MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on a vast tent camp in the desert on Friday, officially opening  the annual Hajj pilgrimage . Ahead of their trip, they circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site....

BARI, Italy (AP) — A Group of Seven summit is opening Thursday with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a  $50 billion loan to Ukraine  using frozen Russian assets as collateral, giving Kyiv a strong show of support even as Europe's political chessboard shifts to the right....

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Court of Justice ordered Hungary on Thursday to pay a fine of 200 million euros and a further 1 million euros per day of delay for failing to comply with the bloc’s asylum rules. The court had ruled in December 2020 that Hungary had failed to abide by the...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Desperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan's arms, legs and neck, and screams misted his ears, as he spat out saltwater and fought for three hours to keep afloat in the night, dozens of miles from land. Although a poor swimmer, he lived — one of just 104 survivors...