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Authorities will wait to address questions about Texas floods, as search for the dead goes on

Authorities will wait to address questions about Texas floods, as search for the dead goes on

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities overseeing the search for flood victims in Texas said Monday that they will wait to address questions about weather warnings and why some summer camps did not evacuate ahead of the catastrophic flooding that killed
Trump and Netanyahu may take a victory lap on Iran, but the Gaza war looms over their meeting

Trump and Netanyahu may take a victory lap on Iran, but the Gaza war looms over their meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump might look to take a victory lap on Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran , hailed by both as an unmitigated success.
Ship attacked in the Red Sea after a bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Ship attacked in the Red Sea after a bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian-flagged cargo ship came under fire on Monday in the Red Sea, with two security guards on board reportedly hurt and two others missing in an assault that came after Yemen's Houthi rebels purportedly sunk a
Hundreds greet Nepal's ex-king on his birthday as support for the ousted monarch grows

Hundreds greet Nepal's ex-king on his birthday as support for the ousted monarch grows

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Nepal's former king lined up outside his residence to greet him on his 74th birthday Monday as support for the ousted monarch grows in the Himalayan nation.
Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in c
The Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists

The Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since fleeing Chinese rule in T
Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore 'body and spirit'

Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore 'body and spirit'

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation , giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year po
Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad's ouster

Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad's ouster

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Shiite pilgrims from Syria and abroad used to flock to the Sayyida Zeinab shrine outside of Damascus every year to commemorate Ashoura , a solemn day marking the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson.
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday.
A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community

A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tehrangeles" in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran.