Deb Robertson has become a leading advocate for end-of-life options in Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV plans to meet with seven survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy during his visit to France.

The attorney for a North Carolina girl accused of helping two teens who carried out a fatal attack on a San Diego mosque says prosecutors haven’t provided enough information to allow him to defend his client.

A spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the United States escalates.

Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life.

A senior Houthi official says the group has assured the Trump administration it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.

Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims have filed lawsuits in California to reclaim Nazi-looted paintings from museums in Los Angeles and Poland.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile.

The stabbing of a Sikh truck driver at a Wyoming rest area has the U.S. Sikh community newly on edge.

Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

Leaders from Lebanon, France and Jordan have met in Paris to support Lebanon's struggling military.

A building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City and killed at least 21 people including 11 children.

Candidates from two rival parties linked to a former rebel group have led the first elections in a predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines.

Four supporting acts have quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed for his pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is reaching out to Egypt for support against Yemen’s Houthi rebels who have disrupted key avenues of commerce, contributing to a spike in the global cost of oil.

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In the weeks since a Christian pastor on the Wind River Reservation likened Arapaho ceremonial ways to “idol worship,” the Sunday morning rhythm has become familiar.

A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will mostly be out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has called for a renewed commitment to peace as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S. Speaking from St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, he offered prayers for victims and those still affected by the tragedy.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has defended the decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, emphasizing fairness and justice.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say that Saudi-backed forces have launched dozens of airstrikes across four provinces.

The United Kingdom has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians.

Thirty years after Argentine cumbia star Gilda died in a tour bus crash, the beloved singer has become something more to many fans: a miracle-working folk saint.

Pope Leo XIV has unveiled a fresco at the sanctuary where he prayed just after his election last year.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel’s air force carried out two strikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least nine people, including children.

Germany is challenging claims at the United Nations' top court that it is facilitating genocide in Gaza by supplying arms to Israel.

The U_S_ military has denied that Iran struck an uncrewed American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the claim a “total lie.”.

Iran says it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries.

The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles.

The U.S. military has hit three Iranian oil tankers after accusing Iran of targeting its warships.

Israel has released four more prisoners to Lebanese authorities who had been detained in southern Lebanon, a day after the first was freed.

Iran has fired at Kuwait as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier this week.

If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group.

Adam Hamilton is the founder of the nation's largest United Methodist church, and he's attempting to pull off an unusual balancing act in running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate.

Iranian attacks have targeted U.S. allies across the Gulf as renewed fighting with the United States ended a monthlong lull.

Floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have left many like Tsering Gelbu Lama grappling with loss.

The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified.

Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River.

Israel’s prime minister has spoken out after weeks of settler violence in the occupied West Bank and condemned the criminal actions of a “handful of rioters.”.

Poor weather temporarily hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal as the search for thousands of missing people in areas devastated by catastrophic flash floods along the border with China entered its fourth day.

Israeli airstrikes have killed five people in Gaza and three in the West Bank, despite a fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States.

Rescuers on the Nepal-China border are pulling out flood survivors caked in dark brown mud while helicopters lift stranded people to safety.

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region.

Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and traditional orange-flavored cake.

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built over the very spots where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead.

In a story published Aug. 25, 2026, about strikes in Gaza, The Associated Press erroneously reported that all 251 hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack or their remains were later released.

Iran is again warning about consequences in response to new U.S. economic sanctions, including for its neighbors.

Pope Leo XIV has used a visit to San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the nearby Italian city of Rimini to urge Catholics to reject division, conflict and social polarization, calling instead for dialogue, mercy and friendship across political and cultural differences.

The hard-line new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy and saying the U.S. has increased global nuclear insecurity.

Israeli settlers have killed a Palestinian teenager after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank.

Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families are an unmissable facet of Israeli life.

A whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities.

The United Nations says that an explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul has wounded at least 42 children.

Civil rights advocates have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring the state’s public schools to display the Ten Commandments.

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property.

A New York City man now faces hate crime charges after barging into Shabbat services and attacking two people at a Manhattan synagogue Friday night.

Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan.

Iran says Qatar is holding three of its pilots who were reportedly captured when their jets were downed early in the war, but Qatar denies the allegations.

A dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians.

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.

Israeli settlers have been blockading homes in the West Bank town of Qusra, leading to a tense standoff.

The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.

Christians are less than 2% of Israel's population and are facing increased harassment as regional conflicts persist.

A judge in Boston has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of ignoring harassment of Jewish students.

An array of creative promotions has played at least a small role in an MLB-wide average attendance of 29,618 through Tuesday’s games, the highest such number for a full season since 2017.

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has selected a Republican-turned-independent as her running mate in a tough reelection campaign.

U.S. President Donald Trump is scoffing at Iran's demands that the U.S. pay for devastation caused by five months of war.

Israel’s prime minister is rejecting President Donald Trump’s announced deal for Gaza and says Israeli forces won’t withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas disarms.

Keith Hallegua and Elias Josephai are among the last Jews in Kochi, India, a community with roots dating back centuries.

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman.

The Word of Life Center, a church in Salisbury, Maryland, is facing difficult times.

Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.

The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll order American forces to hold off on strikes he had threatened against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the war.

President Donald Trump says he has decided to hold off on ordering new strikes against Iran after discussions with Gulf allies.

A main development in the Middle East is that the White House is signaling that President Donald Trump is weighing carrying out new strikes on Iran.

Rock legend Patti Smith has met with Pope Leo XIV.

Israelis across political and religious lines are worried about the weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans.

Right-wing Israeli activists are ramping up their fringe campaign to establish Jewish settlements inside Syria by staging frequent incursions across the border.

The U.S. military says it has completed what it describes as “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” conducted in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.

The U.S. military says it successfully intercepted an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi Arabia’s forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.

The United States has not attacked Iran for a second day, and Tehran says it has also halted attacks.

Israel's military says it has detained over 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank following violence that left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead there.

A suspect in two stabbings on New York City streets has been arrested on attempted murder and other charges.

The U.S. military says it has fired on a merchant vessel attempting to breach its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf.

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers is retiring from Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, which he led through the aftermath of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.

The U.S. military has announced it conducted a 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes.

The U.S. military has announced that it is conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly target civilian infrastructure.

Lebanon's prime minister has visited a southern village as a U.S.-brokered agreement with Israel begins implementation.

The U.S. military says it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed.

The Israeli military is rapidly constructing a large earthen barrier in the Gaza Strip, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave.

Iran has attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship.

In Japan, the Gion Matsuri festival brings towering floats to the streets in Shinto religious processions that are rooted in rituals dating back more than 1,000 years and that were intended to ward off epidemics.

The United States has announced another death of a service member as it launches more airstrikes at Iran.

The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice.