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Putin thanks Russian troops as Prigozhin begins exile in Belarus
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny against the Russian military by his fighters, state news agency BELTA said, quoting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.…
Biden’s election battle plan: ‘Bidenomics’
President Joe Biden is making a big bet on the US economy powering him to re-election next year with the unveiling of a "Bidenomics" pitch to voters this week.
After inheriting an economy ravaged by the Covid pandemic, then beset by…
Huge crowds swarm from Makkah for hajj climax
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims walked or rode buses Monday to a giant tented city near Makkah for the climax Saudi officials say could break attendance records.
After performing the ritual circumambulation of the…
Putin thanks Russian troops as Prigozhin begins exile in Belarus
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny against the Russian military by his fighters, state news agency BELTA said, quoting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.…
Warning more funding needed to enforce no-fault evictions ban-UK
Councils will need more staff and funding to enforce the ban on no-fault evictions in England effectively, local authorities have warned.
Legislation going through Parliament would ban tenants from being evicted without justification,…
Working as normal despite mutiny
The headquarters of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, whose leader Yevgeny Prigozhin led a mutiny over the weekend that rattled President Vladimir Putin's rule, said yesterday it was working in "normal mode."
The statement from the office…
Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, today for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat.
Pilgrims in white robes and sandals…
West Bank risks ‘spiralling out of control’
The new outbreak of violence in the occupied West Bank could spiral out of control, the UN human rights chief warned yesterday.
This week, at least 18 people have been killed in the territory -- in incursions by the Israeli military…
Biden, Modi urge Pakistan to act against extremist attacks
US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have called on Pakistan to act to ensure that its territory is not used to launch extremist attacks, the White House said in a joint statement on Thursday.
"They strongly…
Time ‘runs out’ for rescuing missing Titanic sub
A multinational mission to find a missing submersible near the Titanic wreck is still focused on rescuing the five-member crew alive, the US coast guard insisted today, despite fears that the vessel's oxygen may already have run out.
Two…