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ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan meets President of the Zionist entity Isaac Herzog yesterday. – AFP

President of Zionist entity visits UAE

ABU DHABI: President of the Zionist entity Isaac Herzog started his first visit to the United Arab Emirates yesterday, the latest high-profile diplomatic trip since the countries normalized ties. It follows a visit by Naftali Bennett last month, the first by a Zionist premier, during which both sides are understood to have discussed Iran’s nuclear program, a top Zionist security concern.Herzog, travelling with the first lady, arrived around...

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Kuwait reports 5,592 new COVID cases, two deaths

Kuwait reported 5,592 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday in addition to two deaths and 5,236 recoveries. Meanwhile, the number of patients in ICUs increased from 84 on Saturday to 89 on Sunday. The number of patients hospitalized increased from 469 to 496, while total active cases rose from 50,431 to 50,785. The percentage of daily new cases to new tests increased from 16.6% to 18.4%, while the percentage of recovery remained unchanged at 90.1%,...

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Stray bullets kill bystanders as US shootings soar

WASHINGTON: A baby in his car seat. A man in bed. A girl walking with her mother: Stray bullets killed each of them days apart as surging gun violence ripples through the United States. In addition to the people killed in suicides or the homicides hitting record levels in some US cities, an untallied number of other victims are struck by bullets that weren't meant for them.The deaths can spark fleeting spurts of media and police attention-similar...

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N Korea test-fires most powerful missile since 2017

SEOUL: North Korea Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next. Pyongyang has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week threatened to abandon a nearly five-year-long self-imposed moratorium on testing long-range and nuclear weapons, blaming US "hostile" policy for forcing...

LISBON: Officials prepare to open the Galveias Palace polling station in Lisbon yesterday. - AFP

Socialist reign at stake in Portugal election, far right eyes big gains

LISBON: Portugal voted yesterday in a close-fought election, with no party expected to garner a majority in parliament in a fragmented political landscape that could see the far right make huge gains. Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa is fighting for his political life after a late surge by the centre-right opposition PSD party clawed away his side's once comfortable poll lead.The two parties are in a statistical tie according to final...

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Ukraine crisis spotlights German party ties to Russia

BERLIN: As Olaf Scholz's coalition tackles its first major international crisis with the threat of war in Ukraine, Germany's ambivalent stance towards Russia has come under the spotlight-and in particular, that of the chancellor's own party. Even as Russia masses tens of thousands of troops on the border with Ukraine, leading Social Democrats in Germany are openly questioning whether the risk of an invasion is exaggerated.And former chancellor...

The sun sets in a blaze of colors in Bneidar on Saturday. - Photo by Shakir Reshamwala

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QUEZON CITY: People walk past vegetables on sale at a market in Quezon city, suburban Manila. – AFP

Philippines to re-open to vaccinated tourists

The Philippines will re-open to fully vaccinated tourists from most countries on February 10 and lift quarantine requirements, officials said Friday, nearly two years after closing its borders to contain the coronavirus. Tourism operators across the archipelago nation famed for its beaches and dive spots have been devastated by a plunge in international visitors and restrictions on domestic travel.Their misery was worsened by a super typhoon that...

LANCASTER: Assisted dying campaigner Alex Pandolfo poses for a photograph in Lancaster, north-west England. - AFP

UK assisted dying bill hopes to end ‘inhumane’ suicides

Molly Meacher’s voice quivers with emotion as she tells how her aunt took her own life after her liver cancer tumor grew to the size of a football. “One night, she took a whole lot of pills and whisky, and her husband found her dead in the morning,” said Meacher, a member of British parliament’s upper House of Lords. “It seemed to me terribly sad that somebody would end their life alone in the middle of the night without even their dear...

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Storm Ana leaves a trail of destruction in Madagascar

Residents in an inundated neighborhood of Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo are returning with dread to see what remains of their homes and harvests, three days after Tropical Storm Ana relented. Flooding has killed 51 people on the large Indian Ocean island off southeastern Africa since 10 days of intense rain began on January 17.The storm formed to the east of Madagascar last week, causing floods and landslides and affecting around 130,000...

NEW DELHI: A marching band from the Indian Navy performs during the 'Beating Retreat' ceremony in New Delhi on January 29, 2022. – AFP

India caps week of military pageantry with drone show

India ended a week of military pageantry yesterday with a synchronized drone display showcasing its homegrown tech industry, in patriotic celebrations marking a milestone in the country’s independence history. A thousand aircraft flew in formation in the night skies above the capital New Delhi, flashing the saffron, white and green of the national flag, before rearranging themselves into a silhouette of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi.The...

Joint Base Andrews, Maryland: US President Joe Biden speaks to the press about the situation in Ukraine, after arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, January 28, 2022. – AFP

US to send troops to eastern Europe

US President Joe Biden is maintaining pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine after announcing a small troop deployment to eastern Europe even as top Pentagon officials backed a renewed push for diplomacy. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western leaders to avoid stirring “panic” over the massive Russian troop buildup on his country’s borders, Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on the need for...

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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP

Stampede at India religious event kills 116

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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP

Zionist jamming disrupts Lebanon ground, air traffic

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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP

Arabs reaffirm Zionist boycott

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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP

Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding