Pope, Indonesia imam make joint call to fight violence

Associated Press 09/05/2024

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis joined the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque in pledging to work together to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment on Thursday, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship…

Ukraine president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

Associated Press 08/31/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the…

Houthi video shows Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker 

Associated Press 08/30/2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil…

Surf Church in Portugal: Surf before you worship at this church

Associated Press 08/29/2024

PORTO, Portugal — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine named after the city in northern Portugal. It’s also home to a different kind of church —…

Kamala Harris: Her election would defy history

Associated Press 08/28/2024

NEW YORK — As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others in her position who have tried the same. Since…

Israel says it rescued hostage from underground tunnel in Gaza

Associated Press 08/28/2024

JERUSALEM — Israel said it rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing one of the scores of people abducted during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that ignited the war in Gaza.…

Telegram: What it is, and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

Associated Press 08/27/2024

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of…

Russia’s deadly barrage of missiles, drones hits half of Ukraine

Associated Press 08/27/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia battered much of Ukraine on Monday, firing scores of missiles and drones that killed four people, injured more than a dozen and damaged energy facilities in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as…

Taylor Swift: Did she create a new era for food bank donations?

Associated Press 08/26/2024

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s July 14, 2023, concert in Denver, Aditi Desai, chief marketing officer at the Food Bank of the Rockies, got an unusual call. The billionaire pop star wanted to donate tens of thousands of…

NASA to keep 2 astronauts in space until February

Associated Press 08/25/2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What…

Germany deadly knife attack: IS group claims responsibility

Associated Press 08/25/2024

SOLINGEN, Germany — The Islamic State militant group Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others at a crowded festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary. The group…

Justin and Hailey Bieber welcome a baby boy, Jack Blues

Associated Press 08/25/2024

LOS ANGELES — Justin Bieber, who rose to international stardom in 2010 with his hit “Baby,” has welcomed one of his own with his wife, Hailey Bieber (nee Baldwin). The singer, 30, posted a photo of a…

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