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• Saudi Arabia to re-allow umrah pilgrimage from October 4 - SPA

  22-09-2020 22:45
  
  Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims residing inside the country to undertake the umrah pilgrimage beginning on Oct. 4, after a seven-month pause due to coronavirus concerns, state news agency SPA reported.Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina undertaken any time of the year, attracting 19 million people last year.Saudi Arabia had instituted a freeze on umrah in March.
  
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• Military leaders are warning Hegseth that escalating Iran war could harm their ability to protect the US: report

  30-08-2026 17:05 via independent.co.uk
  Some of the military’s top brass were prompted to speak out after it was revealed that troops could remain in the Middle East into 2027
  
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• Cyprus ferry incident latest: Desperate search for more than 20 missing passengers after boat capsizes, killing 7

  30-08-2026 16:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The catamaran-style boat was traveling from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne, to the Turkish port of Tasucu
  
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• Pabst Blue Ribbon wants bandits to return 50,000 cans of stolen beer, no questions asked

  30-08-2026 15:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer disappeared from an Anheuser-Busch distribution center in California
  
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• Cyprus ferry incident latest: Seven reported dead after boat with more than 260 passengers capsizes

  30-08-2026 15:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  The catamaran-style boat was traveling from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne, to the Turkish port of Tasucu
  
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• Cyprus ferry incident latest: Rescue operation under way after boat with more than 260 passengers capsizes

  30-08-2026 14:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  The catamaran-style boat was traveling from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne, to the Turkish port of Tasucu
  
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• Mike Lawler doubles down after blackface controversy with new Michael Jackson cosplay post

  30-08-2026 14:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  New York Rep. Mike Lawler drew scrutiny two years ago after an old photo surfaced of him dressed in blackface as the King of Pop
  
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• Rescue operation after ferry with over 260 passengers onboard capsizes off Cyprus

  30-08-2026 13:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The catamaran-style boat was traveling from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne, to the Turkish port of Tasucu
  
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• Gina Hinojosa bets anger over Flock cameras and data centers will make her America’s unlikeliest governor

  30-08-2026 13:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gina Hinojosa talks to Eric Garcia about the growing backlash in Texas and how it could feed a ‘bite back’ against Republicans in November
  
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• Why Trump is picking a fight with a 29-foot-tall Jesus standing in America’s Southwest

  30-08-2026 13:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Does eminent domain prevail against the First Amendment and religious freedom? A diocese in southern New Mexico says ‘nothing could be less Catholic’ than the president’s border wall, Alex Woodward reports
  
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• Iceland rejects EU vote in referendum focussed on Trump and fishing

  30-08-2026 13:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  The capital of Reykjavik was the only area where a majority supported the referendum
  
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• Huge ‘Lake Ontario’ sign installed in swipe at Trump over name change

  30-08-2026 12:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  A huge Lake Ontario sign has been unveiled next to the lake after Donald Trump signed an order to rename it "Lake America."
  
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• Beer thieves steal 40,000lbs of lager in truck heist

  30-08-2026 12:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  A beer truck filled with 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon has been stolen in California, the company says.
  
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• Azerbaijani regime ‘trying to break’ opposition leader by denying him safe water in prison, family warn

  30-08-2026 12:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: The family of Ali Karimli claims the regime is ‘deliberately trying to break him’ as they urged the UK to intervene in the pro-democracy leader’s case
  
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• Iran’s Khamenei tells Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ for Islamic Unity Week

  30-08-2026 11:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Khamenei has not ⁠been seen in public since being injured in US-Israeli airstrikes six ​months ⁠ago
  
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• Police officer killed in ‘gunfight’ at South Carolina park

  30-08-2026 11:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  The suspect, a 33-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record, also died
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: CIA chief ‘proposed Trump-Putin-Zelensky summit’ during secretive Moscow visit

  30-08-2026 11:16 via independent.co.uk
  
  Talks between Ukraine and Russia have stalled since the US’s invasion of Iran
  
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• How Ukraine is trying to beat Russia at its own game with massive drone strike campaign

  30-08-2026 10:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ukraine is striking deeper into the heart of Russia than ever before with swarms of drones that have led Russians into a panic.Experts say that Kyiv’s resourcefulness is a result of studying Moscow, Maira Butt reports
  
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• One dead and several hurt in Switzerland rave shooting as police launch manhunt for attacker

  30-08-2026 08:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police say ‘several shots fired at a large group of people’ during event at horse racing track
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin resumes strikes on Kyiv amid outrage over 34 deaths at care home

  30-08-2026 08:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president has promised to punish those responsible as munitions were unknowingly stored in the area causing a huge fire to spread from the explosion
  
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• Police respond to shooting at Switzerland rave with ‘several victims’ reported

  30-08-2026 07:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police say ‘several shots fired at a large group of people’ during event at horse racing track
  
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• WhatsApp chat used to send cash for crime and extremism

  30-08-2026 06:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail.
  
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• Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil

  30-08-2026 06:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Venezuelan interim president says the unusual agreement will help revive her country's economy.
  
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• Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues

  30-08-2026 05:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A vote on whether to resume membership talks with the European Union is too close to call.
  
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• Number of dead migrants found in Arizona desert spikes despite plunge in border crossings under Trump

  30-08-2026 03:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Experts say dangerous border crossings have continued despite the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
  
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• Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US

  30-08-2026 02:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."
  
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• RFK Jr blames media and ‘demagogic politicians’ as he downplays ‘so-called measles deaths’ amid outbreak fears

  30-08-2026 01:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Measles cases surge to 35-year high as deaths in Pennsylvania spark clash between the governor and Trump’s health secretary
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia unleashes deadly strike on Kyiv spreading to care home and houses, killing 37

  30-08-2026 01:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president has promised to punish those responsible as munitions were unknowingly stored in the area causing a huge fire to spread from the explosion
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia unleashes deadly strike on Kyiv hitting care home and houses, killing 37

  30-08-2026 00:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president has promised to punish those responsible
  
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• Fears for communities near the great Colorado River as drought means future is uncertain

  30-08-2026 00:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The severely depleted Colorado River is causing grave concern for those who rely on it
  
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