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LGBTQ community supporters and members wait for the Supreme Court verdict on petitions that seek the legalization of same-sex marriage, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Homosexuality has long carried a stigma in India’s traditional society, even though there has been a shift in attitudes toward same-sex couples in recent years. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it is up to Parliament

By Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

Afghanistan's Mujeeb ur Rahman celebrates the wicket of England's Chris Woakes during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and England in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

England’s title defense in trouble at Cricket World Cup after stunning loss to Afghanistan

By Chetan Narula - Associated Press

India's captain Rohit Sharma leaves the ground after wining the toss during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India wins the toss and will bowl first against regional rival Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup

By Chetan Narula - Associated Press

India's captain Rohit Sharma celebrates his century during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Afghanistan and India in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

As crowded as it gets at the Cricket World Cup: India vs. Pakistan before 100,000-plus spectators

By Chetan Narula - Associated Press

South Africa team members huddle before the ICC Cricket World Cup match between Australia and South Africa in Lucknow, India, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri )

De Kock’s century helps South Africa earn a 134-run win over Australia at the Cricket World Cup

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Villager acollect relief material to transport to the other side of Teesta river for people marooned in flash floods in Priding village, Sikkim, India, Saturday, Oct. 7. 2023. Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to flee. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indian rescuers are flying into the region where a flood washed out bridges and killed at least 74

By Wasbir Hussain and Anupam Nath - Associated Press

AFC wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball against NFC cornerback Tariq Woolen (27) of the Seattle Seahawks and outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith (55) of the Minnesota Vikings during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Feb. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. Flag football took a key step toward becoming an Olympic sport in 2028, a victory for the NFL and organizers in Los Angeles who will bring a distinctly American sport to the Summer Games as they return to the United States for the first time in 32 years. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)

Flag football set to be included at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Buildings are inundated after flash floods triggered by sudden heavy rainfall swamped Rangpo town in Sikkim, India, Friday, Oct. 6. 2023. A flood that burst through a major hydroelectric dam in India's Himalayan northeast killed at least 31 people, officials said Friday, as ice-cold water swept through mountain towns, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. The flood began shortly after midnight Wednesday, when a glacial lake high in the mountains overflowed after a heavy rainfall. (AP Photo/Prakash Adhikari)

Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India’s Himalayan northeast

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

U.S. fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Gold medalists China's Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi takes part in the Free Routine segment of the Artistic Swimming Women's Duet competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

India wins gold in Asian Games cricket after rain stops play in final with Afghanistan

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Indian Army shows army vehicles that got washed away in flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall in Sikkim, India, Thursday, Oct.5. 2023. (Indian Army via AP)

Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast had been feared for years

By Ashok Sharma and Sibi Arasu - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. Xi accused Washington on Monday, March 6, 2023, trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. That reflects the ruling Communist Party's growing frustration that its pursuit of prosperity and global influence is threatened by U.S. restrictions on access to technology, its support for Taiwan and other moves seen by Beijing as hostile. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Global semiconductor market tilts against China as chip wars escalate

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

FILE- A cyclist pedals past the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The Afghan embassy in New Delhi is continuing to function, days after it said it was closing due to a lack of diplomatic support in India and the absence of a recognized government in Kabul, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

India says the Afghan embassy in New Delhi is functioning despite the announcement of suspension

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From left, New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson, India's captain Rohit Sharma, Pakistan's captain Babar Azam and England's captain Jos Buttler share a light moment as they pose with the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup trophy in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

India captain Sharma looks forward to ‘jam packed’ venues when Cricket World Cup starts

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An Indian flag is laid on the street as protesters wave a Canadian and Khalistan flags during a protest outside the Indian Consulate in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says

By Rob Gillies - Associated Press

A cyclist pedals past the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. India's External Affairs Ministry is examining a letter from the Afghan Embassy that says it plans to cease all operations in the Indian capital by Saturday, an official said Friday. India has not recognized the Taliban government which seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. It evacuated its own staff from Kabul ahead of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan two years ago and no longer has a diplomatic presence there. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Afghan Embassy closes in India citing a lack of diplomatic support and personnel

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Blinken meets Indian foreign minister as row between India and Canada simmers

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters, where he was felicitated a day after the women's reservation bill was passed by the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, Friday, Sep. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/STR)

India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the U.N. with a mess on its hands

By Krutika Pathi - Associated Press

President Joe Biden addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Biden spent much of the past week making the case to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, Democratic donors and voters that his decades of foreign policy experience and demonstrated moral clarity set him apart from 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Biden faces foreign policy trouble spots as he aims to highlight his experience on the global stage

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

A woman is consoled as people mourn Sikh community leader and temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar during Antim Darshan, the first part of day-long funeral services for him, in Surrey, British Columbia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib parking lot. The September 2023 accusation by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India may have been behind the assassination of Nijjar, a Sikh separatist leader, has raised several complex questions about the nature of Sikh activism in the North American diaspora. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

India-Canada tensions shine light on complexities of Sikh activism in the diaspora

By Deepa Bharath - Associated Press