WASHINGTON (AP) – Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier $158 million, but insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices.  One highly unusual exchange for the restrained and traditional atmosphere came Thursday.

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.

Fight erupts in Georgian Parliament amid deepening political tensions

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) – Three years of war have devastated much of Sudan. The impact has been pressed into the skin of survivors, and their memories.

Swedish climate minister shows up to EU meeting with her baby