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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean governing party’s presidential candidate says he will continue a conciliatory approach toward North Korea if elected and questioned the effectiveness of U.S.-led economic sanctions in pressuring the North to abandon its nuclear ambitions. The comments by Lee Jae-myung come as nuclear negotiations

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel is fueling tensions between the U.K. and France over how to stop migrants from crossing the world’s busiest waterway in small boats. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron have pledged to “do

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has begun relocating hundreds of Rohingya refugees to an island in the Bay of Bengal, despite concerns from rights groups over the conditions on the vulnerable low-lying island and that no refugees should be sent forcibly. Bangladesh has been sheltering 1.1 million Rohingya from Myanmar

MADRID (AP) — Metalworkers in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz are returning to work after trade unions reached a pay agreement with employers. The agreement was approved by workers in a ballot Thursday. The open-ended strike began Nov. 16, with street protests at times turning violent as riot police clashed with strikers and their

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has opened a virtual meeting of Asian and European leaders with a call for sustainable and shared global growth as the world seeks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty European countries and 21 Asian countries, along with multinational organizations,

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday is hearing a petition to shut down one of the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights group, a move that sparked public outrage and is part of a months-long crackdown on dissent. The Prosecutor General’s Office earlier this month petitioned the

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — An official says at least 10 people, including five children, died this week in South Sudan after their boat capsized on the White Nile river in Upper Nile state. The state’s information minister said the boat was heading to Malakal when it sank with 28

By OLEG CETINIC Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — France’s interior minister says pregnant women and children are among at least 27 migrants killed trying to cross the English Channel in a small boat that sank. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin also announced the arrest of a fifth suspected trafficker thought to have been involved in

By ZEN SOO and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A renowned Chinese fashion photographer has apologized for her past work after online critics called it insulting to the Chinese people and fashion house Dior removed one of her photos from a show in Shanghai. Chen Man apologized in a social media post

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has drawn up plans to help people better understand when they are seeing political ads online and who is responsible for them. The proposals are aimed at ensuring fair and transparent polls or referendums. They would ban political targeting and methods used to reach

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman has been discharged from the Czech capital’s military hospital after his condition improved. The 77-year-old Zeman was rushed to the clinic to be treated in an intensive care unit on Oct. 10. That was the day after the election for the lower house of parliament. His condition was

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say a fire at a coal mine in Siberia has killed 11 people and injured more than 40. Dozens of others are still trapped. A Russian news agency says the blaze broke out in the Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia. It said coal dust caught

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are higher after Federal Reserve officials indicated they were ready to hike interest rates sooner than expected if needed to cool U.S. inflation. London, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Hong Kong advanced while Shanghai declined. U.S. markets were closed for a holiday. Notes of the

By DAVID RISING and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets for a second day in violent protests. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare declared the lockdown Wednesday

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say a fire at a coal mine in Siberia has killed nine people and injured 44 others. Dozens of others are still trapped. A Russian news agency says the blaze took place in the Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia. The report said that coal dust caught fire and the smoke

By MASHA MACPHERSON and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is launching a new process for women to formally report abuse, circumventing police stations where many victims feel uncomfortable filing such complaints. Junior Interior Minister Marlene Schiappa said alternative locations can include a friend’s home or some other place where abused women feel

CALAIS, France (AP) — France’s interior minister says pregnant women and children are among at least 27 migrants killed trying to cross the English Channel in a small boat that sank. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin also announced the arrest of a fifth suspected trafficker thought to have been involved in the deadly crossing. The minister

By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Witnesses say a large explosion has occurred outside a school in a busy part of Somalia’s capital during the morning rush hour, killing at least eight people, including students. The extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility. A plume of smoke was seen rising above Mogadishu on

By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Interpol has elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body’s annual General Assembly held in Istanbul. Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi is the inspector general at the United Arab Emirates’ interior ministry. He