Muslims from around the world have converged on a sacred hill near Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the holiest day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is often the most memorable for pilgrims, who stand shoulder to shoulder, feet to feet, asking God for mercy, … Read more
Breaking news and analysis on day 222 of Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Flood | The Electronic Intifada Podcast The Electronic Intifada Soldier killed in south Gaza fighting, in first Israeli fatality of Rafah offensive The Times of Israel Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Many killed as Israel launches ground attacks Al Jazeera English Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah; battles … Read more
As the war enters its 809th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, May 13, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s military chief Oleksandr Syrskii said his forces were facing a “difficult situation” in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where thousands more people have fled their homes amid an advance by Russian forces. Ukraine’s … Read more
Russia’s May 9 parade marks the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and has become the country’s most important public holiday. In a speech in Moscow’s Red Square before thousands of soldiers, President Vladimir Putin praised his army fighting in Ukraine and accused “Western elites” of fomenting conflicts around the world. … Read more
As the war enters its 778th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, April 12, 2024. Fighting Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several regions of Ukraine. The attack completely destroyed the Trypilska coal-powered thermal power plant near the capital, … Read more
As the war enters its 766th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Fighting A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, while another died in an attack in the country’s northeast, officials said. The Ukrainian Air Force said it … Read more
Here is the situation on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Fighting At least five people were killed and more than one million were left without power after Russia launched a wave of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure. Eight of the Russian missiles hit Dnipro Hydroelectric Station, Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power … Read more
As the war enters its 747th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, March 11, 2024. Fighting Three people were killed in Russian shelling and drone attacks on towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, while at least a dozen people were injured in a Russian missile attack in the early … Read more
As the war enters its 745th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Fighting Politics and diplomacy Turkey is ready to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul. … Read more
The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday voiced concern about the hostilities in Khan Yunis that have forced more people to flee to Rafah in the south of Gaza, describing the border town as a “pressure cooker of despair.” “I want to emphasize our deep concern about the escalation of hostilities in Khan … Read more