Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage… Read More »Huge crowds start circling Kaaba as holy Muslim hajj beings
Russian paramilitary Wagner group pulled its fighters and equipment from Rostov-on-Don, where they had seized the military headquarters, said the regional governor, after the mercenaries’ chief… Read More »🔴 Live: Wagner group quits Russia’s territory after mercenary rebellion u-turn
Greek voters head to the polls again Sunday in an election where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term and an absolute parliamentary… Read More »Greece votes in second round of general elections with conservative premier favourite
George Orwell’s satirical novel has such resonance it has been translated into the local Shona language.
Violence in the occupied West Bank persisted Saturday with Israelis attacking Palestinian residents and a Palestinian shooter killed by Israeli forces at a checkpoint, officials… Read More »Violence in the West Bank persists with Israeli, Palestinian attacks
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Saturday that it’s conducting an investigation into the loss of the Titan submersible and has been speaking with… Read More »Canada begins investigation into Titanic-bound submersible implosion
The United States and its allies held close consultations but publicly stayed on the sidelines Saturday as officials waited to see how the armed revolt… Read More »US, allies consult but tread carefully as Russia crisis unfolds
Russia might be going through its largest political crisis in decades, but the mood in Moscow was calm on Saturday, with cafes busy and few… Read More »Calm in Moscow as Russians express confidence in army
Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s vowed to defeat the revolt and… Read More »Moscow braces for Wagner assault as rebels defy Putin rage
The historic US Supreme Court about face on abortion a year ago has created a nightmare for women seeking the procedure, a legal morass for… Read More »Abortion still divides the US one year after Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade
