With pandemic in mind, pared-back hajj in Mecca for 2nd year
Muslim pilgrims are seen through a glass window as they circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic…
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France investigates fashion brands over forced Uyghur labour claims
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four multinational fashion retailers on suspicion of concealing…
Jordan, Israel agree to water deal; more West Bank trade
Agreements signal improved relations between Jordan and Israel’s new government following years of strained ties…
Please stop calling the UK government far right
Throwing the term around so casually is offensive to those who have had to live…
Ethiopia: Tigray conflict and dam dispute dent Abiy’s image
It was an unusually strongly worded press release from the US State Department informing the…
What you should know about China’s minority Uighurs
China’s treatment of the largely Muslim ethnic group from Xinjiang has become a source of…
BuzzFeed valued at $1.5bn in deal to go public via special-purpose merger
Show caption BuzzFeed will join a number of companies that have followed the Spac path,…
Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic
FILE – In this Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 file photo, a man protests the policies…
‘A tragic and wasted opportunity’: Australia’s inglorious exit from Afghanistan
During the two decades in which Australia was ensnared in an unwinnable war after trailing…
Olympic Games highlights: your day-by-day guide to the best bits in Tokyo
The other events on the first Friday are the individual ranking rounds for men and…