Religion
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Biden will visit church where Black people were killed to lay out election stakes and perils of hate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Americans to grasp the extraordinary stakes of this year’s presidential election, as…
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Iran arrests 11 suspects over bomb blasts; mourners demand revenge
DUBAI—Iranian authorities said on Friday that security forces had arrested 11 people suspected of involvement in two bomb blasts that…
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings
A woman weeps at the scene of Wednesday’s bomb explosion in the city of Kerman about 510 miles (820 kms)…
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US ‘doesn’t see’ acts of genocide committed by Israel in Gaza
The bodies of 111 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza lie in a mass grave during their burial at…
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US ends aircraft carrier’s deployment in Middle East
USS Gerald R. Ford cruises alongside the USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) during a fueling-at-sea in the Eastern Mediterranean, Oct. 14, 2023.…
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Israel pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave’s main southern city
Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first significant…
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Biden administration once more bypasses Congress on emergency weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON—For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel…
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‘Our hearts are in Bethlehem’: Pope laments war at Christmas mass
Pope Francis leads a Christmas mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Dec. 24, 2023. (EPA Photo) Pope Francis…
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World leaders arrive in Kuwait to pay respects after emir’s death
Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah leaves Parliament in Kuwait City, Kuwait February 20, 2006. Sheikh Nawaf officially took…
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US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security…
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