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Exiled Tibetans shout slogans from a bus after being detained and taken to a police station during a protest against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

China's Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule there

9:52 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Tibet to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s long-contested rule over the Himalayan territory

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the media after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., U.S., Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (Yves Herman/Pool via AP)

Macron denounces Netanyahu's 'abject' remarks that he fueled antisemitism

6:39 AM on Wednesday, August 20

French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that Macron is fueling antisemitism by pledging to recognize a Palestinian state as "abject" and "erroneous."

Members of the Rastafarian community play drums as others chant and sing during a celebration to mark 133 years since the birth of Haile Selassie I at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

In Kenya's capital, a new Rastafari temple shows the movement's endurance

1:00 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Rastafarians in Kenya have celebrated the opening of a new place of worship near Nairobi

Ahmed Al-Hajj carries the body of his daughter, Dana Al-Hajj, 13, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Qatar urges a Gaza ceasefire after a 'positive response' from Hamas

8:40 AM on Tuesday, August 19

A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal

Jalal Uddin, electrical and technology officer aboard a Panamanian-flagged ship watches as containers filled with humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza are being loaded aboard the vessel at Cyprus' main port in Limassol, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A Gaza-bound ship that left Cyprus with 1,200 tons of food aid nears Israeli port

12:07 AM on Tuesday, August 19

A ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for Gaza is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod

On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church is moved for relocation at a speed of half a kilometer per hour, in Kiruna, Sweden, Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town

12:03 AM on Tuesday, August 19

One of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches is being moved as part of the relocation of the town of Kiruna

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, and Alexei (John Trader), Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska talk after laying flowers to the graves of Soviet soldiers who died during World War II at Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

US archbishop's meeting with Putin denounced as 'betrayal of Christian witness'

6:32 PM on Monday, August 18

An American Orthodox archbishop exchanged warm greetings and gifts of holy icons with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska

FILE - Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appears on stage with his wife, Rama Duwaji, right, at his primary election party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

From apps to matchmaking: the diverse ways some American Muslims navigate finding marriage partners

8:04 AM on Sunday, August 17

A Muslim matchmaking show on Hulu and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s comments about meeting his wife on a dating app provide a glimpse into the diverse ways American Muslims find their spouses

Pope Leo XIV attends a festive lunch with the poor of the Diocese of Albano Laziale at Borgo Laudato Si, in the garden of the Pontifical Villas in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sunday Aug. 17, 2025. (Remo Casilli/Pool via AP)

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa

5:30 AM on Sunday, August 17

Pope Leo XIV is spending the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them

Police uses water canon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel's growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests

4:05 AM on Sunday, August 17

Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza have attempted to shut down the country in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war

Suspected Islamist rebels kill 30 in Congo's North Kivu province

11:33 AM on Saturday, August 16

Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in Bapere village, Congo

Druze demand self determination in largest protest held since deadly clashes in Syria

11:04 AM on Saturday, August 16

Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Syria’s southern city of Sweida in the largest protests since last month’s deadly clashes in the area

People take part in a protest demanding the end of the war, the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war

10:54 AM on Saturday, August 16

Israel says it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas

How Orthodox Jewish families are finding ways to support their trans children

7:41 AM on Saturday, August 16

Ziva Mann has been navigating the challenges of raising a transgender child within an Orthodox Jewish community

FILE - Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives to hold a Pentecost vigil in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Saturday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

1:02 AM on Saturday, August 16

Pope Leo XIV is marking his first 100 days in office, showing a mix of continuity with and change from Pope Francis' papacy

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