内容摘要：After each guess, you'll receive a score out of 10 based on your accuracy, along with information about the city’s history, culture and the impact of the 1948 Nakba.

After each guess, you'll receive a score out of 10 based on your accuracy, along with information about the city’s history, culture and the impact of the 1948 Nakba.

In a statement, the IMD said the rains had reached Mumbai on Monday, “16 days earlier than usual”, with the monsoon normally expected to arrive about 11 June. This, the agency noted, is the earliest onset for nearly a quarter of a century.“This marks the earliest monsoon advancement over Mumbai during the period 2001-2025,” it said.

Across Maharashtra, regional IMD chief Shubhangi Bhute confirmed it was the earliest arrival of the monsoon in 14 years.South Asia has experienced rising temperatures in recent years, accompanied by shifting weather patterns, but scientists remain uncertain about the precise effect of global warming on the region’s highly complex monsoon system.The southwest monsoon, a colossal sea breeze, delivers between 70 and 80 percent of South Asia’s annual rainfall between June and September each year. It is triggered when seasonal heat warms the subcontinent’s landmass, causing air to rise and drawing in cooler winds from the Indian Ocean, releasing huge volumes of rain.

The monsoon is crucial for agriculture and, by extension, the livelihoods of millions of farmers and overall food security. But it also brings annual destruction in the form of landslides and floods.One in five in Gaza face famine as Israel’s blockade continues. What does starvation do to the human body?

Half a million people in the Gaza Strip, or one in five Palestinians, are facing starvation.

The entire rest of the population is suffering from high levels of acute food insecurity, according to a recent report by the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).In this visual explainer, we cover 10 frequently asked questions about the Hajj, providing insights into its significance, rituals and preparations.

1. What is the Hajj?The Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and it is the fifth and final pillar of Islam, along with declaration of faith (shahada), five daily prayers, obligatory charity (

), and fasting during the month of Ramadan.The word comes from the Arabic root “h-j-j”, which means “intending a journey” or “to set out for a definitive purpose”.