Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching sun

May 27, 2026

Mecca [Saudi Arabia], May 27: Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat at the most important ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage, as a punishing...

Iran vows swift response after fresh US attacks

May 27, 2026

Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran's foreign ministry says that US strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a "gross violation" of the fragile ceasefire in...

Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon kill at least 11

May 27, 2026

Beirut [Lebanon], May 27: Israeli air attacks have killed at least 11 people and wounded 15 others in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said,...

North Korea conducts eighth ballistic missile test of year

May 27, 2026

Seoul [South Korea], May 27: North Korea fired several short-range missiles and other unidentified objects on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in what would mark...

Israeli air attacks kill seven Palestinians in Gaza

May 27, 2026

Gaza [Palestine], May 27: At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, officials said.

Four killed as school minibus collides with train in Belgium

May 27, 2026

Brussels [Belgium], May 27: Four people, including two children, were killed on Tuesday when a school minibus collided with a train in the Belgian town...

Kremlin offers debt relief to recruit more soldiers for Ukraine war

May 27, 2026

Moscow [Russia], May 27: The Kremlin is offering new financial incentives to recruit more fighters for Russia's war in Ukraine, including debt relief for new...

Trump celebrates after medical check-up: It went 'perfectly'

May 27, 2026

Washington [US], May 27: US President Donald Trump underwent a routine medical check-up on Tuesday and subsequently raved about the positive outcome.

England sees record May weather as temperatures reach 35oC

May 27, 2026

London [UK], May 27: The record for the hottest May day in England has been broken again, with provisional temperatures surpassing 35 degrees Celsius in...