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Pèlerinage à la Mecque : des centaines de milliers de musulmans quittent l’Arabie saoudite après un hadj marqué par la guerre et de fortes chaleurs

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T08:40:01+00:00

Malgré la guerre déclenchée le 28 février par les Etats-Unis et Israël contre l’Iran, plus de 1,7 million de fidèles venus de 165 pays ont participé cette année au hadj, l’un des plus grands rassemblements religieux au monde.

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Pèlerinage à La Mecque : des centaines de milliers de musulmans quittent l’Arabie saoudite après un hadj marqué par la guerre et de fortes chaleurs

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T08:40:01+00:00

Malgré la guerre déclenchée le 28 février par les Etats-Unis et Israël contre l’Iran, plus de 1,7 million de fidèles venus de 165 pays ont participé cette année au hadj, l’un des plus grands rassemblements religieux au monde.

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VIDEO Drone russe en Roumanie : les images des dégâts sur un immeuble résidentiel

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T08:36:51+00:00

L’engin s’est écrasé sur le toit d’un bâtiment de Galati, une ville proche de la frontière avec l’Ukraine, selon le ministère de la défense roumain. Ce pays, membre de l’OTAN, a dénoncé une « grave et irresponsable escalade ».

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‘Essentially diving in coffee’: Australian diver among team rushing to rescue people trapped in flooded Laos cave

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T08:35:15+00:00

Josh Richards joins international mission to extract five found alive and search for missing twoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian cave diver is part of an international team that has been flown into Laos from around the world to rescue seven people stuck in a remote, flooded cave.The group entered the cave in Xaysomboun province, central Laos, to hunt wildlife and search for gold more than a week ago, but heavy rain blocked the cave entrance. Five of them were found alive this week, but two remain unac

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Minister insists Labour will not apply national living wage to all over-18s before election – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T08:34:59+00:00

Torsten Bell says Labour manifesto ‘did not set out the timeline’ for changes to living wage after scale of youth unemployment crisis revealed in Milburn reportGood morning. Last night Alan Milburn suggested that he would like the government to drop its commitment to pay all people over the age of 18 the national living wage. The former Labour health secretary was speaking after he published a major report on the rise in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) and he implied that when the final report is published in the autumn, with policy recommendations, i

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Oil price drops amid hopes of US-Iran peace deal

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T08:33:53+00:00

Commodity poised for one of biggest monthly declines, while global stock markets rallyBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices fell on Friday as investors hoped for the end of the US-Israel war on Iran, putting the commodity on track for one of the biggest monthly declines ever.The price of Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, fell by 1.3% to $91.54. Brent is heading towards one of its biggest monthly drops ever as it nears a fall of 17% since the start of May. Continue reading...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : après la chute d’un drone russe en Roumanie, Mark Rutte exprime la « solidarité absolue » de l’OTAN avec Bucarest

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T08:15:40+00:00

Un drone russe « s’est écrasé » dans la nuit sur un immeuble résidentiel de la ville de Galati, proche de la frontière avec l’Ukraine, faisant deux blessés légers, selon le ministère de la défense roumain. La Roumanie a convoqué son conseil de défense.

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Man and woman charged over Sheffield bystander shooting

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T08:07:29+00:00

Shanice Brookes, 30, was shot dead outside bar in city centre during early hours of bank holiday MondayA man and a woman have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old woman outside a bar in Sheffield in the early hours of bank holiday Monday.Shanice Brookes was shot near the One Four One bar in West Street shortly before 2.45am on Monday. Detectives have described her as “simply an innocent bystander”. Continue reading...

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Flottille pour Gaza : Jean-Noël Barrot saisit la justice après les accusations de violences contre les ressortissants français en Israël

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T08:01:02+00:00

Le ministre des affaires étrangères a expliqué avoir appuyé son signalement à la justice sur un rapport demandé au consul général en Turquie, qui « fait état de violences sexuelles, d’exposition au froid, de coups, mais aussi d’humiliations répétées ».

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« Les Etats signataires de la convention sur le génocide n’ont rien fait ou presque pour prévenir et arrêter les massacres à Gaza »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-29T08:00:08+00:00

A l’occasion des deux ans de la dernière décision de la Cour internationale de justice concernant l’application, dans la bande de Gaza, de la Convention sur le génocide, la présidente d’Amnesty International France, Anne Savinel-Barras, estime, dans une tribune au « Monde », que la France n’apporte à la justice internationale qu’un soutien de façade.

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‘Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all’, says Nato’s Rutte after drone hits Romania – Europe live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T07:59:41+00:00

EU president Ursula von der Leyen says bloc will ‘keep increasing the pressure on Russia’ after drone hits apartment block in GalațiUS ambassador to Nato, Matthew Whitaker, responded to the incident on X, saying:“We stand with our Nato Ally Romania and condemn this reckless incursion on its territory. Our thoughts are with the injured in Galati. We will defend every inch of Nato territory.” Continue reading...

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Sensex today | Stock Market Live 29 May: Sensex falls 300 pts, Nifty 50 below 23,700 in choppy trade; IT holds firm as energy, aviation stocks drag

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T07:56:27+00:00

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices live updates: Markets reversed their early morning gains by midday on Friday, with both benchmark indices trading in negative territory as selling pressure in energy, aviation, and infrastructure stocks outweighed continued strength in information technology. The Sensex was trading at 75,751.77, down 116.03 points or 0.15 per cent, while the Nifty 50 had slipped to 23,837.00, down 70.15 points or 0.29 per cent, as of 12.55 pm.

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Domestic silver futures fall to ₹2.68 lakh/kg

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-29T07:53:16+00:00

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, July silver contracts fell by ₹1,322 (0.49%) to ₹2,68,215 per kg with a turnover of 749 lots

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NATO states slam Russia after drone crashes in Romania

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-29T07:50:50+00:00

The incident adds to concern that Moscow's war on Ukraine risks spilling over to entangle neighbouring NATO states.

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Russian drone hits residential building in Nato member Romania

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-29T07:42:04+00:00

Strike condemned by European officials is latest example of war in Ukraine spilling beyond country’s bordersA Russian drone involved in an overnight attack on Ukraine has hit a residential building in Nato member Romania, injuring two people, prompting swift condemnation and the threat of repercussions.Romania summoned Russia’s ambassador on Friday, denouncing the “irresponsible escalation” by Moscow, in comments that were quickly echoed by other senior European officials. Continue reading...

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