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Israel’s military says airdrops of aid will begin in Gaza as hunger grows

Israel’s military says airdrops of aid will begin in Gaza as hunger grows

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military announced that airdrops of aid would begin Saturday night in Gaza , and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys, after increasing accounts of starvation-related deaths .
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For young and Buddhist-curious, a moment of modern mindfulness

For young and Buddhist-curious, a moment of modern mindfulness

NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Zendo Shobo-ji was quiet on a Saturday morning in late June, far removed from the muted hum and chatter that lingers in Lenox Hill, in Upper Manhattan, even on rainy summer days.
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Muslim leaders increase security after vandalism reports at Texas and California mosques

Muslim leaders increase security after vandalism reports at Texas and California mosques

After a spate of vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe.
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City fines Montreal church for hosting MAGA-affiliated singer Sean Feucht

City fines Montreal church for hosting MAGA-affiliated singer Sean Feucht

MONTRÉAL — The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert by the U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht.
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At 102, D-Day veteran looks forward to a long-delayed bar mitzvah

At 102, D-Day veteran looks forward to a long-delayed bar mitzvah

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Harold Terens fought in World War II. He's lived almost 102 years, celebrating his birthday a couple weeks early with family and friends in Florida. But he has something more to look forward to. His bar mitzvah.
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French authorities investigate if Jewish passengers were removed from flight due to religion

French authorities investigate if Jewish passengers were removed from flight due to religion

PARIS (AP) — French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed from a plane bound for Paris from Spain this week because they are Jewish. The airline, Vueling, has denied the claims.
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Israel says it is considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty

Israel says it is considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the U.S.
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Despite rainy weather, Catholics in a Paraguayan town dress as birds to honor their patron saint

Despite rainy weather, Catholics in a Paraguayan town dress as birds to honor their patron saint

EMBOSCADA, Paraguay (AP) — The rainy weather did not prevent Blanca Servín from dressing her 7-year-old son like a bird. They joined a procession honoring St.
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Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach are visible again with changing tides and shifting sands

Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach are visible again with changing tides and shifting sands

WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaiian petroglyphs dating back at least a half-millennium are visible on Oahu for the first time in years, thanks to seasonal ocean swells that peel away sand covering a panel of more than two dozen images of mostly human-loo
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A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism

A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Marianne Hirsch, a prominent genocide scholar at Columbia University, has used Hannah Arendt’s book about the trial of a Nazi war criminal, “Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil,” to spark discussion amon
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