1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic, security forces in Saudi Arabia in preparation

 

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 1. One million people, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed at this year's Hajj   -- a key pillar of Islam that all able-bodied Muslims  are required to perform at least once -- after two years of drastically curtailed numbers due to the pandemic.

One of India's biggest Religious festivals, Millions of Hindus celebrate Chariot Festival in India

 

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 The 3 chariots are constructed from over 4,000 pieces of wood by a few families who have the hereditary rights to make them.

Hong Kong marks 25th anniversary of its return to China. Flag-raising ceremony

 

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Hong Kong fishermen & Tai O Fishing Village in the Western coast of Lantau Island

 

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Spain: Melilla Migrant Rush An Attack On "Territorial Integrity". Morocco says 18 Migrants died

 

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 1. NGOs denounce: at least 27 dead in the assault on Melilla.
At least 27 and not 18, as officially announced, would be the migrants who died yesterday in the crowd trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

Former Russian President Laments Low Quality of Current European Leaders | Farsnews Agency

The current generation of European politicians are vastly inferior to those who governed the continent a few decades ago, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.