Category: 3. Middle East

Over 1.5 million Muslims began filling a vast tent city in the holy city of Mecca on Monday for an annual hajj pilgrimage carried out against the backdrop of hopes for an end to the war in the Middle East.

The white-robed pilgrims on buses or on…

(Corrects name of political analyst in seventh paragraph)

By Xinghui Kok and Greg Torode

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, May 25 (Reuters) – War in Iran, strained U.S. commitments in Asia and rising tensions over Taiwan will likely dominate the agenda at this…

Victor Wembanyama has scored 33 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs in a 103-82 rout of Oklahoma City and level the NBA Western Conference Finals at two games each.

The 22-year-old French 7ft-4-inch (2.24m)…

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 25 (Reuters) – The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country “another way,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent…

By Christine Chen

SYDNEY, May 25 (Reuters) – Antisemitism in Australia was left unchecked after the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war, fuelling violence against Jewish people, the country’s spy chief told an inquiry into the Bondi Beach…

Outgoing Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said the memories and relationships built during his decade at the club mattered more than the 20 trophies he won, as he reflected emotionally on his unforgettable spell at City following his…

Inmates in Venezuela’s western Barinas prison staged a protest on the roof of the detention centre calling for the removal of the prison’s director, who reportedly oversaw guards as they shot unarmed prisoners.

By Saad Sayeed and Mubasher Bukhari

CHAKWAL, Pakistan, May 25 (Reuters) – In a cluster of villages in Pakistan’s largely rural Chakwal district, more than 100 Shi’ite Muslims have returned from the United Arab Emirates without jobs, luggage or…

May 25 (Reuters) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday the U.S. will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country “another way.”

The U.S. will give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring the “alternatives,”…

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…