Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 24, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the...
A man waves the Russian national flag as the members of Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. STRINGER / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States and its allies held close...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the Covid-19 virus was created in the Chinese government's Wuhan research lab. In a declassified report, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said they had no information...
Supporters attend the annual Pink Dot event in a public show of support for the LGBTQ community at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on June 24, 2023. Roslan RAHMAN / AFP SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Hundreds of people wearing pink attended Singapore's annual "Pink Dot" LGBTQ rally on Saturday, the first to be...
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks at the launch of new prospectus on an independent Scotland, in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 19, 2023. Robert Perry / POOL / AFP EDINBURGH, United Kingdom -- The Scottish National Party (SNP) will fight the next general election in the United Kingdom with...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A year after US Supreme Court scrapped the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to fight against the "extreme and dangerous" effort by Republicans to curb access to the procedure nationwide. The high court's...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's vowed to defeat the revolt and head off the threat of civil war. The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Russian...
Donald Triplett, the first person to be diagnosed with autism. He was diagnosed in 1943 at the age of 10. WASHINGTON, United States -- An American man who was the first person to be diagnosed with autism died last week in his native state of Mississippi at the age of 89, his family said. In...
PHOTO FROM AFP OTTAWA, Canada -- Canadian authorities said Friday they would launch an investigation into the loss this week of the Titan submersible along with five people onboard during a dive to the Titanic wreck. The Canadian-flagged Polar Prince cargo vessel towed the Titan out to sea last...
US President Joe Biden speaks during an Emily's List discussion on reproductive rights one year after the Dobbs decision, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2023. Brendan Smialowski / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- Republicans and Democrats offered competing visions for...
This photograph taken on June 19, 2023 shows flags, including those of the Wagner private mercenary group, for sale on a road outside Moscow. Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian authorities on Saturday accused the head of the Wagner mercenary group of trying to start a "civil...
A man carries his livestock as he wades through flood water in Rangia, in India's Assam state on June 22, 2023. Biju BORO / AFP KATHMANDU, Nepal -- At least 19 people are dead after floods triggered by South Asia's annual monsoon, with a week of relentless rains forcing thousands of people to seek...
