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This Thursday, June 20, the death toll from the Hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage which took place in Saudi Arabia under intense heat, exceeded 1,000, according to a count carried out by AFP using data provided by different countries. An Arab diplomat told AFP this Thursday that 58 additional deaths …

The Nigerian Air Force has neutralized 80 terrorists during an air operation against terrorists in Katsina State, northern Nigeria. Edward Gabkwet, the army spokesman, announced in a written statement on Wednesday the neutralization of numerous terrorists as part of the Hadarin Daji operation carried out in the Faskare area on …

A seven-month-old girl died in central Britain, not far from Birmingham, after being bitten on the head by her parents’ pet dog, the BBC reported. The events occurred in the afternoon, shortly after 3 p.m. “Together with our ambulance colleagues, we arrived within minutes,” local police said in a statement. …

A 55-year-old woman has stabbed her 76-year-old mother to death in Abuakwa Asonomaso, Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality, Ashanti Region, Ghana. This follows accusations by a pastor that the decesead was a witch. The Assembly member, Isaac Adu Boateng said, “the suspect attempted suicide by drinking weedicide after killing her mother.” …

At least nine people were killed and more than 46 injured in blasts caused by a fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital on Tuesday night, health minister Abdelmadjid Abderahim said. “The death toll could rise as many people suffered serious injuries,” Abderahim told reporters on Wednesday. The …

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants to the United States will soon be able to benefit from regularization measures introduced by the Democratic president. This announcement by the White House on June 18 comes in the midst of the US presidential campaign, when immigration is a politically sensitive issue. Accused of …

The American Consumer Protection Agency, the FTC, indicated on Tuesday that it had made a report to the Department of Justice concerning TikTok for possible violation of the law protecting minors on the internet. The FTC explains that it initiated a follow-up investigation to ensure that the platform respected the …

Arab diplomats announced on Tuesday, June 18 that at least 550 pilgrims had died during the hajj, the great Muslim pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, the majority Egyptians due to the heat. This annual pilgrimage, from Friday to Sunday, took place this year again in the middle of summer in …

Four people were killed and 120 others injured in an earthquake in northeastern Iran on Tuesday, officials said. Iran’s state TV reported the magnitude 5.0 quake jolted the town of Kashmar, some 800 km (500 miles) east of the capital Tehran. Rescue teams have been deployed to the region, and …

A fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena triggered a series of blasts on Tuesday night, Foreign Affairs Minister Koulamallah Abderaman said, with witnesses saying at least one person was killed and several wounded. A resident of a neighbourhood near the depot said he saw three wounded …