(24 May 2026) Clients note: This item contains on-screen graphics, including AP branding. RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Mecca, Saudi Arabia - 24 May 2026 ++TIMELAPSE VIDEO/ MUTE AUDIO++ 1. Various of aerials of pilgrims circling the Kabaa at the Grand Mosque STORYLINE: Around 1.6 million Muslims have gathered in Mecca ahead of the start of Hajj, one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings, as pilgrims prepared for the beginning of the multi-day pilgrimage amid soaring