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FILE - A priest prays inside a shire at the Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple in Frisco, Texas, Oct. 22, 2022, as worshippers celebrated Dhanteras, which is the first night of the Hindu holiday Diwali. (AP Photo/Andy Jacobsohn, File)

California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday

4:01 PM on Tuesday, October 7

California is the third U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday

Jews march around the Great Lawn in Manhattan's Central Park for a "Circle of Unity" event marking the second anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7 attack in Israel, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Jews are celebrating Sukkot, a 7-day holiday intended as a time of joy

12:25 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Sukkot, the Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, has begun

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers set up their bright yellow pavilion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, uniting community leaders and residents with tools for life, disaster preparedness and real solutions for everyday challenges.

9:35 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Bishop Miguel Ángel Cadenas attends an Amazon Water Summit in Iquitos, Peru, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Junior Raborg)

Gold demand puts Peru's Amazon at greater risk from mercury poisoning, bishop warns

6:32 AM on Tuesday, October 7

A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people across the region

The Vatican announces first trip of Pope Leo XIV's papacy, to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27-Dec. 2. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously left out Leo's full title.)

3:12 AM on Tuesday, October 7

The Vatican announces first trip of Pope Leo XIV's papacy, to Turkey and Lebanon from Nov. 27-Dec. 2. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously left out Leo's full title.)

Smoke rises following an Israeli army bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Gaza peace talks appear to gain momentum on the war's anniversary

2:13 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Peace talks between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Egypt

People run for cover during an Israeli airstrike on a high-rise building in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, after the Israeli army issued a warning. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)

Analysis: 2 years into the war in Gaza, there is still no clear way out

12:55 AM on Tuesday, October 7

Two years after Hamas’ attack ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, the militant group is weakened but not defeated

Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The Latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 2 years of war

9:17 PM on Monday, October 6

It’s been two years since thousands of Hamas-led militants poured into southern Israel after a surprise barrage of rockets

Fadwa al-Ghalban holds a cellphone showing a photo of her son, Mosaab, at her tent in Muwasi, along Gaza's southern coast, Oct. 3, 2025. She has had no word from him since July, when his cousins last saw him near their house as an Israeli strike destroyed it in the southern town of Maan. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues

9:04 PM on Monday, October 6

Two years since the war in Gaza began, thousands of Palestinians there are looking for relatives who have gone missing in one of the most destructive conflicts of the past decades

A woman places a candle at a tribute for Ofir Shoshani during a memorial marking two years since the deadly Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish

7:10 PM on Monday, October 6

Israelis are mourning the dead and fearing for the remaining hostages as they mark two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack plunged the region into a devastating war

Authorities find body of missing priest in violence-torn region of Mexico

6:34 PM on Monday, October 6

Authorities have found the body of a missing priest in Mexico’s violence-torn state of Guerrero, the same area where a retired bishop who had tried to mediate between local cartels was kidnapped last year

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)

President Maduro asks Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela

6:13 PM on Monday, October 6

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in Venezuela

Holy Land's top Catholic leader calls on Christians to help build bridges in the Gaza conflict

12:21 PM on Monday, October 6

As talks got underway to end the war in Gaza, the top Catholic leader in the Holy Land called on Christians in the region to be a bridge and help restore trust between Israelis and Palestinians

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrives at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 after being deported from Israel for taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greta Thunberg is among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison

6:47 AM on Monday, October 6

Israeli authorities say they have deported another 171 activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, including Greta Thunberg

A fire erupts amid buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations, following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel and Hamas launch indirect talks in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary

1:43 AM on Monday, October 6

Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the war in Gaza

Tayma Asous, 26, holds the favorite toy of her 2-year-old daughter, Layla Al-Khatib, who was killed after being shot in the head by Israeli gunfire, at their home in the village of Muthallath ash-Shuhada, near the West Bank city of Jenin, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli fire in the West Bank killed their kids. Palestinian families want to know why

12:39 AM on Monday, October 6

The United Nations reports that 18 children under 15 have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank this year

People run for cover during an Israeli airstrike on a high-rise building in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, after the Israeli army issued a warning. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)

What to know as key talks to end the war in Gaza begin

9:54 AM on Saturday, October 4

Israel and Hamas have begun indirect talks on ending the war in Gaza after both sides signaled support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan

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