Millions of Muslims across the globe – including in countries such as Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, Kenya and Yemen – are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar. Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice”, the revered observance

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down next week, an official said, after protesters stormed the presidential palace and set fire to the prime minister’s home to vent their anger over a worsening economic crisis. Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has tested Covid positive. Currently, he is undergoing treatment at Pratichi in Shantiniketan Hospital. On July 1, Amartya Sen came to his his ancestral home, in Birbhum district, after a gap of two years. The eighty-eight-year-old economist was

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo on Saturday, a top defence source told AFP, before protesters gathered to demand his resignation stormed the compound. “The President was escorted to safety,” the source said,

Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the "stoning of the devil" ritual marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Saturday, as this year's expanded hajj pilgrimage was winding down. From first light, small groups of worshippers made their way across the valley of Mina,

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — one of the most consequential leaders in Japan’s postwar history — died Friday, Japanese media reported, after being shot while he was giving a stump speech in the city of Nara. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had earlier described Abe

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday, an intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the annual Hajj. Multitudes stood

Pakistan's energy crisis looks set to drag on for months after another failed attempt by the nation to import gas. In an unusual development, state-owned Pakistan LNG didn't receive a single offer in a $1 billion liquefied natural gas purchase tender, according to traders with

President Vladimir Putin has challenged the West to try and defeat Russia “on the battlefield” and said Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine marked a shift to a “multi-polar world”. The Russian leader said on Thursday that Russia had barely gotten started in

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has collapsed after he was shot at an event in the city of Nara. Mr Abe was shot twice, with the second shot hitting him in the back, causing him to fall to the ground. Reports say his attacker has since been arrested. Ex-Tokyo governor

Rishi Sunak, whose resignation as Chancellor of the exchequer triggered an avalanche of resignations against Boris Johnson, is believed to be a contender for next UK Prime Minister. If it happens, he will be first Indian origin man to be British PM. 1. Rishi Sunak, 42, was picked by

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned Thursday, bringing an acrimonious end to a nearly three-year premiership that has been beset by controversy and scandal. Speaking outside Downing Street, Johnson said the process for choosing the new leader of the Conservative Party should

The United Nations Security Council votes Thursday on extending its authorization of aid transfers across Syria’s border without approval from Damascus, with Russia seeking a six-month prolongation while Western nations want a full year. The UN resolution permitting aid

Top US and British law enforcement officials met with private business and academic leaders Wednesday to call attention to what they said is the serious security and economic threat posed by China, which is seeking to steal their intellectual property and influence politics in western

A million pilgrims began the spiritual journey of a lifetime as the first rituals of the annual Hajj began. Hundreds of thousands of worshippers circled Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Many held umbrellas to block the sun as the temperature climbed

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told MPs he would “keep going” despite a growing list of Conservative ministers and other officials resigning in protest over his handling of the case of a senior official accused of sexual misconduct. A delegation of Cabinet

At least six people were killed and more than 30 injured on Tuesday when two massive explosions destroyed an arms warehouse in the southern Yemen province of Abyan. The first blast happened in the morning inside a busy popular market near the weapons depot in Lawder, a large town in

Twenty-two people from Mali, including three children, have died in a boat disaster off the coast of Libya, the United Nations and the Malian government have confirmed. The people who died were part of a group of 83, most of them Malian nationals, stuck on a distressed vessel since

The man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near the city of Chicago in the United States has been charged with seven counts of murder. Illinois State Attorney Eric Rinehart said on Tuesday that the suspected gunman, Robert E Crimo III, faces a mandatory life sentence

Boris Johnson is fighting for political survival after two of his top ministers attacked his leadership and resigned. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid quit within 10 minutes of each other, followed by a flurry of junior ministers and aides. Critics said it was