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A shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 1 dead, police say

A shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 1 dead, police say

BERLIN (AP) — A shooting near a mosque in central Sweden on Friday left one person dead and one injured and police said they believe it was linked to gang violence.
French leader Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew

French leader Macron vows justice after unknown attackers chop down tree honoring murdered Jew

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron pledged Friday that no effort will be spared to track down and prosecute unknown attackers who chopped down an olive tree planted in homage to a French Jew murdered in 2006.
Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a high-stakes U.S.
Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 56 and leaving scores missing

Torrential rains trigger flash floods in Kashmir, killing at least 56 and leaving scores missing

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village
Israel announces a settlement project that critics say will effectively cut the West Bank in two

Israel announces a settlement project that critics say will effectively cut the West Bank in two

MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s far-right finance minister said Thursday that a contentious new settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is going ahead — a project that Palestinians and rights groups worry will scuttle plans
Aid groups call on Israel to end 'weaponization' of aid in Gaza

Aid groups call on Israel to end 'weaponization' of aid in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 100 nonprofit groups warned Thursday that Israel’s rules for aid groups working in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank will block much-needed relief and replace independent organizations with those that se
Orthodox Christians in Alaska pray for peace ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Orthodox Christians in Alaska pray for peace ahead of Trump-Putin summit

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Orthodox Christians across Alaska have been taking part in three days of prayer for peace ahead of Friday's summit there between U.S.
Taylor Swift's new album has everyone seeing orange: An exploration of the color

Taylor Swift's new album has everyone seeing orange: An exploration of the color

NEW YORK (AP) — Orange you ready for it? Taylor Swift swathed her bombshell album announcement in a shade she's calling Portofino Orange Glitter after donning the color onstage during the latter part of her latest tour.
UN: Syrian factions committed 'widespread and systematic' attacks on civilians in coastal violence

UN: Syrian factions committed 'widespread and systematic' attacks on civilians in coastal violence

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A U.N.
Qatar sentences the country's Baha'i leader to 5 years for social media posts

Qatar sentences the country's Baha'i leader to 5 years for social media posts

The leader of the small Baha’i community in Qatar was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for social media posts that allegedly “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion,” according to court documents obtained by an international