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S. Korea police chief says crowd surge response was 'insufficient'
S. Korea police chief says crowd surge response was 'insufficient'
by  AFP

South Korea's police chief said Tuesday that officers had received multiple urgent reports of danger ahead of a deadly crowd crush at a Halloween event but their handling of them was "insufficient". Police knew "a large crowd had gathered even before the accident occurred, urgently indicating the danger," he said, acknowledging the way this information was handled had been "insufficient".

Israelis vote as Netanyahu seeks return to power
Israelis vote as Netanyahu seeks return to power
by  AFP

Israelis will vote Tuesday in their fifth election in less than four years, with the hawkish ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu campaigning for a comeback alongside far-right allies. Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and breach of trust, has addressed party faithful from a bulletproof campaign bus, seeking to convince them that only he can keep the country safe.

Filipinos flock to cemeteries for All Saints' Day
Filipinos flock to cemeteries for All Saints' Day
by  AFP

Filipinos clutching flowers and umbrellas poured into cemeteries across the Catholic-majority Philippines Tuesday to pay tribute to their dead loved ones on All Saints' Day for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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