Reuters, by Marta Fiorin, Christian Levaux, Yves Herman and Kate Abnett: Rain over eastern Belgium on Monday brought some relief to firefighters ‌battling to contain the country’s biggest wildfire on record, which had threatened to reach the German border. Wildfires have ripped through Europe…

Faith Scout: Church attendance in America has been one of the most studied and debated social metrics of the past decade. Between the COVID-19 shutdowns, a generational shift in religious identity, and the rapid rise of digital worship, the landscape…

AP News, by Angela Charlton: The new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy. Egypt is trying to revive Iran-U.S. negotiations. And Iraq and Iran say Tehran has helped…

Scripps News: Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least six people dead as floodwaters peaked in Indianapolis’ White River and rains were expected to ease in the state capital region and other parts of the state Sunday….

AP News, by Ty Oneil and Dorany Pineda: Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, another sign of the crisis plaguing the Colorado…

NY Post, by Allie Yang: The US is seeing surging numbers of a virus that can cause life-threatening swelling in and around the brain and spinal cord. And cases will continue to climb, as August has historically been the month…

Economic Times: Luxury is no longer determined by inheritance; it is defined by accomplishment. Mumbai’s high-end residential landscape is experiencing a fundamental shift. The modern luxury consumer is not someone born into privilege, but someone who has earned it. These…

Vatican News, by Andrea Tornielli: Even when he speaks about war and peace, migration or how to remain human in the age of artificial intelligence, the Successor of Peter remains, above all, a spiritual leader. The fact that the Bishop…

CBS News, by Lilia Luciano and Lucia I Suarez Sang: Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico’s capital and surrounding communities woke up without running water as a massive rationing measure took effect Friday. It comes amid a severe…

Pope Leo, the first US pontiff, has expressed “great love” for his home country and its core principles of freedom, opportunity and welcoming immigrants, but qualified that he just “happens to be American”. In an interview with the US broadcaster…

USA TODAY, by Dinah Voyles Pulver: It didn’t have to be Spokane. A fast-moving wildfire could sweep into the suburbs of any one of hundreds of cities across the United States. It’s happening with increasing frequency. Paradise. Marshall. Lahaina. Los…

OPB, by By Greg Myre and Willem Marx: Russian missiles tore into the Ukrainian capital before dawn on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring more than 30 others as part of an intensive, ongoing Russian air campaign. “This was a…