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Saudi officials are keen to keep conflict far from the minds of visitors, who have travelled long distances for one of the world's biggest annual pilgrimages

Animosity smoulders across region

Middle East war casts shadow over million-strong hajj pilgrimage

Uncertainty over Taiwan arms sales have left people in Taipei feeling like the next steps are out of their hands

Beyond their control

'Hard to win': Taiwanese react to uncertainty over US arms sales

England manager Thomas Tuchel has omitted some big names from his World Cup squad

'Teams win championships'

Tuchel has 'no fear' after omitting star names from England's World Cup squad

For Carlo Petrini, 'The idea of gastronomy as merely recipes and Michelin stars is a very limited one'

Slow Food's 'visionary' founder Carlo Petrini dies aged 76

South Africa has experienced waves of xenophobic violence since 2008, when dozens of migrants were killed

What's going on

Five things to know about South Africa's anti-migrant protests

Taylor Fritz says the players have been "patient and mild" with their demands

Planned protest

Tennis players 'ignored' in pay dispute, says Fritz

Macron visited a supercomputing site outside Paris

'Shift into higher gear'

France announces billion-euro boost for quantum computing

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola poses with the FA Cup after his team beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley

Unparalleled legacy

Pep Guardiola: Catalan genius who changed football

Pep Guardiola won 20 trophies in 10 seasons at Manchester City

'What a time we have had together!'

Guardiola to step down after glittering decade at Man City

A worker shows dead fish at Sanjay Lake, which partially dried up in a heatwave in New Delhi on May 22

Record-breaking usage

India warns of power use as demand peaks during heatwave

Mohamed Salah's relationship with Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has been strained this season

'Same interest'

Slot says he shares Salah ambition for Liverpool

Kami Rita Sherpa, seen here after his 31st ascent of Everest in 2025. Following his 32nd ascent this month he warned against the high number of climbers and their inexperience

World's highest peak

Indian duo dies on Everest as record breaker warns of overcrowding

The late UK Queen Elizabeth II and the former Prince Andrew with his father Prince Philip are pictured at the Epson races in 2016

Given Epstein ties

UK police prepared to probe Andrew sexual misconduct claim

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Friday he will leave the club at the end of the season

After trophyless season

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa says will leave post

Thousands clashed with police in Chattogram following an alleged rape of a four-year-old girl

Widespread anger

Thousands clash with Bangladesh police over alleged child rape

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was meeting NATO counterparts in Sweden

Ahead of July summit

NATO ministers sound out US on Trump's 'confusing' troop moves

New Delhi's iconic auto-rickshaws have received a Donald Trump-themed makeover to mark the United States' 250th Independence celebrations and the India visit of Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Mixed reactions

India capital's motor-rickshaws get Trump makeover

Outside the theater, supporters gathered holding signs reading 'thank you Stephen'

Ahead of final show

'Hello, Goodbye': 'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert bows out

Honduras is preparing to crack down on gang violence, which plagues the country with a homicide rate of 24 killings for every 100,000 inhabitants

Crippling gang violence

Organized criminals kill at least 25 in Honduras

North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC will play Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza in Saturday's Asian Women's Champions League final

North Korean women deny 'rough' play ahead of Asian club final

The structure in Schipkau, eastern Germany will become the world's tallest wind turbine

The world's tallest

Giant wind turbine rises in Germany amid far-right headwinds

For the past 20 years, Millicent Turay has supported her family by collecting mangrove oysters

Mangrove loss threatens Sierra Leone's oyster harvesters

Herders and traders are struggling to bring animals to Bamako

No way home for Eid as jihadists cut off Mali capital

Truong My Lan (right) was initially sentenced to death, but now faces life in prison after Vietnam abolished capital punishment

Government seeks to recover funds

Vietnam auctions convicted tycoon's Hermes handbags for over $500k

Samsung semiconductor employees are expected to receive around $337,000 under the new deal

Planned 18-day strike avoided

Samsung union to start vote on tentative wage deal

A rickshaw puller in Delhi, where temperatures hit 45C on Thursday. The South Asian country of 1.4 billion people is no stranger to scorching summers, with routine heatwaves between April and June

India generates record power as demand surges in severe heatwave

Customers look at fresh food in a supermarket in Tokyo on May 22, 2026

As further measures considered to drive down costs

Japan inflation slows more than expected in April

Belgium has intercepted more than 400 people attempting to cross the Channel so far this year

Spillover from France

Belgium worries as migrant crossings to Britain rise

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