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Six people have died from heatstroke during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid warnings from Saudi officials that temperatures during the annual gathering could reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) this year.

The longstanding fascination with extraterrestrial life has taken a new turn with a recent study from Harvard University suggesting that alien beings could be living covertly alongside humans on Earth.

Donald Trump has returned to Capitol Hill to meet Republicans in his first visit since the riot by supporters of his at Congress three years ago.

Tesla shareholders have backed a record-breaking pay package for boss Elon Musk and approved a plan to move the firm's legal headquarters to Texas.

At least 49 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf, the country's Interior Ministry says.

Consumer price rises in the US eased slightly last month, official data has suggested, ahead of a decision to maintain interest rate levels at a 23-year high.

An invasive species of mosquito has been found in 13 countries in the EU, including France, Spain and Greece, with experts linking their discovery to a rise in dengue fever in Europe.

India says two of its nationals who had been recruited by the Russian army have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.