内容摘要：What they need is true humanitarian aid – aid that provides not just calories, but a chance at a future.

What they need is true humanitarian aid – aid that provides not just calories, but a chance at a future.

Remaining contenders after the fraught first round are neck and neck, but the country’s choice will determine whether government can get vital reforms through.– The streets of Warsaw were awash with red-and-white flags last Sunday as two presidential hopefuls and their supporters

marched through the capitalfor one last time before Poland takes to polls on Sunday, June 1, in the second round of voting for the country’s next president.Rafał Trzaskowski from the centre-right Civic Platform of the governing Civic Coalition and Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate supported by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, which ran Poland between 2015 and 2023, are the two remaining contenders in the

first round of pollson May 18, Trzaskowski won 31.1 percent of the votes while Nawrocki came second with 29.5 percent.

So far, polling groups say the vote is split fairly evenly between the two for the final round. A poll by IBRiS for Polish news outlet Onet, has found that 47.7 percent of respondents intend to vote for Trzaskowski, with 46 percent indicating they will vote for Nawrocki. The rest are unsure.

One of the two will succeed Andrzej Duda, the outgoing nationalist conservative president who was also backed by PiS and has been blamed for holding up justice reforms by using his veto against the government.The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims from all over the world and a once-in-a-lifetime journey for many.

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.