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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, file photo, Indonesian Islamic cleric and the leader of Islamic Defenders Front Rizieq Shihab, center, gestures to his followers as he arrives from Saudi Arabia in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shihab was sentenced to another four years in prison on Thursday, June 24, 2021, for concealing information about his coronavirus test result. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)
Indonesian cleric gets 4 years for concealing COVID-19 test

By Niniek Karmini And Dita Alangkara Jun. 24, 2021 01:45 AM EDT

People shop at the La Vega market in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 12, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. The Chilean capitol has reinstated quarantine measures due to the increase in COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
The Latest: Lebanon marks daily record of vaccinations

By The Associated Press Jun. 13, 2021 01:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2021 file photo, travelers wait for their luggage at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami. The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2021, file photo, a woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus sits near a screen showing China and U.S. flags as she listens to a speech at the Lanting Forum at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. Senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone call Friday, June 11, 2021 that revealed wide divisions in a number of contentious areas including the curtailing of freedoms in Hong Kong and the mass detention of Muslims in the northwestern Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China, US diplomats clash over human rights, pandemic origin

Jun. 12, 2021 01:22 AM EDT

A woman carries a cross during a pilgrimage to pray that the Pacaya volcano decreases its activity in San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The volcano, just south of the capital, has been active since early February. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
AP PHOTOS: Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, amid a month of conflict

Jun. 01, 2021 09:06 AM EDT

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu talk to the media during a press conference after their meeting in Athens, Monday, May 31, 2021. The two foreign ministers are to make statements to the press after their meeting. It will be the first time the two have spoken together in public since the two held a joint press conference Ankara in April which descending into a trading of barbs and accusations as the two listed their respective country's differences with the other. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greek, Turkish leaders to meet in June in bid to mend ties

By Elena Becatoros May. 31, 2021 07:51 AM EDT

Armed soldiers stand guard outside Pangsapuri Permai, residential area placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) due to drastic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded over the past 10 days in Cheras, outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, May 28, 2021. Malaysia's latest coronavirus surge has been taking a turn for the worse as surging numbers and deaths have caused alarm among health officials, while cemeteries in the capital are dealing with an increasing number of deaths. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysia imposes near-total lockdown after virus cases soar

May. 28, 2021 09:27 AM EDT

Motorists react as police officers and soldiers disperse a group of people who allegedly plan to stage a rally to support firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab near the East Jakarta District Court where his sentencing hearing is held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Judges are scheduled to deliver their verdict on the trial of Shihab, the leader of now-banned Islam Defenders Front, who was accused of inciting people to breach pandemic restrictions by holding events attended by thousands of supporters to commemorate Prophet Muhammad's birthday and the wedding of his daughter in November last year. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesia court sentences firebrand cleric to 8 months' jail

By Niniek Karmini And Andi Jatmiko May. 27, 2021 07:52 AM EDT

Local resident Aisha Ali Mohammed, 75, sorts through donated clothes to be later distributed among migrants, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Residents of Spain’s multiethnic city of Ceuta are used to being in the news every time the fragile alliance between Madrid and Rabat shakes up.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Food, shelter, beatings: Border city divided over migrants

By Renata Brito And Bernat Armangué May. 22, 2021 06:29 AM EDT

Spanish Guardia Civil officer try to stop people from Morocco entering into the Spanish territory at the border of Morocco and Spain, at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Monday, May 17, 2021. Authorities in Spain say that around 1,000 Moroccan migrants have crossed into Spanish territory (Antonio Sempere/Europa Press via AP)
Around 3,000 Moroccan migrants cross into Spanish territory

By Aritz Parra And Mosa'ab Elshamy May. 17, 2021 01:46 PM EDT

Muslim worshippers are sprayed with cool water during Friday prayers for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
AP PHOTOS: Ramadan demonstrates Muslim courage and faith

May. 13, 2021 11:20 PM EDT

A protester obstructs an immigration van in Kenmure Street, Thursday May 13, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. Protesters blockaded a street in Glasgow on Thursday in a seven-hour standoff which successfully forced the release of two men detained by U.K. immigration authorities. Hundreds of demonstrators filled the road in Scotland’s largest city to prevent a van leaving with the men inside, before police finally announced they would be freed. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
Scotland: 2 held for migration breaches freed after protest

May. 13, 2021 03:47 PM EDT

Thousands of people leaving for their native places to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr crowd a ferry at the Mawa terminal ignoring risks of coronavirus infection in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
Festival travel, vaccine shortage put Bangladesh at risk

By Julhas Alam May. 13, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

La Marsa district, just outside Tunis, is deserted Monday, May, 10, 2021. Tunisia announced on Friday strict new measures to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with the prime minister saying that the health system risks collapsing if something is not done. Houses of prayer are being ordered closed starting Sunday for a week, along with outdoor markets and large stores and malls. Shops selling food can remain open. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Tunisia to reopen economy despite hospital strain

May. 13, 2021 08:02 AM EDT

Muslim women pray during the Eid al-Fitr celebration in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Virus, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations

By Niniek Karmini May. 12, 2021 09:53 PM EDT

From left, Dr. Abhu Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, director for Khalsa Aid USA, and Ray Fredericks, assistant director for Medisys, sort and pack dozens of electrical transformers, which will be shipped to New Delhi with oxygen concentrators this week on New York’s Long Island, Friday, May 7, 2021. With teams deployed in India to help support COVID-19 patients, Khalsa Aid USA plans to provide a total of 500 oxygen concentrators and 500 transformers to cities throughout the country. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Across faiths, US volunteers mobilize for India crisis

By Luis Andres Henao And Jessie Wardarski May. 11, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Austin American-Statesman. May 7, 2021. Editorial: Texas GOP lawmakers trust you with a gun — but not with the vote ...

In this April 24, 2021, photo, shoppers walk through the outdoor Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Monday that the whole country will be placed under a near lockdown for about a month but all economic sectors will be allowed to operate. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysian prime minister announces one-month virus lockdown

By Eileen Ng May. 10, 2021 09:33 AM EDT

Men wait to load their horse-drawn carts with the catch brought by fishermen at Bargny beach, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Dakar, Senegal, Thursday April 22, 2021. In Bargny and other coastal villages of Senegal, traditional fishing and processing of the catch is a livelihood and a pride. Methods have been passed down through generations. Women work as processors — drying, smoking, salting and fermenting the catch brought home by men. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Hit by COVID, Senegal's women find renewed hope in fishing

By Carley Petesch May. 10, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

A woman gestures as a man unloads his horse-drawn cart of the catch brought by fishermen at Bargny beach, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Dakar, Senegal, Thursday April 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Hit by COVID, Senegal's women find renewed hope in fishing

By Carley Petesch May. 10, 2021 02:21 AM EDT