Please Muslim pilgrims converged today on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat for the climax of this year's hajj, the smallest in modern times and a sharp contrast to the massive crowds of previous yearsThe Mars 2020 Perseverance mission lifts off at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Follow the author of this article. Avalanche warnings have been issued in the Alps after several people died in weather-related accidents in Austria and southern Germany. The blast, which rattled entire buildings and broke glass, was felt in several parts of the cityA general view shows the new road bridge in Genoa, Italy ahead of its official inauguration, after it was rebuilt following its collapse on August 14, 2018 which killed 43 peopleEmpty stall spaces are seen hours before a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne, AustraliaPeople take part in a demonstration by the initiative "Querdenken-711" with the slogan "the end of the pandemic - the day of freedom" to protest against the current measurements to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Berlin, GermanyPilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in the Grand mosque in Mecca. ... Europe; A lack of snow and an exceptionally high risk of accidents has forced the closure of many of France's ... which is also causing glaciers to melt in the Alps.

2 January 2019 • 7:05pm. China imposed a new national security law which has faced international condemnationA man smokes a pipe while wearing a face mask during a demonstration in Nantes, as part of a nationwide day of protests to demand better working conditions for health workers in FranceLawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party scuffle with people from the main opposition Kuomintang party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in TaipeiProtester holds crosses during a demonstration in honour of the victims of coronavirus in front of Brazil's National CongressA demonstrator wearing a face mask holds a sign during a protest against police brutality and racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at the Victory column in BerlinHygienists inside a decontamination area in a coronavirus treatment centre that cares for positive patients that show little or no symptoms in DakarThere are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts “It’s still pretty good here thanks to the altitude.

Fire burns near the village of Galataki as authorities evacuate the place near Corinth, Greece.

Jean-Claude Dupla, the director, said: “We’ve had problematic winters before, but this time, there’s no snow, even on the higher slopes.

China imposed a new national security law which has faced international condemnationA man smokes a pipe while wearing a face mask during a demonstration in Nantes, as part of a nationwide day of protests to demand better working conditions for health workers in FranceLawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party scuffle with people from the main opposition Kuomintang party, who have been occupying the Legislature Yuan, in TaipeiProtester holds crosses during a demonstration in honour of the victims of coronavirus in front of Brazil's National CongressA demonstrator wearing a face mask holds a sign during a protest against police brutality and racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at the Victory column in BerlinHygienists inside a decontamination area in a coronavirus treatment centre that cares for positive patients that show little or no symptoms in DakarAlphaTauri's driver Daniil Kvyat takes part in the second practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo near Barcelona ahead of the Spanish F1 Grand PrixSoldiers of the Brazilian Armed Forces during a disinfection of the Christ The Redeemer statue at the Corcovado mountain prior to the opening of the touristic attraction in RioYoung elephant bulls tussle playfully on World Elephant Day at the Amboseli National Park in KenyaFrench Prime Minister Jean Castex is helped by a member of staff to put a protective suit on prior to his visit at the CHU hospital in MontpellierLocals harvest their potatoes as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Karo, North Sumatra province, IndonesiaDoves fly over the Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park during the memorial ceremony held for the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombingAnti-government protesters try to remove concrete wall that installed by security forces to prevent protesters reaching the Parliament square, during a protest against the political elites and the government after this week's deadly explosion in BeirutA protester throws a stone towards Israeli forces in the village of Turmus Aya, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, following a march by Palestinians against the building of Israeli settlementsA woman yells as soldiers block a road for French President Emmanuel Macron's visit the Gemmayzeh neighborhood. try again, the name must be uniquePlease You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies Nasa will attempt to establish a sustained human presence on and around the moon by 2028 through their Artemis programmeA woman refreshes herself in a outdoor pool in summer temperatures in Ehingen, GermanyMalaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak speaks to the media after he was found guilty in his corruption trial in Kuala LumpurNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses for a photograph after conferring commemorative pistols to leading commanding officers of the armed forces on the 67th anniversary of the "Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War".