BENGALURU, India (AP) – The late arrival of India’s monsoon season and below-average rainfall have caused problems ranging from planting delays for farmers to water restrictions for construction sites in its largest business hub, Mumbai. Water shortages have been reported around the country due to the late start of the rainy season.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday after a court convicted her of accepting luxury gifts from businesspeople and others seeking political and business favors.
Two powerful, back-to-back earthquakes shook Venezuela Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings, killing hundreds and leaving thousands more missing across the northern part of the country. Many more are feared dead.
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Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in ‘first step’ toward peace, Rubio says
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins.
A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them.
Burmese authorities torch $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs
Swedish climate minister shows up to EU meeting with her baby
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