Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed more than 100 and left scores injured, officials said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic following an event with a Hindu guru known locally as Bhole Baba. Local news reports…
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Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands, the southern part of the Lesser Antilles island group in the Caribbean Sea, early Monday. The storm has rapidly intensified to a Category 4 hurricane reaching maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in June….
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The two men traded barbs on abortion, immigration, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, their handling of the economy and even their golf games as they each sought to shake up what opinion polls show has been a virtually tied race for months. A hoarse-sounding Biden stumbled over his words on several occasions during the…
Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, gestures as he addresses the media during the party’s manifesto release event ahead of the general election, in New Delhi, India, April 5, 2024. — Reuters Gandhi has been chosen by opposition to challenge Modi’s govt. “Opposition represents significantly more voice of the Indian people.”…
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A Texas woman has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against two Mexican resort travel companies, seeking more than $1 million, after her husband tragically died after being electrocuted in a resort hot tub. In the lawsuit, Lizzette Zambrano, from El Paso County, Texas, named vacation rental companies Casago LLC, Casago International LLC and High Desert Travel…
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Several days of extraordinary heat took a major toll on one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, with hundreds reported dead as part of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in the desert of Saudi Arabia. Two unnamed Arab diplomats told the Agence France-Presse news service that 323 people from Egypt alone had died, most because of…
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New Chinese coast guard rules took effect on Saturday, under which it can detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, where neighbours and the G7 have accused Beijing of intimidation and coercion. Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations including…
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Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly, an imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, delivers the Hajj sermon at Masjid-e-Nimrah on June 15, 2024. — X/@insharifain Imam urges pilgrims to pray for themselves, parents, relatives. Imam emphasises Sharia’s significance in leading one’s way of life. Sheikh Al-Muaiqly prays for Palestinians under brutal oppression. Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly, an imam of the…
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A California man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday after allegedly taking three people hostage while robbing a bank last month, the Department of Justice announced. Eric Walter Gray, 53, is facing one count of bank robbery and forced accompaniment after allegedly robbing the BMO bank branch in Anaheim, California, on May…
