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Poland holds funeral Mass for more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany's World War II massacres

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

The remains of Polish civilians including more than 200 asylum patients were exhumed in 2021-2024 from separate mass graves near the town of Chojnice.

Netanyahu pushes back against massive protests over Gaza and hostages: 'No one will preach to me'

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

In his first public address since Sunday’s mass protests over the discovery of six more dead hostages, the prime minister said he will continue to insist on a demand that has emerged as a major sticking point in talks.

5 lessons from ancient architecture for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates

By Adriana Zuniga-Teran

For millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates.

U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuela's president Maduro, citing sanctions violations

By Eric Tucker, Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

U.S. officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States.

Bronze statue discovered at Titanic wreck site after first expedition in many years

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

RMS Titanic Inc., a Georgia-based company that holds the legal rights to the 112-year-old wreck, has completed its first trip since 2010 and released images from the expedition on Monday. The pictures show a site that continues to change more…

At least 14 dead in Philippines due to floods and landslides after Tropical Storm Yagi

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Yagi slammed into Casiguran town in the northeastern province of Aurora Monday afternoon and gained strength with sustained winds of 85 kilometers (53 miles) per hour and gusts of 105 kph (65 mph), according to the weather bureau.

News Wrap: Outrage and grief in Israel after 6 more hostages die in Gaza

In our news wrap Sunday, the recovery of six more hostages’ bodies from Gaza sparked grief and anger in Israel, Palestinian militants claimed responsibility of the deaths of three Israeli police officers in the occupied West Bank, about 10,000 hotel…

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Mass polio vaccine drive begins in Gaza with aim of reaching about 640,000 children

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the Israel-Hamas war.

Pope Francis is embarking on his longest and most challenging trip to Asia yet. Here's what to expect

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Francis will clock 20,390 miles by air during his Sept. 2-13 visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore, far surpassing any of his previous 44 foreign trips and notching one of the longest papal trips ever, both…

German far-right party set to win its first state election, exit polls and partial counts show

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country’s east, and was set to finish at least a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote, projections showed.