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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin waves people after delivering his speech at the concert marking the eighth anniversary of the referendum on the state status of Crimea and Sevastopol and its reunification with Russia, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 18, 2022. Vladimir Putin isn't quite the man he used to be — more than a decade has passed since the Russian president engaged in public stunts to boast of his vigor by hugging a polar bear or riding a horse barechested in the mountains. (Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin is expected to seek reelection in Russia, but who would run if he doesn't?

Vladimir Putin is expected to seek another term in the Kremlin when Russia holds presidential elections next March. But he is 71 years old, an age when death or serious illness are hardly distant … more

By JIM HEINTZ | 11/2/23

FILE - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 19, 2023. Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year, the United Nations chief said in a new report. That's a 30% increase from the same period in 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Executions in Iran are up 30%, a new United Nations report says

A new report from the United Nations says Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year. The report to the U.N. … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 11/2/23

A police officer and dog investigate at the property of Erin Patterson in Leongatha, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Australian police have on Thursday arrested Patterson in an investigation of a suspected mushroom poisoning incident that left three people dead. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)

Australian police arrest host of lunch that left 3 guests dead from suspected mushroom poisoning

Australian police have arrested the host of a luncheon gathering that left three guests dead from suspected mushroom poisoning and a fourth fighting for life. Victoria state police executed a search … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 11/1/23

FILE - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Francisco Bustillo addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. Bustillo resigned late Wednesday, Nov. 1. 2023, shortly after audio messages were published in which he appears to ask a former official to not hand over evidence in an ongoing investigation over a passport issued to an accused drug trafficker. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Uruguay's foreign minister resigns following leak of audios related to a passport scandal

Uruguay’s foreign minister has resigned shortly after audio messages were published in which he appears to ask a former official to not hand over evidence in an investigation over a passport issued … more

By DANIEL POLITI | 11/1/23

A Chinese flag is flown at half-staff at an entrance gate to the Zhongnanhai leadership compound to mourn the death of former Premier Li Keqiang, in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Crowds gather near state funeral home as China's former Premier Li Keqiang is being put to rest

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have gathered near a state funeral home as China's former premier Li Keqiang is being put to rest. Retired high-level officials usually lie in state briefly as … more

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a thumbs up sign during a breakfast with journalists at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, on his 78th birthday. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil to militarize key airports, ports and international borders in crackdown on organized crime

Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some of the country's most important airports, ports and along its international borders as part of a renewed … more

By DIANE JEANTET | 11/1/23

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, on the occasion of All Saints Day, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis says he'll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference

Pope Francis says he will go to Dubai for three days during the COP28 climate conference hosted there. Francis said that during an interview on Italian television network RAI that he would be in … more

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | 11/1/23

FILE - Thousands of Moroccans take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and against normalisation with Israel, in Casablanca, Morocco, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Countries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel's war with Hamas. The protesters' demands present an uncomfortable dilemma for governments that have enjoyed the benefits of closer military and economic ties with Israel in recent years. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Opposition mounts in Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel

Countries in the Middle East that have normalized or are considering normalizing relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. … more

By SAM METZ | 11/1/23

Palestinians look from windows at the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

The US has strongly backed Israel's war against Hamas. The allies don't seem to know what comes next

When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked this week who would govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s war against Hamas, he said a return of the internationally recognized Palestinian … more

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and AMY TEIBEL | 11/1/23

A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian's Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Police in England say two more men have been arrested in the investigation into who cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree, that stood for about 150 years next to the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

2 men arrested in an investigation into a famous tree that was felled near Hadrian's Wall in England

Police in England say two more men have been arrested in the investigation into who cut down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree. Northumbria Police said Wednesday that the men were in their 30s. They … more

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A man walks through flood water on Canal Quay in Newry Town, Co Down, which has been swamped by floodwater as the city's canal burst its banks amid heavy rainfall, Wednesday Nov. 1, 2023. Dozens of businesses were engulfed in the floods, with widespread damage caused to buildings, furnishings and stock. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

Approaching Storm Ciarán may bring highest winds in France and England for decades, forecasters warn

France, England and countries across western Europe are bracing for what meteorologists warn could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán hurtles … more

By ED DAVEY | 11/1/23

People in the crowd walk shouting antisemitic slogans at an airfield of the airport in Makhachkala, Russia, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Russian news agencies and social media say hundreds of people have stormed into the main airport in the Dagestan region and onto the landing field to protest the arrival of an airliner coming from Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo)

Israeli envoy to Russia says Tel Aviv passengers hid from weekend airport riot in terminal

Israel’s ambassador to Moscow offered new details of the weekend riots at an airport in southern Russia when a flight from Tel Aviv landed there, saying some of the passengers had to hide in the … more

By DASHA LITVINOVA | 11/1/23

The Klyuchevskoy volcano, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, erupts in Russia's northern Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far Eat, on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Huge ash columns erupted from Eurasia's tallest active volcano on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, forcing authorities to close schools in two towns in the region. (AP Photo/Yuri Demyanchuk)

Eruption of Eurasia's tallest active volcano sends ash columns above a Russian peninsula

Huge ash columns have erupted from Eurasia’s tallest active volcano and forced authorities to close schools in two towns on Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula. Officials said the … more

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Afghans wait for clearance to depart for their homeland at a deportation camp set up by authorities to facilitate illegal immigrants, in Chaman, a town on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Pakistani security forces on Wednesday rounded up, detained and deported dozens of Afghans who were living in the country illegally, after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired, authorities said. (AP Photo/Habibullah Achakzai)

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide sweeps

Pakistani security forces have launched sweeps to arrest and deport Afghans who are in the country illegally, sending dozens back after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired. The … more

By MUNIR AHMED and RIAZ KHAN | 11/1/23

FILE - In this file photo, protesters march near the skyline of Hong Kong, on July 7, 2019. The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong triggered by Beijing's crackdown on its civil liberties is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Beijing's crackdown fails to dim Hong Kong's luster, as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese

The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s crackdown on its civil liberties, is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 11/1/23

FILE - In this image made from a 2005 video, Abdul Benbrika, an Algerian-born Muslim cleric, speaks during an interview at his home in Melbourne, Australia. Australia's highest court on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, overturned a government decision to strip Algerian national Benbrika of his Australian citizenship over his convictions for terrorism offenses. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP, File)

Australia cannot strip citizenship from man over his terrorism convictions, top court says

Australia’s highest court has overturned a government decision to strip citizenship from a man convicted of terrorism. The ruling Wednesday also means Algerian-born cleric Abdul Benbrika can't be … more

By ROD McGUIRK | 11/1/23

People visit Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island

Taiwan says China has sent another 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign of harassment, threats and … more

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | 11/1/23

Palestinians inspect the damage of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes on Jabaliya refugee camp on the outskirts of Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 (AP Photo/Abdul Qader Sabbah)

Gaza's phone and internet connections are cut off again, as Israeli troops battle Hamas militants

Palestinians reported another widespread outage of internet and phone service in Gaza. Wednesday's outage came hours after Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment buildings and as ground troops battled … more

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY | 11/1/23

FILE - An exterior view shows the mansion house at Bletchley Park museum in the town of Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, England, Jan. 15, 2015. The U.K.-hosted AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to a site chosen for its symbolism: Bletchley Park, a name synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing

The AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, a site that's synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing … more

By JILL LAWLESS | 11/1/23

Japanese automaker Toyota's profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales

Toyota’s profit in the latest quarter jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings. Toyota … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 11/1/23