Saudi Arabia sets limit of 1m Hajj pilgrims this year
Saudia Arabia announces higher limit for annual Hajj pilgrimage as well as COVID-19 vaccine, age requirements.
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Rights tribunal urges Peru not to release ex-President Fujimori
Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru 'must refrain' from releasing Alberto Fujimori from prison.
Brazil sets ‘worrying’ new Amazon deforestation record
Brazilian Amazon sees 64 percent jump in deforestation in first three months of 2022 compared with a year earlier.
Russia-Ukraine live news: Zelenskyy urges justice for Kramatorsk
Ukrainian president denounces deadly train station bombing as 'war crime', vowing to bring those responsible to justice.
Head of new Yemeni council promises ‘end to war’
Rashad al-Alimi, who has close ties to Saudi Arabia, says the council will deal with challenges in all areas of Yemen.
Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban for slapping Chris Rock
Smith, who resigned from the motion picture academy last week, says he respects and accepts the decision.
At least 16 killed in attack on army base in Burkina Faso
Reinforcements were sent to secure the Namissiguima military base after the deadly attack.
Israeli leader grants forces ‘full freedom’ after Tel Aviv attack
PM Naftali Bennett gives Israeli forces the green light to curb attacks after Palestinian kills three men in Tel Aviv.
US jury acquits two in governor kidnap case, hung on two others
Prosecutors say the men held anti-government views and were upset by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's COVID curbs.
Top Proud Boys member pleads guilty to US Capitol riot charges
Guilty plea is the second from a member of the far-right Proud Boys group at the forefront of the 2021 Capitol riot.
‘An abomination’: World reacts to deadly Kramatorsk attack
Ukraine says bombing of train station in eastern region of Donetsk killed at least 52 people, drawing global rebuke.
‘We have come a long way’: Justice-to-be Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jackson, the first Black woman ever confirmed to the US Supreme Court, says her appointment is 'honour of a lifetime'.
Palm Sunday church attacks: Egypt’s ‘worst day of violence’
Egypt's security situation five years after ISIL-claimed church blasts killed 48 people.
All-private astronaut team lifts into space in landmark launch
SpaceX’s flight is its first to take private citizens to the ISS after two years of carrying astronauts there for NASA.
Guilty: Roger Ng faces up to 30 years in prison for role in 1MDB
Guilty verdicts follow eight-week trial in the fraud scheme that saw $2.7bn looted from Malaysia fund.
Nigeria: Court dismisses eight charges against separatist leader
Nigerian authorities had introduced additional charges of 'terrorism' against Kanu earlier this year.
No Sri Lankan, rich or poor, spared as economic crisis worsens
Savings evaporate, businesses face closure and the Sri Lankan poor struggle to eat as value of the rupee plummets.
Ukraine war disruptions send food prices to their highest ever
Prices have soared for wheat, vegetable oil, corn, grains, threatening food shortages and hunger crises.
Ukraine war serves as backdrop to France’s presidential elections
Macron has won praise for playing a mediating role, while Le Pen has turned against Putin and embraced refugees.
Nigeria: Families of missing train passengers bemoan govt silence
Relatives of the abducted passengers say government inefficiency led to the attack and is delaying rescue efforts.