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FILE – Migrants react as they arrive at the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, on, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Maria Ximena, File)

Pope Leo’s visiting Europe’s migration hot spots. Catholics hope he’ll ease political tensions

June 5, 2026 at 7:54 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV is delving into the hotly contested issue of migration by visiting two flashpoints — Spain’s Canary Islands in the Atlantic next week, and Italy’s Lampedusa island in...

Relatives and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip attend a rally calling for their immediate release in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel says it received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

November 2, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire held.

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of two people believed to be deceased hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the Kissufim border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel says the latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages

November 1, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

The remains of three people Hamas handed over in Gaza do not belong to any hostages, Israel said Saturday, in the latest setback to the ceasefire.

Palestinians walk trough the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Vice President JD Vance calls Israel’s vote on West Bank annexation an ‘insult’

October 23, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation.

Palestinians collect leaflets dropped by an Israeli drone warning people to stay away from the so-called yellow line in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

JD Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes ‘very hard’ work to come

October 21, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and other envoys projected optimism Tuesday about Gaza 's fragile ceasefire agreement, calling progress better than anticipated as they visited a new center in Israel for civilian...

This frame grab from video released by the Global Sumud Flotilla shows Israeli navy soldiers aboard one of the flotilla’s vessels after it was intercepted as it approached the coast of Gaza early Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)

Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters, raising questions about the legality of such actions. Here’s what to know.

October 2, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

The Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists raises questions about what any nation can legally do to enforce a blockade in international waters.

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Pope Leo’s visiting Europe’s migration hot spots. Catholics hope he’ll ease political tensions

Israel says it received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

Israel says the latest remains returned from Gaza are not bodies of hostages

Vice President JD Vance calls Israel’s vote on West Bank annexation an ‘insult’

JD Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes ‘very hard’ work to come

Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters, raising questions about the legality of such actions. Here’s what to know.

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg

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Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say

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