Several people killed in a crowd crush at India’s Mahakumbh religious festival

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29 January 2025

Several people killed in a crowd crush at India’s Mahakumbh religious festival

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
At least 30 people have been killed and 60 injured in a stampede at a Hindu religious festival in northern India.

The Mahakumbh is believed to be the world's largest gathering and is taking place in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

About 400 million people are expected to attending during the coming weeks.

Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports.

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Ahmed Al Sharaa is Syria's new President and we're getting hints of what his government might look like. He's promised a temporary legislative council will pass laws for the time being - and that it will be inclusive of Syria's various groups and factions. The international community is applying pressure to make sure he keeps his promises. But can president Sharaa bring his country together? And will his government be able to improve the lives of the Syrian people - who've been battered by more than a decade of war?

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