Mon 25 May 2026: Pilgrims arriving in Mina on Monday will observe the Day of Tarwiyah, the first stage of the pilgrimage within the holy sites and the official beginning of Hajj rituals. As dawn broke on Monday, pilgrims began flowing into the sacred site of Mina west of Mecca, marking the beginning of what […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: Pope Leo XIV issued an apology on Monday for the Catholic Church’s centuries-long delay in condemning slavery, calling it “a wound in Christian memory”. “For this, in the name of the Church, I sincerely ask for pardon,” Leo wrote in a major text that warned about “new forms of slavery” behind […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: The Caribbean island has faced a fuel blockade that has cut off essential supplies, as Trump seeks regime change. Cuba has announced the first shipment in an expected donation from China of about 60,000 tonnes of rice, as the Caribbean island contends with an ongoing humanitarian crisis. In a series of social media […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children in the deadliest surge there in decades. The death toll continued to rise on Saturday, with 13 children passing away in the past 24 hours alone, increasing the total to 512, according to a health department tally that began on March 15. […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: Nigerian authorities announced Sunday that 92 civilians who had been taken hostage by the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist groups have been rescued. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, media information officer for Operation Hadin Kai, said in a statement that the army conducted operations against Boko Haram […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: Confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease have passed the 100 mark as infections surge in the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a report released Sunday by health authorities. The report issued by the Communications Ministry showed that as of May 23, the virus had affected 11 […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Africa Day 2026: Sixty-three years later, as the continent marks Africa Day 2026, questions over what liberation really means still linger. What was once defined by flags and anthems is now increasingly seen through debates about who controls wealth, technology and global […]
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Mon 25 May 2026: Africa Day 2026 spotlights power, debt and digital control as Africans redefine sovereignty. Nairobi, Kenya – When African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa on May 25, 1963 to found the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the occasion became a symbol of continental liberation that many still call Africa Liberation Day. Sixty-three years […]
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Sun 24 May 2026: A suicide car bomb attack on a train carrying soldiers in Quetta, the capital of the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, has killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 50 others. The Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist group, has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack. Reporting from the scene, Al […]
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Sun 24 May 2026: Saudi Arabia has launched one of its most extensive Hajj security operations in recent years, deploying advanced air defence systems, specialised military units, and emergency response teams across the kingdom’s holy sites, as regional tensions linked to the Iran conflict continue to raise security concerns. Footage released by the Saudi Ministry […]
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