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Palestinians shop on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Idul Adha, or the feast of sacrifice, marking the end of the Haj pilgrimage, in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza Strip on May 26, 2026. Idul Adha marks the end of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca.
Palestinians shop on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Idul Adha, or the feast of sacrifice, marking the end of the Haj pilgrimage, in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza Strip on May 26, 2026. Idul Adha marks the end of the haj pilgrimage to Mecca.`
Middle East and Africa

No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark dark Idul Adha

New clothes for children, sacrificial sheep and Idul Adha biscuits, the hallmarks of the Muslim holiday, are all either unaffordable or unavailable in Gaza, casting a shadow over what is usually a time of celebration and joy.

12 hours ago
Americas

US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports

US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne ​Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers ‌and cargo at major US airports in "sanctuary cities" that have declined to cooperate with an immigration crackdown.

13 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Quad countries to build a port, unveil pact on critical minerals

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US have agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh energy into their grouping known as the Quad.

14 hours ago

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Europe

Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe

People in western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar even further.

15 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by more than three percent after US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the new wave of bombings targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats.

18 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as haj reaches peak

More than 1.5 million people have joined the haj this year despite the shadow of war across the Middle East created by the US and Israeli war with Iran.

1 day ago
Europe

Prabowo flies to France for talks with Macron

Prabowo’s trip comes just over a month after his previous visit to Paris for talks with Macron, during which the two leaders discussed a broad range of cooperation, particularly in the defense sector.

1 day ago
Europe

Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto

Leo, the first US pope, warned against "a race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets, driven by the desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance".

1 day ago
asia-pacific

Philippine construction collapse toll hits four, over dozen missing

The death toll rose to four Monday in the collapse of a building under construction near the Philippine capital, with more than a dozen people still believed missing, authorities said.

2 days ago
asia-pacific

19 feared trapped after collapse at Philippines construction site

Nineteen people are feared trapped after a building under construction near Manila collapsed early on Sunday, a local government official said.

3 days ago
asia-pacific

At least 90 dead in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search and rescue operations, while ordering a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident and strict accountability in accordance with the law.

4 days ago
asia-pacific

What scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino

The fast-warming tropical Pacific is pointing to a major event but a crucial weakening of trade winds -- capable of turbocharging or throttling the phenomenon -- has yet to materialise.

5 days ago
asia-pacific

Philippines orders arrest of fugitive senator sought by ICC

The Philippine government on Thursday ordered police to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court over his role in ex-president Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug crackdown.

6 days ago
americas

Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service agents killing the assailant in a shoot-out during which a bystander was also struck, authorities said.

3 days ago
americas

Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official

Trump said that Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lukas, a former CIA officer and analyst who served on the National Security Council during Trump's first term, would become acting director.

4 days ago
americas

Bolivians demand president's resignation in new mass protest

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz came to power six months ago, in the midst of the country's worst economic crisis since the 1980s, marked by acute shortages of fuel and foreign currency and runaway inflation.

4 days ago
americas

Protests escalate in Bolivia over austerity measures

Bolivians began demonstrating and erecting roadblocks three weeks ago to demand salary increases, stable fuel supplies and measures to mitigate the worst economic crisis in 40 years.

6 days ago
americas

In Tierra del Fuego, a hunt for the rodent carrier of hantavirus

For several days, biologists from Buenos Aires will set traps at various locations on the southern island of Tierra del Fuego to analyze whether the captured rodents carry the Andes strain of the virus, the only one known to spread between people.

1 week ago
europe

Prabowo flies to France for talks with Macron

Prabowo’s trip comes just over a month after his previous visit to Paris for talks with Macron, during which the two leaders discussed a broad range of cooperation, particularly in the defense sector.

1 day ago
europe

Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto

Leo, the first US pope, warned against "a race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets, driven by the desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance".

1 day ago
europe

Trump says sending 5,000 US troops to Poland

Trump said the move was based on his relationship with Poland's president Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist ally whom he said he was "proud to endorse" in elections that Nawrocki won last year.

5 days ago
europe

WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk'

"The public health risk has been reassessed with the most current information available, and the global risk remains low," said a WHO statement.

1 week ago
europe

WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak

Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes virus, the only strain transmitted between humans, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

1 week ago
europe

Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows king's speech

Keir Starmer was facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister who had sought some respite to set out his government's agenda.

1 week ago
europe

Planes with hantavirus cruise passengers land in the Netherlands

The planes landed at Eindhoven Airport shortly after midnight, carrying eight Dutch nationals. Other passengers of different nationalities will continue on to their home countries from the Netherlands, authorities previously said.

2 weeks ago
middle-east-africa

Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as haj reaches peak

More than 1.5 million people have joined the haj this year despite the shadow of war across the Middle East created by the US and Israeli war with Iran.

1 day ago
middle-east-africa

Netanyahu admits difficulty influencing Trump decisions on Iran

Netanyahu's comments, described to Reuters by two Israeli officials with knowledge of the conversations, come as Israel has largely been left out of talks to reach an initial deal to halt a war that began with joint US-Israeli bombardment.

2 days ago
middle-east-africa

Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DRC, WHO chief says

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said.

2 days ago
middle-east-africa

Trump says there is no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised a day earlier.

2 days ago
middle-east-africa

Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 late Saturday, hours after the Red Cross said three volunteers had died there and Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases.

3 days ago

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