U.S. Central Command says it has disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored warnings and tried to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog says he's giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27.

Pope Leo XIV has urged an estimated 40,000 people in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith.

Houthi rebels say airstrikes have hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has lifted its self-imposed limit on the range of its ballistic missiles, hinting at potential developments for longer-range capabilities.

President Donald Trump has suggested ending military aid to Israel.

For people across South Asia, especially in northern India, Diwali celebrations coincide with the return of hazardous winter air, raising concerns about how to celebrate safely.

Pope Leo XIV introduces María Montserrat Alvarado as the Vatican’s new communications chief, highlighting her experience and creativity.

Pope Leo XIV says that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels say airstrikes have hit a market in southwestern Yemen, killing at least 30 people.

Clergy members and other Democratic candidates with a Christian message helped their party flip control of Congress.

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people.

A 90-year-old Holocaust survivor has died almost a year after she was wounded during the massacre of 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration.

Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV has opened a three-nation tour of Latin America by declaring he felt better than he looked and crediting God, good doctors and his healthy lifestyle with his quick recovery.

Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar face new challenges in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country that does not legally recognize refugees.

The new Met Gala exhibit will examine ordinary items and materials like jeans, puffer jackets and plastic and how fashion designers transform them.

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate — a significant milestone for Muslim Americans.

Iran’s top diplomat has spoken with Persian Gulf leaders amid regional tensions over potential U.S. military actions.

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate three weeks after lung cancer surgery.

A veteran Arab lawmaker in Israel says his bloc is willing to break with decades of precedent and join forces with Jewish-led parties in a shared bid to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long rule.

Farmers and community elders in coastal Kenya fear a proposed mining project could threaten their livelihoods and a sacred forest where their ancestors are buried.

Iran’s leaders say U.S. President Donald Trump shouldn’t ignore the stinging setback in the U.S. midterm elections.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of last week’s election and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government.

One of the last members of the only remaining community of the Shaker religious movement has died at 88.

The Trump administration has urged the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing a state-funded preschool program in Colorado to exclude Roman Catholic schools if they don’t comply with equal-opportunity requirements.

Iran’s chief negotiator says it's up to the United States to prevent renewed war after Tehran's “firm and rational response.”.

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US has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, US official says.

The United Arab Emirates hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in Qatar-led mediations to prevent a new confrontation between the U.S. and Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to question last week's elections appear to be weakening as officials say the vote won't be undermined by allegations.

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has stunned party officials by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers.

Iran's top diplomat hopes there is “rationality” on the U.S. side as diplomatic efforts aim to prevent a return to all-out war.

Lorita Santos cherishes memories of her father as she joins thousands in Manila to honor loved ones on All Saints’ Day.

London police say that 139 people have been arrested at a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in support of the banned group Palestine Action.

Iran's supreme leader has threatened an immediate response to any potential attack from the U.S. or Israel.

Pope Leo XIV has told the basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral.

Kirk Franklin is back with his new album, "I Am What I Am," out Friday.

Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in Chicago.

Lancaster County in Pennsylvania has been the epicenter of the nation's worst measles outbreak in 35 years.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims a supertanker carrying over 2 million barrels of oil struck a naval mine, exploded and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel's election results are in, revealing a complex path ahead for forming a government.

Israel's final election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority in parliament.

The U.S. military is denying that Iran captured an American drone near the Strait of Hormuz.

A thwarted mass shooting at a Hindu temple near Chicago is stoking new fears for the area’s South Asian community, tainting a typically joyful season of faith and family gatherings.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his party have amplified claims that the country's election was “stolen” by Arab-led parties.

The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile.

Residents of Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis are closely watching Israel’s election.

Israelis are deep in political uncertainty as they await final election results.

Israel's election results show no clear winner, leading to likely weeks of coalition talks.

Villanova's basketball teams are set to open their season in Italy with a doubleheader against Notre Dame.

A New York woman whose father took her to Syria as a teenager and arranged her marriage to an Islamic State fighter has been convicted of receiving weapons training from the militant group.

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church reports that two attacks in Oromia have killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians.

Villanova University is deepening its ties to the Vatican, thanks to its famous alumnus, Pope Leo.

Witnesses say they heard at least four explosions over the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Exit polls indicate Israel’s election has ended with no clear winner, likely setting off weeks of jockeying before a leader is declared.

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17.

Egypt’s parliament has voted to authorize President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to provide Saudi Arabia with military support in defending the kingdom against attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

When Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, it looked like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s days in office were numbered.

The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed several Houthi tunnels and missile launchers in Yemen, weakening the rebels’ ability to strike Saudi Arabia.

High-level delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held talks in Tehran for a meeting aimed at preventing renewed fighting in the Iran war.

Israelis are gearing up to vote in the first national elections since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza.

Jordan has launched airstrikes against armed groups in Syria following an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak, which killed nine people last week.

Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump is intensifying his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defeated far-right Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro and won reelection to his fourth term.

Tech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models.

Iran says messages are still being passed to the U.S. through intermediaries, keeping the door open for diplomacy amid rising war concerns.

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims.

A survivor of the deadly attack on a church in Jordan has described a terrifying scene where people crawled for their lives.

Israelis held a final large rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Tuesday's close election.

Authorities in Jordan say that gunmen have opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan and killed seven people and wounded 40 others.

Israel’s military says it killed two gunmen who fatally shot two Israeli soldiers near Hebron in the West Bank on Friday.

Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to the Italian town of Assisi next week.

The Israeli army says two soldiers have been killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank.

Signs and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging material.

Iran's government says seven oil tankers have caught fire or been damaged in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Seven oil tankers were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, Iran’s state television reported, potentially marking the largest single-day incident since the Iran war began on Feb. 28.

Pope Leo XIV won't need further treatment after doctors confirmed his lung cancer had not spread.

Turkey has submitted a mutual defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to its parliament for ratification.

There were only a few flights by Saudi carriers from the Saudi capital's airport on Wednesday, even as Saudi authorities declared it's open for business.

Israelis are set to vote Tuesday to decide if Benjamin Netanyahu will stay prime minister or if Gadi Eisenkot will take the lead.

Poll chaplains and lay peacekeepers have maintained a calm presence over the last few election cycles.

Britain has announced an expansion of military support to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks.

A federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody.

Police say a shooting in Columbus, Ohio, was not an attack on a mosque but did happen nearby.

Pope Leo XIV has spoken by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles at a military camp, killing at least 53 soldiers.

Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine, attacked by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, says she's angry that Israel's military seems to protect settlers more than those under threat.

Pope Leo XIV has thanked the faithful in St. Peter’s Square for their prayers after his hospitalization for lung surgery.

An airstrike has killed at least nine people in an area of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels as fighting escalates with Saudi-backed forces.

Rabbi Elie Abadie, who left Lebanon over 50 years ago, remains deeply connected to his Lebanese roots.

Masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank, a French mayor who was struck and others say.

Michigan’s closely contested Senate race has become deeply personal for some voters.

Speaker Mike Johnson says he believes Republicans will hold on to their House majority on Election Day and defy a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm campaign.

Jewish Americans feel they have a lot at stake in the upcoming elections in Israel as three years of Mideast conflicts rile up emotions across the United States, from street protests to the midterm races.

The surgeon who removed Pope Leo XIV's cancerous tumor says there are “no clinical reasons” to prevent the pontiff from traveling to Latin America next month.

Israeli police are investigating an alleged attack on diplomats in the occupied West Bank.

Pope Leo XIV has brought an American style of governing to the Vatican, including in the way it handles health crises.

Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois.

Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian villages across the West Bank.