Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for a key ritual
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the climax of a potentially record-breaking Hajj pilgrimage. As dawn broke, groups…
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Erdogan tells NATO chief Sweden must stop Kurdish protests
Sweden must stop protests by supporters of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Stockholm to get a green light on its Nato membership bid, Turkish…
Wagner chief set to leave for Belarus in deal to ease Russia crisis
Easing the country’s most serious security crisis in decades, Wagner mercenary chief force Yevgeny Prigozhin will go to Belarus and will not face charges after…
Putin orders to crush ‘mutiny’ after Wanger boss tries to oust top military brass
Russian President Vladimir Putin says an “armed mutiny” by the Wagner Group is treason, adding that “decisive action” will be taken against them. According to…
Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UN
More than 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa. The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at…
Beijing records hottest June day as heatwave hits China
China has issued a red alert for heat – the highest in its colour-coded alert system – for northern parts of the country after Beijing…
Blast in China restaurant leaves at least 31 people dead
At least 31 people have been killed and seven injured when gas used for cooking exploded at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China. According to…
Macron would not be a suitable guest at the BRICS conference, says Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron would be an inappropriate guest at the BRICS summit, an internatioanl news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on…
Honduras prison riot leaves 48 women dead
At least 48 women have been killed – some of them burned to death – after an outbreak of violence between gangs at a prison…
US President Joe Biden equates China’s Xi with dictators
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with “dictators” as he addressed a Democratic Party donors reception in the presence…