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A Palestinian man cleans a room of a house damaged following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the village of Sarra, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel detains over 70 suspects following deadly violence in the West Bank

8:17 AM on Saturday, July 25

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

Raul Morales, a 51-year-old man who is accused of stabbing two people on the Upper West Side in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon is escorted out of the NYPD 20th Precinct by police officers in New York, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

NYC stabbings suspect arrested on hate crime charges in both attacks

3:01 PM on Friday, July 24

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

FILE - A Palestinian visitor takes a photo at the Roman historical site in the West Bank town of Sebastia Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

UNESCO adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections

2:38 AM on Friday, July 24

A United Nations committee has inscribed a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a set of castles in southern Lebanon as World Heritage sites

Estonia Monastery Bishop Damaskinos, centre left, prays during the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the newly founded Kirikla Orthodox Monastery in Pihali village, Estonia, on July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

10:03 PM on Thursday, July 23

Estonia's Kirikla Orthodox Monastery is the first of its kind to be established by the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in decades

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports

9:39 PM on Thursday, July 23

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

Takeaways from the AP's report on the legacy of Pittsburgh Rabbi Jeffrey Myers

9:07 PM on Thursday, July 23

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers is retiring from the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh

Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Congregation holds a bouquet of flowers while at his retirement dinner celebration on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Eight years after deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell

9:06 PM on Thursday, July 23

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

FILE - New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during a news conference in New York, on March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New York Police Department investigates 2 stabbings as possible hate crimes

7:00 PM on Thursday, July 23

A man has been arrested after police said he stabbed two men in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

The Ephesus House, a replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey, now stands at Alfonso town, Cavite province, Philippines on July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines

6:14 PM on Thursday, July 23

A replica of the House of the Virgin Mary in the Philippines welcomes devotees in Asia’s largest Catholic nation

Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri becomes emotional during an interview with The Associated Press in Maryland, Wednesday, July 22, 2026 . (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump's intervention

6:00 PM on Thursday, July 23

Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri recounts how his fears turned to uncertainty and then joy after he was unexpectedly released from detention in China

People load pallets containing food and hygiene kits for a humanitarian assistance flight to Cuba organized by the Trump administration as the U.S. continues to put pressure on the island's government, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana

11:40 AM on Thursday, July 23

The Catholic Church organization Caritas says hundreds of boxes of humanitarian aid from the U.S. are being distributed in two towns near Havana

Sister Leticia "Letty" Ugboaja at a news conference at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)

Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

10:10 AM on Thursday, July 23

A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas is speaking out for the first time about her arrest while walking to Mass

A synagogue attack probe exposed a second intended target: A UK defense academy

7:20 AM on Thursday, July 23

Mohammad Bashir has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting an attack on a British military academy

Mourners carry the coffins containing additional remains of victims identified through DNA testing during funeral ceremonies in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, July 22, 2026, nearly five months after they were killed in the Feb. 28 strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

US military launches new strikes on Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes

12:02 AM on Thursday, July 23

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

FILE - A mosaic by ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik is seen on the main facade of the Church of Our Lady of the Canadian Martyrs, June 28, 2024, in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Vatican defends secrecy in sensitive abuse case involving ex-Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik

7:33 AM on Wednesday, July 22

The Vatican has confirmed that a church trial against a famous ex-Jesuit priest accused of spiritual and sexual abuse of women is ongoing

A map showing strikes in and around Iran early Wednesday. (AP Digital Embed)

US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure

1:19 AM on Wednesday, July 22

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

In this photo released by the Lebanese Government press office, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, center, raises a Lebanese flag during a visit to the southern village of Zawtar Al Gharbieh, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Lebanese Government press office via AP)

Lebanon’s prime minister visits shattered border village as deal with Israel begins

1:10 AM on Wednesday, July 22

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

Mais Al-Gharam hugs her 8-year-old sister Arjwan, who was granted an Israeli passport, in her home in Nazareth, Israel, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, after Arjwan's arrival from the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Orphaned by war in Gaza, Palestinian siblings reunite with their sister in Israel

10:49 PM on Tuesday, July 21

A Palestinian family that was divided between Israel and Gaza was reunited this month after the eldest sister waged a two-year effort to bring her siblings to join her in Israel

In this photo released by the Inter Services Public Relations, Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, left, shakes hand with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir prior to their meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Inter Services Public Relations via AP)

US military completes 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks overshadow diplomacy

12:44 AM on Tuesday, July 21

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

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows a section of an earthen barrier being built by the Israeli military, right side of image moving top to bottom, in the central Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026. At left is the Maghazi refugee camp, and on the other side are homes demolished by the military. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division

10:03 PM on Monday, July 20

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

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