DR Congo: Guterres ‘outraged’ over peacekeepers’ aggression, calls for accountability

NEW YORK — Secretary-General António Guterres is “outraged” over a “serious incident” that took place on Sunday morning on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda,

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Ukraine: Prospects for end to war look bleak, despite ‘encouraging’ grain deal

NEW YORK — The war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, more than five months after the Russian invasion, and fighting is intensifying, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.Ambassadors were briefed

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Nicaragua: Rights experts denounce shutdown of over 700 civil society groups

MANAGUA — The arbitrary shutdown of hundreds of civil society organizations in Nicaragua is deeply concerning and will have a chilling effect on activists and human rights defenders across the country,

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Jordan: As vast Za’atari refugee camp turns 10, Syrians face uncertain future

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Singapore: Rights experts call for moratorium on executions for drugs offenses

SINGAPORE CITY — Singapore must implement an immediate moratorium on executions for drug offenses, UN human rights experts said on Friday, in a statement condemning the recent hanging of a 64-year-old

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Protecting the last Malayan tigers

KUALA LUMPUR — The Malayan tiger is a critically endangered species, at a real risk of extinction, mainly as a result of illegal poaching and wildlife trafficking: according to the Malaysian authorities,

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Spain reports second death from monkeypox

MADRID — Spain has reported a second death in as many days from monkeypox, its health ministry said Saturday. These are believed to be the first confirmed deaths from monkeypox since its outbreak in

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Truss surges ahead, wins key backers in UK PM race

LONDON — UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss cemented her place as front-runner in the race to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, winning endorsement Saturday from an influential former rival for the top

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New York declares state emergency over monkeypox

NEW YORK — The American State of New York has declared a state of emergency over the continued spread of monkeypox. "I am declaring a State Disaster Emergency to strengthen our ongoing efforts

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Iraq's PM calls political blocs to negotiate, reach common ground

BAGHDAD — Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi called on the political blocs in his country to negotiate and reach a common ground as protestors stormed the capital's Green Zone for the second

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Al-Assoumi underscores need to provide full support for Arab youths

CAIRO — The Arab Parliament President Adel Al-Assoumi called for providing full support for Arab youths, qualifying and pushing them for better future, confirming that they represent the backbone and

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Iraq's speaker decides to suspend Parliament sessions until further notice

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammad Al-Halbousi decided on Saturday to suspend the sessions of the Iraqi parliament until further notice, due to the storming of the parliament by protestors affiliated

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Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Paypal, gaming websites over licence breaches

JAKARTA — Indonesia has blocked search engine website Yahoo, payments firm Paypal and several gaming websites due to failure to comply with licensing rules, an official said on Saturday, sparking a backlash

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Australia PM unveils draft Indigenous recognition referendum question

SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday unveiled the wording of a draft referendum question as part of moves to enshrine an Indigenous voice in parliament. According to Reuters,

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IOM: Uptick in migrants heading home as world rebounds from COVID-19

GENEVA — According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights published on Thursday, nearly 50,000 migrants were assisted to voluntarily return

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Russia says 40 Ukrainian prisoners killed in blast

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UK heatwave: Weather forecasters report unprecedented trolling

LONDON — Weather forecasters faced unprecedented levels of trolling during this month's extreme heat in the UK, according to leading figures in the industry.The BBC's team received hundreds of

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Huge screen falls on dancers at Hong Kong boy band concert

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Biden speaks with China's Xi as tension grows over Taiwan

WASHINGTON/BEIJING — President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about Taiwan on Thursday as tensions mount between Washington and Beijing, despite

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Top US judge mocks world leaders over abortion ruling

ROME — A conservative member of the US Supreme Court has mocked world leaders who criticized last month's ruling that overturned American abortion rights.Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the ruling,

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Top rights experts urge repeal of Hong Kong’s national security law

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World Bank provides $100 million in emergency support to Sudan

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Monkeypox vaccine: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness

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Covid in China: One million people placed under lockdown in Wuhan

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Kim Jong-un says North Korea ready to mobilize nuclear forces

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UNAIDS calls for urgent global action as progress against HIV falters

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Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard’ for civilian life, UN envoy says

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Ex-leader Rajapaksa expected to return to Sri Lanka, official says

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Hungary PM’s adviser resigns over 'pure Nazi' speech

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Truss-Sunak debate scrapped after host faints on air

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Lightning strikes kill 20 in Indian state

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Beijing vows consequences if US politician Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan

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Tunisia referendum: Turnout low in vote on increasing president's powers

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Canada shooting spree targets homeless people

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Moscow's goal is to remove 'unacceptable' Kyiv regime, says Russia's top diplomat

KYIV — Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to remove from power its "unacceptable regime," expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest

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Pope apologizes for 'evil' abuse at Indigenous schools in Canada

EDMONTON — Pope Francis has issued an historic apology for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of Indigenous residential schools, saying the forced assimilation

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Tory leadership: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss in fiercest clash yet over tax

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Japan executes Akihabara mass murderer

TOKYO — Japan has executed a 39-year-old man who killed seven people in Tokyo in 2008 during a stabbing rampage, local media outlets have reported.Tomohiro Kato committed one of the most shocking mass

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New prime minister appointed in Kuwait

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Egyptian President urges diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

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11 children injured in Houthi shelling in Taaz

ADEN — Eleven children were injured by Houthi shelling in a civilian area in southern city of Taaz, Minister of Information Mammar Al-Aryani said on Saturday. In a press release, the minister strongly

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China launches second space station module, Wentian

BEJING — China launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year's end. A live feed on state broadcaster

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Greece battles 4 major wildfires

ATHENS — Greece’s fire service fought four major fires across the country, including one where they had to evacuate over 450 people at an island holiday resort. A fire that broke on the island of

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China's home-grown C919 jet nears certification as test planes complete tasks

SHANGHAI — China's homegrown C919 narrow-body jet, designed to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, is nearing certification as its test planes completed all of the test flight tasks, the company

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UK holidaymakers face more long delays at Port of Dover

LONDON — Long traffic jams built up on Saturday outside the Port of Dover, Britain's main gateway to Europe, and officials said the disruption could be worse than the logjam seen on Friday. Travellers

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Pakistan death toll reaches 304 from monsoon rains

ISLAMABAD — Death toll reached 304 from more than five weeks of monsoon rains and flash flooding across Pakistan.The deluge swallowed rivers and damaged highways and bridges, disrupting traffic.Almost

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Haj krne ki niyat se mutallik hadish

*حج کرنے کی نیت سے بیت اللّٰہ کا پیدل سفر کرنا*

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✒️ *مقبول احمد سلفی-* طائف سعودی عرب

ان دنوں بہت سے لوگ اس سوال کا جواب جاننا چاہتے ہیں کہ *کیا حج کی نیت سے بیت اللّٰہ کا پیدل سفر کرنا صحیح ہے جبکہ آج سفرکی بہت ساری سہولیات میسر ہیں* ؟

اس سوال کا جواب احادیث رسول میں تلاش کرتے ہیں تو اس سلسلے میں متعدد احادیث ملتی ہیں جن میں مذکور ہے کہ عہد رسالت میں بعض صحابی اور صحابیہ نے بیت اللّٰہ شریف تک پیدل چل کر حج کرنے کی نذر مانی تھی لیکن جب خبر آپ ﷺ تک پہنچی تو آپ نے انہیں پیدل سفر کرنے سے منع کیا اور سواری استعمال کرنے کا حکم دیا ۔ ان احادیث میں سے دو تین یہاں ذکر کرتا ہوں ۔

*پہلی حدیث :* انس رضی الله عنہ کہتے ہیں: 

نذرَتِ امرأةٌ أن تمشيَ إلى بيتِ اللَّهِ فسُئِلَ نبيُّ اللَّهِ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ عن ذلِكَ فقالَ إنَّ اللَّهَ لغَنيٌّ عن مَشيِها ، مُروها فلتَركَبْ(صحيح الترمذي:1536)

ترجمہ: *ایک عورت نے نذر مانی کہ وہ بیت اللّٰہ تک (پیدل) چل کر جائے گی، نبی اکرم ﷺ سے اس سلسلے میں سوال کیا گیا تو آپ نے فرمایا: اللّہ تعالیٰ اس کے (پیدل) چلنے سے بے نیاز ہے، اسے حکم دو کہ وہ سوار ہو کر جائے۔*

*دوسری حدیث:* انس رضی الله عنہ کہتے ہیں: 

مرَّ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بشيخٍ كبيرٍ يتَهادى بينَ ابنيْهِ فقالَ: ما بالُ هذا. قالوا: يا رسولَ اللَّهِ نذرَ أن يمشي. قالَ: إنَّ اللَّهَ لغنيٌّ عن تعذيبِ هذا نفسَهُ. قالَ فأمرَهُ أن يرْكب(صحيح الترمذي:1537)

ترجمہ: *نبی اکرم ﷺ ایک بوڑھے کے قریب سے گزرے جو اپنے دو بیٹوں کے سہارے (حج کے لیے) چل رہا تھا، آپ نے پوچھا: کیا معاملہ ہے ان کا؟ لوگوں نے کہا: اللہ کے رسول ! انہوں نے (پیدل) چلنے کی نذر مانی ہے، آپ نے فرمایا: اللہ عزوجل اس کے اپنی جان کو عذاب دینے سے بے نیاز ہے، پھر آپ نے اس کو سوار ہونے کا حکم دیا۔*

*تیسری حدیث:* عقبہ بن عامر جہنی رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں:

أنَّهُ قالَ للنَّبيِّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليْهِ وسلَّمَ إنَّ أختي نذرت أن تمشيَ إلى البيتِ , فقالَ إنَّ اللَّهَ لا يصنعُ بِمَشيِ أختِكَ إلى البيتِ شيئًا(صحيح أبي داود:3304)

ترجمہ: *انہوں نے نبی اکرمﷺ سے کہا: میری بہن نے بیت اللہ پیدل جانے کی نذر مانی تو رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: تمہاری بہن کے پیدل بیت اللہ جانے کا اللہ کوئی ثواب نہ دے گا۔*

مذکورہ بالا مسئلہ کو سمجھنے کے لئے یہ تین احادیث ہی کافی ہیں ،

 ان احادیث کی روشنی میں ہمیں *سب سے پہلی اور اہم ترین بات* یہ معلوم ہوتی ہے کہ سواری اور سہولت ہوتے ہوئے کسی کو دور دراز مقامات سے بیت اللہ کا پیدل سفر نہیں کرنا چاہئے، اگر کوئی ایساکرتا ہے تو وہ رسول کے حکم کی خلاف ورزی کرتا ہے۔ 

*دوسری بات یہ ہے کہ* جو لوگ یہ سمجھتے ہیں بیت اللہ کا پیدل سفر کرنا عبادت ہے اور اس پر زیادہ اجر ملتا ہے تو انہیں معلوم ہونا چاہئے کہ یہ خیال غلط ہے اور اللہ تعالی اس عمل سے بے نیاز ہے۔ 

*تیسری بات یہ ہے کہ* سواری ہوتے ہوئے بیت اللہ کا پیدل سفر کرنا جسم کو تکلیف ومشقت میں ڈالنا ہے جس سے اسلام نے ہمیں منع کیا ہے اور اللہ ایسے تکلیف والے عمل سے بے نیازہے۔

*چوتھی بات یہ ہے کہ* بیت اللہ کا مشقت بھرا پیدل سفر خصوصاً اس زمانے میں انسان اس لئے کرتا ہے کہ اسے حج کا زیادہ ثواب ملے(بعض شہرت کے لئے بھی کرتے ہیں) جبکہ ہمیں رسول اللّٰہ ﷺ نے خبر دے دی کہ ایسا کرنے میں کوئی ثواب نہیں ملے گا۔ مقصد شہرت ہو تو پھر حج وبال جان ہے۔

جو اللّٰہ اور اس کے رسول سے محبت کرتا ہے اور اپنے حج کو حج مبرور اور مقبول بنانا چاہتا ہے وہ آپ ﷺ کی طرح حج کا فریضہ انجام دے گا بلکہ آپ نے ہمیں حکم بھی دیا ہے کہ تم مجھ سے حج کا طریقہ سیکھو چنانچہ حضرت جابر رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ بیان کرتے ہیں:

رأيتُ النبيَّ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّمَ يرمي على راحلتِه يومَ النَّحرِ، ويقول :لِتأْخذوا مناسكَكم . فإني لا أدري لعلِّي لا أحُجُّ بعدَ حَجَّتي هذه.(صحيح مسلم:1297)

ترجمہ: *میں نے نبی ﷺ کو دیکھا آپ قربانی کے دن اپنی سواری پر (سوار ہو کر) کنکریاں مار رہے تھے اور فرما رہے تھے : تمھیں چاہئے کہ تم اپنے حج کے طریقے سیکھ لو ،میں نہیں جا نتا شاید اس حج کے بعد میں (دوبارہ ) حج نہ کر سکوں۔*

رسول اللّٰہ ﷺ نے مدینہ سے مکہ سفر بھی سواری پر کیا تھا بلکہ آپ نے حج کی ادائیگی بھی سواری پر ہی کی تھی جیسا کہ مذکورہ بالا حدیث میں بھی ذکر ہے۔ 

یہاں یہ بات بھی سمجھ لیں کہ عبادت کا مقصود ہرگز انسانی بدن کو تکلیف پہنچانا نہیں ہے چاہے نماز ہو ، روزہ ہو یا حج ۔ہاں اگر عبادات کی انجام دہی میں مشقت برداشت کرنی پڑتی ہے جیسے طواف کرتے ہوئے، سعی کرتے ہوئے تو انسان کو اس تکلیف پر اجر ملے گا لیکن اگر کوئی خود سے تکلیف مول لے تو اس پر اجر نہیں ہے ۔میری اس بات کو سمجھنے کے لئے یہ حدیث بھی ملاحظہ فرمائیں جس میں ہے کہ ایک شخص دھوپ میں کھڑا ہونے کی نذر مانتا ہے۔

عنِ ابنِ عبَّاسٍ قالَ : بينما النَّبِيُّ صلَّى اللَّه عليه وسلم يخطبُ إذا هوَ برجلٍ قائمٍ في الشَّمسِ فسألَ عنْهُ قالوا هذا أبو إسرائيلَ نذرَ أن يقومَ ولاَ يقعدَ ولاَ يستظلَّ ولاَ يتَكلَّمَ ويصومَ. قالَ مروهُ فليتَكلَّم وليستظلَّ وليقعد وليتمَّ صومَهُ(صحيح أبي داود:3300)

ترجمہ: *عبداللہ بن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما کہتے ہیں کہ نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم خطبہ دے رہے تھے کہ اسی دوران آپ کی نظر ایک ایسے شخص پر پڑی جو دھوپ میں کھڑا تھا آپ نے اس کے متعلق پوچھا، تو لوگوں نے بتایا: یہ ابواسرائیل ہے اس نے نذر مانی ہے کہ وہ کھڑا رہے گا بیٹھے گا نہیں، نہ سایہ میں آئے گا، نہ بات کرے گا، اور روزہ رکھے گا، آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: اسے حکم دو کہ وہ بات کرے، سایہ میں آئے اور بیٹھے اور اپنا روزہ پورا کرے۔*

*خلاصہ کلام یہ ہے* کہ سواری چھوڑ کر کسی مسلمان کے لئے درست نہیں ہے کہ وہ اپنے ملک سے پاپیادہ ،پیدل مکہ مکرمہ کا سفر کرے اور حج کا فریضہ انجام دے ، اس عمل سے ہم سب کے پیارے حبیب محمد ﷺ نے منع فرمایا ہے اس لئے ہم آپ کی سنت پر عمل کرتے ہوئے آسانی کا راستہ اختیار کریں جیسا کہ آپ امت کے لئے ہمیشہ دو معاملوں میں آسانی کا راستہ اختیار فرماتے اور امت کو مشقت سے بچاتے ۔ 

*ابن ماجہ کی ایک حدیث سے غلط فہمی نہ پیدا ہو* کہ رسول اور اصحاب رسول نے مدینہ سے مکہ کا پیدل سفر کیا ،

 *دراصل یہ حدیث ضعیف ہے۔*

ابو سعید خدری رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں: 

حجَّ النَّبيُّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ وأصحابُهُ مشاةً منَ المدينةِ إلى مَكَّةَ وقالَ اربُطوا أوساطَكم بأزُرِكم ومشى خلطَ الهرولةِ(ضعيف ابن ماجه:610)

ترجمہ: *نبی اکرم ﷺ اور آپ کے صحابہ نے مدینہ سے مکہ پیدل چل کر حج کیا، اور آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: اپنے تہ بند اپنی کمر میں باندھ لو، اور آپ ایسی چال چلے جس میں دوڑ ملی ہوئی تھی۔*

حقیقت یہ ہے کہ نبی ﷺ نے اپنی سواری قصواء پرسفر کیا،ہاں بعض صحابہ سواری نہ ہونے کی وجہ سے پیدل بھی حج میں شریک تھے، یہی مفہوم سورہ حج کی ستائیسویں آیت کا ہے کہ جس کے پاس سواری ہوگی وہ سوار ہوکر آئیں گے اور جس کے پاس سواری نہیں ہوگی وہ پاپیادہ آئیں گے جبکہ آج سواری کا مسئلہ نہیں ہےاس لئے جان جوکھم میں ڈالنے کی بجائے سہولت کا راستہ اختیار کیا جائے۔

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UK defense minister rules himself out of leadership race

LONDON — A British Cabinet minister tipped to be a frontrunner in the Conservative Party’s leadership race ruled himself out of the contest Saturday. Defense Minister Ben Wallace said after “careful

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Sri Lanka Parliament speaker: President to resign Wednesday

COLOMBO — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign in the coming days, the speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament said on a tumultuous Saturday that also saw the prime minister say he would step

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‘Common game plan’ needed to address DR Congo displacement crisis: Lemarquis

KINSHASA — Over the last 10 years, the number of people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes and become displaced in their own countries, has more than doubled. In the Democratic

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US, China top diplomats meet for five hours

BALI — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he met on Saturday in Bali, with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi "for a little over five hours." During a news conference

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About one million people defending Ukraine: defense minister

KIEV — Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday that about one million people are participating in defending Ukraine, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported. Some 700,000

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Portugal confirms first female case of monkeypox

LISBON — The Portuguese Directorate-General for Health on Friday confirmed the first monkeypox case in a woman in Portugal. The southern European country had reported 473 monkeypox cases, all in men,

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Tunisia publishes amended draft of new constitution

TUNIS — The Tunisian official gazette published an amended draft constitution at midnight Friday, hours after President Kais Saied said errors were found in the previous version prepared for the constitutional

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Abe’s body arrives in Tokyo as country mourns ex-PM’s death

TOKYO — The body of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to Tokyo on Saturday after he was fatally shot during a campaign speech in western Japan a day earlier. Abe was attacked

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Sri Lankan president flees as protesters storm his residence

COLOMBO — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from President's House on Saturday as enraged protesters demanding to resolve the acute economic crisis in the country stormed his house.The

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Twitter vows legal fight after Musk pulls out of $44 billion deal

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla (TSLA.O) and the world's richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter (TWTR.N) because the

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India's bullet train project chief sacked over alleged corruption

NEW DELHI — Authorities have terminated the services of an official who was in charge of the Indian government's bullet train project over charges of corruption, officials said Friday. According

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Contest to replace Boris Johnson begins, opponents demand he goes now

LONDON — As many as a dozen candidates were on Friday eyeing up replacing Boris Johnson as British prime minister after he was forced to quit by his own party, with opponents saying they want him out

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Peace negotiations to get more difficult with time: Putin

MOSCOW — Russia is open to peace talks, and the negotiations with Ukraine will get more difficult with time passing by, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. "We do not refuse peace negotiations,

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Indonesia urges G20 to seek end to Ukrainian-Russian war

BALI — Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Frday called her counterparts in G20 countries to assume common responsibility to end the Ukraine war immediately and urgently settle differences at

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Philippine president tests positive for coronavirus, isolates

MANILA — New Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tested positive for the coronavirus Friday following an antigen test and will go into isolation for about a week, officials said. Press Secretary

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Ex-PM of Japan Shinzo Abe assassinated

TOKYO — Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event, local media confirmed.Abe, 67, was shot twice while he was giving a speech in the

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Japan's former prime minister shot and hospitalized

TOKYO — Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said, with public broadcaster NHK saying he appeared to have been shot

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FBI Director Wray, MI5 chief raise alarm over China spying

LONDON — 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

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Boris Johnson facing calls to quit as PM

LONDON — Boris Johnson is to stand down as Conservative Party leader, but intends to carry on as prime minister until the fall.He plans to stay in Downing Street until a new Tory leader has been elected

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UN experts call for urgent reforms against ‘racialized’ police killings in Brazil

BRASILIA — Following the killings of at least 23 Brazilians during police raids and checks, UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for urgent reforms against “racialized

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Record inflation and skyrocketing prices leave over 6 million Sri Lankans food insecure

ROME — In the face of record food price inflation, skyrocketing fuel costs and widespread commodity shortages, some 6.26 million Sri Lankans, or three in 10 households, are unsure of where their next

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Tedros urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely

GENEVA — The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure that its new COVID-19 oral antiviral medication is available quickly,

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World moving backward on eliminating hunger and malnutrition, UN report reveals

GENEVA — The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is moving in reverse, away from

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Divided French parliament gives new PM tough time during first address

PARIS — Inside France’s National Assembly, the atmosphere was electric on Wednesday for the first speech by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne as the ruling party no longer holds an absolute majority —

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Mississippi judge refuses to block abortion ban

WASHINGTON — A judge in Mississippi has rejected a request from the state's only abortion clinic to temporarily block a ban on almost all abortions.It means that - providing there are no further

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Arabs believe economy is weak under democracy: Survey

WASHINGTON — Arabs are losing faith in democracy to deliver economic stability across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a major new survey.Nearly 23,000 people were interviewed across nine

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Twitter challenges India order to take down tweets

NEW DELHI — Twitter has mounted a legal challenge in India against government orders to take down content.The social media giant has filed a petition with the high court in Karnataka state resisting

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Mumbai: Heavy rains bring life to a standstill in Indian city

MUMBAI — It's that time of the year again when heavy rains in the Indian city of Mumbai and nearby areas have disrupted the lives of millions of people in the country's financial capital.Many

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Boris Johnson fights for political survival as cabinet ministers quit

LONDON — British Prime Minister 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

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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Car bomb suspect confesses to killing Maltese journalist

VALLETTA — The man accused of detonating the car bomb that killed journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has confessed to the crime.Speaking from jail, George Degiorgio admitted to a Reuters reporter to carrying

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Italy drought: Rome declares a state of emergency in five northern regions

ROME — Italy has declared a state of emergency in five northern regions amid the worst drought in 70 years.It applies to Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto regions,

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50,000 on evacuation alert after deluge hits Sydney

SYDNEY — About 50,000 people have been urged to evacuate their homes as floods hit Australia's largest city for the third time this year.Parts of Sydney have received about eight months of rain in

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Kaali: Outrage in India over poster of Leena Manimekalai's new film

NEW DELHI/OTTAWA — The Delhi police have registered a case against documentary film Kaali and its director Leena Manimekalai for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with its poster, officials said

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Ukraine war: Putin presses on after Lysychansk capture

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to continue the offensive in Ukraine after Russia captured the city of Lysychansk.Putin was shown on Russian TV calling on forces

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US police arrest suspect in July 4 mass shooting

WASHINGTON — US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois.Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained after a brief

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Caribbean is ‘ground zero’ for the global climate emergency: Guterres

PARAMARIBO — The UN Secretary-General’s final day in Suriname began on a small plane and ended at a podium.A 90-minute flyover from Paramaribo into the Central Suriname Nature Reserve revealed to António

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Turkey detains Russian-flagged grain ship from Ukraine

ANKARA — A cargo ship carrying grain from a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine has been detained by Turkish customs authorities, according to Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey.Vasyl Bodnar says, "We

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Gunman kills three in Denmark shopping mall shooting

COPENHAGEN — A gunman has killed three people and wounded others, three of them critically, at one of Denmark's biggest shopping malls, police say.The 22-year-old man, described as "an ethnic

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Three police die in 'pure hell' Kentucky shooting

KENTUCKY — Three police officers have been shot dead in the US state of Kentucky while trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of domestic violence.Police took the 49-year-old suspect into custody

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Argentina economy minister quits as government crisis builds

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina's economy minister Martin Guzman, the architect of a recent major debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), resigned on Saturday as deep splits emerged in the

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Egypt closes coastal area after shark kills Austrian swimmer

CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Saturday closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline, a day after a shark attack killed an Austrian woman swimming near the resort of Hurghada.The 68-year-old

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Haitian children at mercy of armed gangs as schools close

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Rising gang crime in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince is limiting access to education and is preventing thousands of children from going to school. Since 2020, gang-related violence

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Boris Johnson announces 'single biggest tax cut in a decade'

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have penned a joint article to outline what they are calling "the single biggest tax cut in a decade"

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Bodies of 3 missing kids, woman found in Minnesota lake

MINNESOTA — The bodies of three young children and a woman believed to be their mother have been recovered from a Minnesota lake, and authorities say the deaths are being investigated as a triple murder-suicide. Meanwhile,

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Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says

LONDON — The World Health Organization’s Europe chief warned that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease

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Suriname gives ‘hope and inspiration to the world to save our rainforests’: UN chief

PARAMARIBO — Suriname might be the smallest and least populated country in South America, but it is also one of the greenest. Considered a global leader in biodiversity conservation, with more than 90

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Dubai implements green tariff on single-use plastic bags

DUBAI — Dubai started on Friday imposing a 25-fils (6 U.S. cents) tariff for each single-use plastic bag, which is part of the UAE's plan to gradually ban the use of some single-use plastic products

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China to loosen entry restrictions on US citizens

BEIJING — China will loosen entry restrictions on US citizens, allowing entrance in case of transit via a third country, notices issued late on Friday by the Chinese embassy in Washington said, relaxing

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Heat wave alert issued in South Korea

SEOUL — The third-highest alert against a scorching heat wave was issued in South Korea on Saturday, 18 days earlier compared to last year. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety issues the alert when

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UAE residents felt 6.3 magnitude quake, 5 killed in Iran

ABU DHABI — UAE residents felt a quake measuring 6.3 magnitude on Richter Scale that jolted South Iran on Saturday at 3:24 am, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said. Tremors from the quake

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Airport workers strike ground some flights in Paris

PARIS — Airport workers went on strike at Paris' main international airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle on Friday, forcing the cancellation of about 10% of flights and bringing more disruption to early

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EU to give one billion euro loan to Ukraine

BRUSSELS — The European Commission Friday proposed a new one billion euro (USD 1.04 billion) long-term loan for Ukraine as the first part financial assistance package of up to 9 billion euro (USD 9.3

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With mangrove conservation, Kenya’s coastal communities plant seeds of sustainable ‘blue growth’

NAIROBI — The southern ocean border of Kenya and Tanzania is dotted with thick hedges of mangroves – indispensable carbon sinks and spectacular ecosystems teeming with life – that appear to float

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‘Effort and patience’ required to restore Iran nuclear agreement

NEW YORK — Despite diplomatic engagements, restoring the so-called Iran nuclear agreement continues to be hindered by political and technical differences, the UN political and peacebuilding chief told

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US Supreme Court ruling on environmental protection ‘a setback in our fight against climate change’

NEW YORK — The ruling by the United States Supreme Court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, is “a setback in our fight against climate change”, said the UN spokesperson

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Save lives, support development and steer our world to safer roads ahead: Guterres

NEW YORK — Road traffic accidents claim nearly 1.3 million lives each year, cost some countries up to three per cent of their annual GDP, and are the biggest killer of five to 29-year-olds globally,

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Ukraine war: '18 dead' as Russian missiles hit residential areas in Odesa

KYIV — Ukrainian authorities say Russian missiles have struck a multi-story block of flats and two other civilian facilities in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, killing at least 18 people and wounding

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FBI adds missing Cryptoqueen to top ten most wanted

WASHINGTON — Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", has been placed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list.The Bulgarian woman, believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her

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Xi Jinping defends Chinese rule at Hong Kong handover anniversary

HONG KONG — China's "one country two systems" model of ruling Hong Kong has worked in protecting the city and must continue long term, says Xi Jinping.The Chinese leader mounted a stern

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