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Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang.

China's foreign minister to visit Europe this week

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Europe this week, Beijing said Monday, as China pushes to act as a mediator in the Ukraine conflict.Qin will hold meetings with counterparts from Germany, France and Norway from Monday to Friday, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, without giving further details of his itinerary."At the invitation of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna...

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Kuwait sends fifth aid aircraft to Sudan

Kuwait: The State of Kuwait on Monday dispatched its fifth Air Force plane carrying 10 tons of medical supplies to violence-hit Sudan.The aid plane is part of the recently announced airlift, directed by the country's political leadership, aiming at helping the Sudanese people amid their country's tough circumstances due to ongoing fighting there, Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Public Relations Manager Khaled Al-Zeid told KUNA.He added that...

US President Joe Biden

Biden calls on Congress to pass bill banning assault weapons following Texas shooting

Washington: US President Joe Biden called on Congress Sunday to pass a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines following the shooting in Allen, Texas."Eight Americans - including children - were killed yesterday in the latest act of gun violence to devastate our nation," Biden said in a statement.He added that federal, state and local law enforcement are "working closely together to investigate this attack and I have directed...

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At least 18 killed, several missing as recreational boat capsizes in Kerala

New Delhi: At least 18 people were killed and as many others were missing on Sunday after a recreational boat capsized in south Indian state of Kerala, local reports said.Local Television Media One said quoting official sources that at least 18 people were confirmed dead, ten others were rescued and several others are missing after the boat they were travelling capsized around 7 pm in the Purapuzha River at Thooval Theeram tourist spot near Tanur...

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Twenty-four hopefuls enter race for '23 Kuwait's parliamentary elections

Kuwait: Some 24 hopefuls submitted their papers to the Interior Ministry's elections affairs committee for the 2023 National Assembly elections scheduled on June sixth.The total numbers of those submitting their papers so far reached 85 candidates with a single female runner.Candidates will represent voters in five constituencies. Registration for the elections began May fifth and will continue until the 14th of this month.

Canadian Ambassador to Kuwait Aliya Mawani.

Canadian Amb. commends Kuwait's worldwide humanitarian role

Kuwait: Canadian Ambassador to Kuwait Aliya Mawani extolled on Sunday the humanitarian and relief role of Kuwait in helping disaster-affected people around the world.Speaking to KUNA, Mawani said, after her meeting with the KRCS' Chairman Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, that KRCS contributed to highlighting the civilized aspect of Kuwait, the government and people, and has become known in helping in the humanitarian field, thanking Kuwait's speed in...

The chief of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Wagner chief says Moscow promised more ammo after Bakhmut pull-out threat

Moscow: Russian paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said Sunday he had received "a promise" of more ammunition from the Russian army, after he threatened to pull his frontline Wagner troops out of Bakhmut."They promised to give us all the ammunition and armaments we need to continue the operations," said Prigozhin, following his blistering attack on military chiefs over the situation in Bakhmut, the epicentre of Ukraine's fight against Moscow's...

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Nine dead after shooting rampage at Texas mall

Washington: A man went on a rampage at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday, shooting dead eight people and wounding several others before he was killed by a police officer at the busy shopping complex.Video footage circulating online showed the shooter getting out of a sedan in the mall's parking lot before opening fire on people walking nearby.An officer inside on an unrelated call quickly responded to the gunfire and "neutralized" the shooter as...

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Third Kuwaiti relief aid-loaded plane arrives in Sudan

Khartoum: A third Kuwaiti plane loaded with 10 tens of humanitarian aid landed Saturday at the Port Sudan International Airport.The Kuwaiti humanitarian airlift will continue to provide Sudan with the desperately needed medical and relief aid, Kuwait's Ambassador in Khartoum Fahad Al-Dhufairi told KUNA.He pointed out that today's aid comprised food staff and were handed to the Sudanese Red Crescent Society.Al-Dhufairi vowed that Kuwait would...

This handout photo taken on May 4, 2023 and received from the Philippine National Police anti-Cybercrime group on May 6 shows rescued trafficked people from Asian countries standing outside a building after a police raid inside a freeport zone in Mabalacat City, in Pampanga province, north of Manila. Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian countries who were trafficked into the country and forced to run online scams, an official said on May 6.

Philippines rescues over 1,000 trafficking victims

Manila: Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian nations who were trafficked into the country, held captive and forced to run online scams, an official said Saturday.International alarm has grown in recent months over internet scams in the region often staffed by trafficking victims tricked or coerced into promoting bogus crypto investments.Michelle Sabino, a spokeswoman for the Philippine national police...

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Russia opens terrorism probe after car blast targets pro-Kremlin writer

Moscow: Russia on Saturday opened a terrorism probe after a car blast that wounded pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin and killed another person."The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case into a terrorist act in connection with the explosion of Zakhar Prilepin's car," the committee that probes major crimes said, after the interior ministry said it detained a man who "may be involved" in the explosion.

Paris Saint-Germain's French head coach Christophe Galtier speaks during a press conference on the eve of the French L1 football matchbetween PSG and Troyes in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, on the outskirts of Paris, on May 5, 2023.

Messi suspension 'not my decision to take', says PSG coach Galtier

Saint-Germain-en-Laye: Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier sought to deflect questions about Lionel Messi's suspension by the French club as he spoke to reporters on Friday, insisting the decision was not his to take in the first place."I was informed at the beginning of the week by management about the decision to suspend Leo. Once they had let me know, I took the responsibility to not comment as a paid member of staff of the club,"...

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Crackdown on visa violators

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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain

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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos

Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen

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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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Interior cracks down on residency violators