by the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense Department shows rescuers and others after a cargo train hit a passenger train at Bhairab, Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct.23, 2023. More than a dozen people are killed and scores more are injured according to fire officials. (Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense Department via AP)

At least 15 killed and many injured when 2 trains collide in central Bangladesh

A cargo train has hit a passenger train outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores injured. Rescuers joined local residents in extracting passengers from the … more

10/23/23

CORRECTS NAME TO SAFFRINE - Saffrine Duggan speaks outside Downing Central Court in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, as family and supporters of Dan Duggan demonstrate. A Sydney court on Monday postponed an extradition hearing for Dan Duggan, a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators, until May as his lawyers attempt to further build their case. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Sydney court postpones extradition hearing of former US military pilot until May

A Sydney court has postponed an extradition hearing for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators until Mayas his lawyers attempt to further build their case. … more

10/23/23

Hezbollah fighters rise their group's flag and shout slogans, as they attend the funeral procession of Hezbollah fighter, Bilal Nemr Rmeiti, who was killed by Israeli shelling, during his funeral procession in Majadel village, south Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire and warnings of a widened war

Hezbollah has announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border intensify. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops stationed near there on Sunday … more

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB | 10/22/23

People, one draped in an Israeli flag take part in a demonstration against antisemitism and to show solidarity with Israel, in front of the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (Monika Skolimowska/dpa via AP)

European rallies urge end to antisemitism as pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue worldwide

Thousands of people are gathering in Berlin and London to oppose antisemitism and support Israel. Demonstrations in support of Palestinians in besieged Gaza have also continued around the world. Some … more

10/22/23

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks with John Crosby, left, U.S. Consul General for Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, during the inauguration of the newly built synagogue in Dessau, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Scholz said Germany will do everything to protect and strengthen Jewish life in his remarks at the inauguration of the Weill Synagogue in Dessau. (Hendrik Schmidt/Pool Photo via AP)

German leaders voice outrage and thousands rally in Berlin in reaction to rising antisemitism

German leaders are strongly denouncing a rise in antisemitism in Germany in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. Both the chancellor and president in separate appearances Sunday stressed the same idea … more

10/22/23

In this photo provided by the South Korea Defense Ministry via Yonhap News Agency, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber is parked at an air base in Cheongju, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats

The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries have held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats. South Korea's air force says Sunday's … more

By HYUNG-JIN KIM | 10/22/23

A car on a bridge washed away following torrential rain, near Dundee, Scotland, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. A storm battered Britain, northern Germany and southern Scandinavia for a third day with powerful winds, heavy rain and storm surges that caused floods, power outages, evacuations, and traffic disruptions. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)

UK records a fourth death linked to a storm that battered northern Europe

A fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the U.K. and northern Europe with gale-force winds and torrential rain. Derbyshire Police said Sunday that a woman in her 80s was found … more

10/22/23

FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 28, 2022. A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges, local reports said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Both have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in September 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Iran sentences 2 journalists for collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini's death

A court in Iran has sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges. Both have been imprisoned for over a … more

10/22/23

Palestinian mourners carry the body of Oday Mansour, 17, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Kafr Qallil, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Mansour was killed in clashes with Israeli forces Friday during a protest in support of the Gaza Strip, at a military checkpoint in the flash point town of Hawara, West Bank. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage

Deadly violence has been surging in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian militants in the aftermath of the Hamas attack. As of Sunday, at least 90 Palestinians … more

By AMY TEIBEL | 10/22/23

In this image from a video released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Filipino sailors, bottom, look after a Chinese coast guard ship with bow number 5203 bumps their supply boat as they approach Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Sunday Oct. 22, 2023. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

Philippine officials say a Chinese coast guard ship and a militia vessel separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat off a disputed shoal. The officials did not say … more

By JIM GOMEZ | 10/22/23

Yuriy Musienko, 45, works in a burned car garage near his mother's house in Moshchun, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Many Ukrainians are expecting the same or worse this coming winter and have spent months preparing, including collecting firewood and buying generators. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Ukrainians prepare firewood and candles to brace for a winter of Russian strikes on the energy grid

Russian strikes on power plants in the Ukraine war impacted almost half the country’s energy capacity last winter. That forced millions of Ukrainians to learn to work, live and cover basic needs … more

By HANNA ARHIROVA | 10/22/23

FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese briefs the media during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 10, 2023. Albanese will visit China in early November, his office said Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 hours before he was set to fly to the United States to meet President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Australian prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit China in early November, his office says. It also said Sunday that China agreed to review the crippling tariffs it placed on Australian wine that … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 10/21/23