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Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US bombing of Iran expands as American troops killed and Tehran retaliates against the Gulf states

11:44 PM on Sunday, July 19

The United States has conducted a new round of airstrikes targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member

Alice Rufo, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans, second left, Aurore Bergé, Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination, third left, Emmanuel Gregoire Paris mayor, center, and Yonathan Arfi, President of CRIF (Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France), third right, attend the ceremony marking the 84th anniversary of the 1942 Vel d'Hiv police roundup, the largest roundup of Jews in France during World War II, and paying tribute to the Righteous Among the Nations of France in Paris, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

France commemorates the Vel d’Hiv roundup after a Paris plaque honoring rescuers is vandalized

6:23 AM on Sunday, July 19

France has commemorated the Vel d’Hiv roundup, a mass arrest of Jews by French police in 1942

Festival participants carry Yasaka Shrine's Eastern Mikoshi back into the shrine's main hall following the "Mikoshi Arai" purification ritual ahead of the Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto, western Japan, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Fred Mery)

A centuries-old festival in Japan brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets

1:13 AM on Sunday, July 19

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

A man carries his bicycle in front of a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US launches more airstrikes against Iran after announcing another death of a service member

11:52 PM on Saturday, July 18

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

Residents inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 children and 6 adults, health officials say

11:31 AM on Saturday, July 18

Israeli strikes in Gaza City have killed at least nine Palestinians, including three children, according to hospital officials

FILE - A large menorah stands in front of the White House on the third night of Hanukkah, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

9:12 AM on Saturday, July 18

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

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir perform from the Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester, England during their Fabulous Unknown UK tour on Oct. 23, 2024. (Miranda Zhen Yao via AP)

Pop culture’s 'reverent irreverence': How artists blur irony, sincerity and religion

7:34 AM on Saturday, July 18

Indie artist Alex Cameron has sparked curiosity with a song about Jesus, blending humor and sincerity

People walk past the Grand Mosque of Paris, where a banner reads, "100 years of light, a century of history, spirituality and dialogue" marking its 100th anniversary, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris’ Grand Mosque celebrates its 100th anniversary and interfaith dialogue

6:44 AM on Saturday, July 18

The Grand Mosque of Paris is celebrating its centenary

A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strike on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US military launches new airstrikes to 'swiftly punish' Iran for deaths of US troops

3:31 AM on Saturday, July 18

The U.S. military says it has carried out new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one more missing and four requiring hospitalization

Sunflowers bloom in Kalyvia Varikou, near Litochoro in northern Greece, backdropped by Mount Olympus, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, vies for World Heritage status

1:26 AM on Saturday, July 18

Mount Olympus, the mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, may soon join UNESCO’s World Heritage List

FILE - Schoolgirls walk home past a mural from the women's organization Plan International in Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)

Takeaways from AP's report on the impact of US aid restrictions on reproductive rights in Africa

1:16 AM on Saturday, July 18

The Trump administration has announced new, sweeping restrictions on U.S. funding for nongovernmental organizations, foreign governments and U.N. agencies that promote access to abortion overseas

FILE - A woman walks past a billboard promoting the Safe Motherhood Bill on Wilkinson Road in Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)

Women are dying in Africa as US ramps up its global battle against abortion

1:14 AM on Saturday, July 18

The Trump administration's new, sweeping restrictions on U.S. funding for nongovernmental organizations, foreign governments and U.N. agencies that promote access to abortion overseas is delivering new momentum to U.S. anti-abortion groups

In East India, a Marian shrine draws in Christian, Hindu and Muslim pilgrims

2:59 PM on Friday, July 17

Each week for the last 13 years, 28-year-old Rimpa Chowdhury, who describes herself as a devout Hindu, has visited the Basilica of the Holy Rosary

FILE - Clara Ester stands in the Centenary United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tenn., on March 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78

2:54 PM on Friday, July 17

Clara Ester, an activist and minister who rushed to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s side when he was shot, has died at 78

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

An Israeli strike on a funeral in Gaza kills 7 people and wounds 22, a local hospital says

11:25 AM on Friday, July 17

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip has killed at least seven people and wounded another 22

A Palestinian uses a flashlight after volunteers taking part in a night watch spotted Israeli settlers on a nearby hill and set brush ablaze to prevent them from approaching the West Bank village of Sinjil, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Photos show West Bank Palestinians keeping watch at night as settler violence grows

7:44 AM on Friday, July 17

Four bishops lie on the floor as they are given episcopal consecration during a Mass in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary, in Econe, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

Traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice after Vatican cuts off breakaway group

7:23 AM on Friday, July 17

Churches affiliated with the Society of St. Pius X continue to offer the Latin Mass

Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Buddhist monk who led a Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., sits with his dog, Aloka, before an event at Wat Thai of Los Angeles in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight

7:08 AM on Friday, July 17

Earlier this year, the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Buddhist monk from Texas, led a Walk for Peace with an international group of monks and his rescue dog, Aloka

A woman flashes a victory sign while walking at Tehran's traditional main bazaar, Iran, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast

12:11 AM on Friday, July 17

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies

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 hits more bridges in Iran in an expansion of its airstrike campaign

11:41 PM on Wednesday, July 15

The United States is expanding its airstrike campaign against Iran by increasingly hitting bridges

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