Week in pictures: From protests in Argentina to an oil spill in Singapore
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source
Muslims observe Eid al-Adha in the shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza | Religion News
Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the feast of sacrifice, which commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God, before God offered a sheep in his place. As part of the festival, which follows the annual Hajj pilgrimage, worshippers…
Muslim pilgrims converge on Mount Arafat for holiest day of Hajj | Religion News
Muslims from around the world have converged on a sacred hill near Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the holiest day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is often the most memorable for pilgrims, who stand shoulder to shoulder, feet to…
Climate crisis stings Nepal’s honey gatherers, threatens tradition | Climate Crisis
Aita Prasad Gurung dangles off a cliff in Nepal, carefully manipulating a long pole with a blade at its end to cut away chunks of honeycomb after Himalayan bees fled fumes from a fire set to drive them from their homes. The 40-year-old wear a white hat with a net…
War is over in Iraq, but it continues to claim victims | The Iraq War: 20 years on
More than five years after the defeat of ISIL (ISIS) and decades of conflict, Iraq remains scarred by war. A journey through the country is punctuated with checkpoints, with armed soldiers standing watch at every crossroads. In Mosul, the country’s second city and former capital for the ISIL group, children…
The forgotten crisis in Burkina Faso | Humanitarian Crises News
Kongoussi, Burkina Faso – The refugee crisis in Burkina Faso, which has been engulfed in conflict since 2019, is the deepest of a number of neglected crises across Africa, according to a new report. The West African country tops the list for neglected crises for the second year running, a report…
Week in pictures: From end of elections in India to Donald Trump’s trial
A roundup of some of last week's major events in images. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source
Photos: India votes in last phase of world’s largest electoral exercise | India Election 2024 News
Voters in India have braved soaring temperatures to cast their ballots in the last phase of the country’s staggered elections to decide the fate of 904 candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The polls on Saturday conclude the largest electoral exercise in the world that kicked off on April 19, with…
North India swelters as New Delhi records highest-ever temperature of 49.9C | Climate Crisis News
People in northern India are struggling with an unrelenting, weeks-long heatwave that saw the temperature in the capital, New Delhi, soaring to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) – 9C (16F) higher than average. Delhi’s suburb stations at Narela and Mungeshpur recorded the temperature on Tuesday, according to…
Protesters assail US top diplomat over Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was repeatedly interrupted by protesters condemning the US policy towards ally Israel and its war on Gaza as he testified before United States Senate committees. At the hearing on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Blinken flinched from a protester who approached him from…