More than 1,300 pilgrims died during the Hajj this year amid scorching heat, Saudi health minister says
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 pilgrims died during the Hajj this year amid scorching heat, Saudi health minister says.
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 pilgrims died during the Hajj this year amid scorching heat, Saudi health minister says.
When someone tried – and failed – to burn down a bus garage in Prague earlier this month, the unsuccessful arson attack didn’t draw much attention. Until, that is, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala revealed it was “very likely” that Moscow was behind it.
The Iran-backed rebels have seen a string of successful attacks this month, striking a number of commercial vessels and even sinking one of them.
Rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani has spoken out about her ordeal publicly for the first time since her rescue, saying in a video message that her biggest concern during captivity was for her parents.
Some of Russia's deadly Su-34 fighter bombers lie exposed on the tarmac of a military airfield just 100 miles from the border with Ukraine.
On Sunday evening, gunmen attacked two Orthodox churches and two synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region, killing around 20 people.
Police arrested more than 30 pro-Palestinian activists in a pre-emptive operation designed to prevent disruption during Saturday’s Pride parade.
Reports of a mass killing by police in a Nairobi suburb spread quickly. The BBC looked for the evidence.
Gaza City's Shujaiya district was devastated by a fourth consecutive day of heavy fighting on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated area as Israeli forces reported they had eliminated several targets, located weapons and conducted raids on booby-trapped compounds. Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City's Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas's command structure dismantled in the northern area.Tens of thousands of Palest
Several US military bases across Europe were put on a heightened state of alert over the weekend, with the level of force protection raised to its second-highest state amid concerns that a terrorist attack could target US military personnel or facilities, according to two US officials.
An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, Serbia’s Interior Ministry said. Both Serbian and Israeli officials said initial indications pointed to terrorism as a motive. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said in a statement that the attacker fired a bolt at the officer, hitting him in the neck.
Coordinated suicide attacks claimed the lives of at least 18 people in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has not officially claimed responsibility for the explosions, has been waging violence in the region for more than ten years. At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in suicide attacks targeting a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, authorities said.The region has been scarred by more than a decade of viol
Gunner Charles Lightfoot's granddaughter travelled to France for the military burial ceremony.
Two more Palestinian men tell the BBC they were shot and forced on to the bonnet of an Israeli jeep.
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A wedding, the funeral of those killed there as well as a hospital were targeted in a series of attacks.
The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, a remnant of the Islamic State militant group’s rule over the area, UNESCO said in a statement Saturday. The mosque, famous for its 12th-century leaning minaret, was destroyed by IS in 2017 and has been a focal point of UNESCO’s restoration efforts since 2020. The U.N. agency said that five large-scale explosive devices, designed for significant destruction, were found inside the southern wall of the Prayer Hall on Tuesday.
A congress for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party which kicked off in the western city of Essen on Saturday has been met with thousands of protesters.
Ray Bestwick bought an electric car last May in the hope of hassle-free motoring.
The actor is a father to three children
George Clooney and his wife, Amal, were spotted in St Tropez this past week, and Amal made the most of the glorious sunshine with a flirty floral mini dress. See the pictures here...