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Foreign governments seek emergency exits for nationals stranded in Iran and Israel

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Iran-Israel conflict has shuttered airspace across the Middle East as the two bitter enemies launch attacks and reprisals at one another. The worsening security situation has seen foreigners scramble to evacuate.

Jun 17, 2025 8:59 AM Read more >

Pope Leo resumes papal tradition and escapes Rome's summer heat to the nearby Castel Gandolfo

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome, the Vatican announced on Tuesday.

Jun 17, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

The Latest: Trump says all of Tehran should evacuate 'immediately'

U.S. President Donald Trump urged all of Iran's capital to evacuate “immediately,” saying in a social media post that Iran would not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

Jun 16, 2025 9:53 PM Read more >

Israel orders 300,000 people in Tehran to evacuate while Trump issues ominous warning

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate the middle of Iran's capital as Israel’s air campaign on Tehran appeared to broaden on the fourth day of an intensifying conflict.

Jun 16, 2025 9:11 PM Read more >

34 killed in deadliest day of shootings near Gaza's new food distribution centers, authorities say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops opened fire Monday as crowds tried to reach Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution centers in Gaza , witnesses said.

Jun 16, 2025 7:45 PM Read more >

New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules

TRENTON, N.J.

Jun 16, 2025 12:36 PM Read more >

Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers' home

LONDON (AP) — Officials in Ireland began work Monday to excavate the site of a former church-run home for unmarried women and their babies to identify the remains of around 800 infants and young children who died there.

Jun 16, 2025 12:09 PM Read more >

Israeli opposition leader Lapid rallies behind Iran operation, after months of criticizing Netanyahu

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Roughly 24 hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a blistering assault on Iran , Israel's opposition was scheming to bring down his government .

Jun 16, 2025 11:19 AM Read more >

Iran missile attacks on Israel kill 8. Israel warns some Tehran residents to evacuate before strikes

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks at Israel early Monday, killing at least eight people, while Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of Tehran to evacuate ahead of new strikes.

Jun 16, 2025 8:48 AM Read more >

A Congolese customs worker who resisted corruption is beatified by the Vatican

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Sunday beatified a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe, giving young people in a place with endemic corruption a new model of holiness: Someone who refused to allow spoiled rice to be distributed t

Jun 15, 2025 8:15 PM Read more >