Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj
Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil to atone for their sins, and then descended to Muzdalifa for the final stages of the annual haj pilgrimage amid summer heat and regional tensions.
Germany to cut part of funds sent to Brazil for Amazon preservation: newspaper
Germany will partially suspend funds sent to Brazil to finance projects aimed at preserving the Amazon forest due to increasing deforestation, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Saturday.
Thousands rally in Romania on anniversary of violent protest
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied peacefully against the ruling Social Democrat government in the capital, Bucharest, on Saturday on the one-year anniversary of a violent protest where riot police disproportionately used force.
Car bomb explodes in Libya’s Benghazi, killing three U.N. staff: medics
A car bomb explosion in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed three U.N. staff members on Saturday, several medical sources said.The attack came as the United Nations was brokering a truce in the capital Tripoli, where the eastern-based Libyan Nat…
Saudi-led coalition calls for immediate ceasefire in Aden: SPA
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen called for an immediate ceasefire in Aden, seat of the internationally recognized government, the state news agency SPA quoted the coalition’s spokesman as saying.
Another U.N. staffer died due to car bomb in Libyan city of Benghazi: medics
A U.N. staff member died on Saturday of wounds suffered in a car bombing in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, medics said, raising the total number of U.N. personnel killed in the attack to three.
One person injured in attack at Norway mosque, suspect in custody
One person was injured during an armed attack at a mosque in Norway on Saturday, police said, adding that members of the congregation had overpowered the gunman and stopped the shooting.
Sonia Gandhi returns to lead India’s beleaguered Congress after son Rahul quits
India’s opposition Congress party selected past president Sonia Gandhi as its interim leader on Saturday, while it searches for a successor to her son Rahul Gandhi, who quit following a crushing election defeat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A week after Texas massacre, El Paso marchers condemn racism
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rouke on Saturday joined a march in the Texas border city of El Paso to condemn last week’s mass shooting there, telling the crowd that President Donald Trump was partly responsible for the hatred that inspired …
Portugal’s fuel-tanker drivers vote to go ahead with strike
Portugal’s fuel-tanker drivers voted on Saturday to strike from Monday for an indefinite period, raising fears about the impact on the country’s tourism-dependent economy during the busy summer season.
