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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
The 2,900km (1,800-mile) journey from capital New Delhi to Kanyakumari in the south is one of the longest train rides in India, passing through cities, villages, scrub forests and deep ravines. The 22-car Thirukkural Express appears to be a microcosm of India, carrying passengers from different social groups and religions…
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for 10 years or more to vote in provincial elections. The French government has argued that these reforms uphold democracy in the archipelago. But local people…
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