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From June 4-8, millions of Muslims will be performing the annual Hajj, a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage for all adult Muslims who are physically and financially able to undertake the journey. But have you ever wondered what this journey looks like on the ground? The animated video below illustrates the five-day process. Prefer a detailed view? Keep scrolling for a day-by-day breakdown. Arriving for the Hajj Before the Hajj commences, pilgrims must enter a physical and spiritual condition known as ihram. This begins with the niyah, or intention to perform Hajj, and includes wearing specific garments of two simple white cloths for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has reached a decision to allow nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people to update their birth certificates.The action was brought about by six non-binary individuals born in Puerto Rico who filed a lawsuit claiming that “the Commonwealth’s current Birth Certificate Policy violates the right to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, according to the court filing.”The court’s decision will now allow people who identify as nonbinary or gender-nonconforming to select “X” as their gender marker on birth certificates.TEXAS LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING BILL TO BAN GENDER CHANGES…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Arizona murderer was sentenced to life plus 10 years in prison on May 27 after killing a second person only 16 days after he was released in 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona.Clifton Nez Hamalowa, 47, was convicted of shooting the victim in the head multiple times, killing Richard Olds in front of his young child on reservation land belonging to the Gila River Indian Community.  According to the release, Hamalowa and his siblings “attempted to conceal his crimes by disposing of the victim’s car and dumping…

Adam Reynolds has revealed why the backstreets of Redfern forged the master craftsman he has become and why he wants a final year at Brisbane in 2026.

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economic policy package aimed at stimulating demand, which includes fare subsidies as well as cash and food handouts over June and July, will cost the government 24.44 trillion rupiah (US$1.5 billion), the finance minister said on Monday (Jun 2). State-owned companies will cover around 850 billion rupiah in costs for policies like subsidising highway toll fares, while the rest will come from the government’s coffers, Sri Mulyani Indrawati said. The Indonesian government had announced last month on May 24 that it is rolling out a slew of stimulus measures to get its people to spend more in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend’s troll game is a 10 out of 10.The Indiana Pacers are moving on to the NBA Finals for the first time this century after defeating the New York Knicks, the same team they beat 25 years ago in the Eastern Conference Finals.The Pacers’ series win was kick-started by an historic comeback, and Jade Jones basked in it. Tyrese Haliburton and Jade Jones (Kristy Sparow/Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC)”finally got to see the ball drop in NYC,” she posted on Instagram after that game with a smirking…

Shati refugee camp, Gaza – Inside a stifling tent in Shati, one of Gaza’s overcrowded displacement camps, 30-year-old Raneem Abu Al-Eish cares for her sisters, Aseel, 51, and Afaf, 33. They sit close to Raneem, laughing at times and at others growing agitated when the cries of children playing outside get too loud. Aseel and Afaf suffer from celiac disease and intellectual disabilities that impair their speech, understanding, and behaviour – conditions that have only deepened under the strain of war and displacement. They struggle to express themselves, often overwhelmed by their environment, Raneem explains. While she doesn’t know the…

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa defended herself Monday after drawing attention for telling a town hall attendee worried about proposed changes to Medicaid that “we all are going to die.””I’m very compassionate, and you need to listen to the entire conversation,” Ernst told CBS News on Monday.Ernst’s now-viral musings on mortality came during a contentious town hall meeting Friday, as attendees grilled the senator about a GOP-backed domestic policy bill that passed the House last month. The legislation — titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, after President Trump referred to the measure that way — would impose work…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A zebra remains on the loose after the animal escaped from its owners in Tennessee over the weekend, authorities said. The owners “obtained” the zebra on Friday night and reported it missing on Saturday, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said. However, the distinct black-and-white-striped animal escaped into a wooded area off Interstate 24, where it was “wreaking havoc,” between Joe B. Jackson Parkway and the Epps Mill Road exits on Saturday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said. RUNAWAY KANGAROO SHUTS DOWN ALABAMA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY A zebra was on the loose in Tennessee after escaping from its…

It’s an inexperienced Japanese team that stands in between the Socceroos and a potential World Cup berth in Perth, but Australian duo Milos Degenek and Ryan Teague won’t be taking them lightly.The scene is set for the Socceroos’ high-profile clash against the Blue Samurai at Optus Stadium on Thursday night, with an Australian win moving them to the precipice of a sixth consecutive World Cup qualification.Three points over an already-qualified Japan for Australia would mean only an unthinkable thrashing by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah next Thursday would ruin their hopes of direct qualification.Helping Australia’s case is Japan having named only…