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TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is projecting Justin Trudeau's Liberals will win a minority government. Trudeau appeared to overcome a challenge in Monday's national elections from the rival Conservatives four years after he channeled his father's star power to become prime minister. CBC projects Trudeau's Liberals won't win the majority of seats in Parliament and will have to rely on another party to pass legislation.
BEIRUT (AP) — The aid group Save the Children says at least 70,000 children have been displaced by fighting in northeast Syria due to the Turkish military offensive there. The group said Monday that many displaced families have sought shelter in two dozen schools in the city of Hassakeh. But the power lines of a water station have been damaged by fighting, meaning there's no steady flow of water to the city and its surrounding areas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has privately made his views on Ukraine clear: The president sees the Eastern European ally, not Russia, as responsible for the interference in the 2016 election that was investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller. That's according to people familiar with testimony in House impeachment investigation. It's part of a broader skepticism of Ukraine being shared with Trump by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban of Hungary.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Saying he has worked "tirelessly," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given up efforts to form a majority government in parliament. Netanyahu's efforts were rebuffed repeatedly by his chief rival, former military chief Benny Gantz. With Israel's attorney general set to decide in the coming weeks on whether to indict Netanyahu in a series of corruption cases, the longtime Israeli leader could come under heavy pressure to step aside.
CLEVELAND (AP) — A group of state attorneys general is pushing officials from other state and local governments to accept a $48 billion deal to settle all the opioid-related lawsuits against two drugmakers and the three biggest distributors. But it's not going to be an easy sell. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Monday that the deal is "a pile of lumber that's been dropped on the construction site." The public push for the deal came after four companies involved announced a settlement with two Ohio counties.
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