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FILE - Christian pilgrims walk past the site where a nun was attacked by a man last Wednesday, after visiting the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in Jerusalem, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care

6:37 AM on Thursday, August 27

A Jerusalem court has acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun, citing an insanity defense, but orders psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years

Children play at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Amir Biazar/ISNA via AP)

Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments

4:37 AM on Thursday, August 27

Regional powers are seeking an off-ramp from the Iran war as another tanker attack is reported in the Strait of Hormuz

This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, shows a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in southwestern China's Tibetan Autonomous Region on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (Xinhua via AP)

What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet

4:31 AM on Thursday, August 27

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region

People walk past damage in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, Thursday, Aug 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

People from more than 30 countries are missing after the flash floods in Nepal and China

3:57 AM on Thursday, August 27

A glacier collapse in Tibet caused catastrophic flash flooding in a border area of China and Nepal

FILE - Dolly Parton performs at Glastonbury music festival, June 29, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP, File)

In Dolly Parton’s theology, God and acceptance shared the same stage

2:01 AM on Thursday, August 27

Dolly Parton was known for both her faith and acceptance

Father Nikolaos Vlavianos stands beside an icon of Saint Fanourios, known in Greek as "The Revealer," at the Church of St. Fanourios in Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

For everything from troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint

12:02 AM on Thursday, August 27

Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and traditional orange-flavored cake

Rescuers carry a victim of flash flooding to safety along the Trishuli River in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Catastrophic floods kill over 270 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing

10:48 PM on Wednesday, August 26

Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-Tibet border after the collapse of a glacier sent a deadly wall of water and mud several stories high tearing through communities a day earlier

A Gideon Bible sits on a table in Phoenix, Sunday Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

For over 100 years, travelers have checked into US motel rooms and found the Gideon Bible

12:08 PM on Wednesday, August 26

The Gideon Bible has become a symbol of America's roadside culture and Protestant tradition

People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman, and other Middle East news

7:22 AM on Wednesday, August 26

Iran won't allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz if an agreement it's negotiating with Oman is finalized

FILE - Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

An AP reporter spends the night locked inside Jerusalem's holiest church with clergy and pilgrims

1:04 AM on Wednesday, August 26

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built over the very spots where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead

Rohingyas gather during an event at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, marking the anniversary of the their exodus. (AP Photo/Abdul Goni)

Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh camps to demand safe return to Myanmar

10:07 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand safe return to Myanmar

Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman, who was convicted of child abuse, appears in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff, Ariz., for a sentencing hearing Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP, Pool)

Polygamous sect leader gets 24 years in prison for child abuse after girls found in trailer

8:02 AM on Tuesday, August 25

A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children has been given another 24 years in prison on Arizona state convictions for hauling girls in an unventilated trailer

Indonesian Muslims attend a prayer requesting for rain following wildfires that burn through peatlands in several regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan Island, in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Fajri)

Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

11:50 PM on Monday, August 24

Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze across parts of the country

Palestinians try to extinguish a fire in the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Strikes in Gaza kill 4, including 2 children, a week after US asked Israel to curb attacks

2:56 PM on Monday, August 24

Israeli strikes and tank fire in Gaza have killed at least four people, including two children, according to hospital officials

Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words "Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz," in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran warns of a harsh response as US announces new sanctions and other Middle East news

6:48 AM on Monday, August 24

Iran is again warning about consequences in response to new U.S. economic sanctions, including for its neighbors

Syria's former grand mufti under ousted President Bashar Assad, Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, stands as a court sentences him to life in prison at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Assad-era's grand mufti sentenced to life in prison by Syrian court

5:50 AM on Monday, August 24

A Syrian court has sentenced former grand mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun to life in prison

The Israeli army demolishes buildings east of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Uganda and Burundi military officials visit Israel to discuss Gaza troop deployment

12:14 AM on Monday, August 24

Officials say military officials from Uganda and Burundi have visited Israel to discuss deploying troops to Gaza

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