Over 1,300 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say
CAIRO — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who walked More...
Russia blames U.S. for Ukrainian strikes that kill at least 5 and injure dozens in Crimea
Russia blamed Washington for a deadly strike on a strategic port in occupied Crimea on Sunday, claiming U.S.-supplied missiles were used in the attack. The strike left at least five people dead and dozens injured More...
China’s teeming cities get greener and cleaner in nationwide parks campaign
The importance of green space in cities across China has become more apparent in recent decades as rapid urbanization was accompanied by suffocating pollution that in Beijing peaked around 2013. Though air quality More...
Italy’s iconic Capri island battles water emergency as it prepares to allow tourists back
Tourists who have booked a hotel on Capri will be allowed back onto the Italian island as the local administration works to secure water supplies after damage to the aqueduct on the mainland deprived it of running More...
Another American comes home after ammunition charges in Turks and Caicos
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage, authorities said Saturday, in the latest strike More...
An Israeli found dead after being shot in the West Bank as deadly strikes hit northern Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank — An Israeli was shot dead in a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank Saturday morning, Israel’s army said, while deadly strikes rocked northern Gaza. The army said the Israeli More...
How the royal family, London Zoo are welcoming Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’
Taylor Swift started her first of eight “Eras Tour” shows in London on Friday night — and the British city is already ready for it. The official X account for the royal family posted a video of the British More...
At least 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah, Gaza health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to More...
Police in Kenya respond to protests over controversial tax bill
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