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Kayla Mueller, the 26-year-old American hostage ISIS claims was killed in an airstrike in Syria, grew up in Arizona. She was taken hostage in 2013 while leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo.

Rümeysa Öztürk has been detained at a federal facility in Louisiana after being arrested on the street in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 25 by six plainclothes agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pontiff should be.

Democrats in Congress on Monday held a "shadow hearing" — without Republicans — to put a spotlight on what they say are President Trump's attacks on the rule of law.

Every year, The Advocate magazine publishes its list of the "Gayest Cities in America." This year, there were a few surprises.

James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., will preside over a case about the Trump administration's use of a Signal group chat to discuss military information.

A fierce debate in Taiwan over defense spending comes at a time when China continues to pressure the island and Washington's support is in question.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet President Trump at the White House, where they are expected to discuss issues including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as tariffs and trade.

From the Philippines to South Korea, Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, is being remembered in many parts of Asia for his intensive engagement with the region.

Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe and Russia, was once nearly extinguished. But now Jews drawn to the language for different reasons are keeping Yiddish alive.