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In this file photo Singer/actress Rihanna attends the World Premiere of OCEAN'S 8 in New York. - AFP n

Rihanna 'worth $1.7bn': Forbes

In this file photo Singer/actress Rihanna attends the World Premiere of OCEAN'S 8 in New York. - AFPSinger and businesswoman Rihanna is worth a whopping $1.7 billion, Forbes said Wednesday, making her one of the richest woman musicians on the planet. The R&B songstress parlayed success in the singles charts into a huge make-up and fashion empire, with earnings that now dwarf those of other music megastars like Madonna and Beyonce. The...

HERAT: The video screen grab from AFPTV shows Afghan special forces patrol the streets of Herat as the Taleban continue a series of offensives against urban areas in Afghanistan. - AFPn

Warlord Dostum returns to Afghanistan

HERAT: The video screen grab from AFPTV shows Afghan special forces patrol the streets of Herat as the Taleban continue a series of offensives against urban areas in Afghanistan. - AFPKABUL: Infamous warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum has returned to Afghanistan as the Taleban inch closer to taking control of his longtime stronghold in the north and fight for control of a string of cities elsewhere. Ehsan Nero, a spokesman for the former army...

TEHRAN: Iran's newly-elected President Ebrahim Raisi (center) waves during his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in the capital Tehran yesterday. - AFPn

Raisi says Iran backs any moves to lift sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran's newly-elected President Ebrahim Raisi (center) waves during his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in the capital Tehran yesterday. - AFPTEHRAN: New ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran backs any moves to lift US sanctions but that the Islamic republic will not bow to pressure, as he took the oath of office yesterday. Raisi, who won a June 18 election marked by record abstention, takes office with Iran...

AL-KHIYAM, Lebanon: A picture shows the vehicles of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), patrolling in Sahl Al-Khiyam (Khiyam plain) near the border with Zionist entity. - AFP n

Zionists conduct first air strikes against Lebanon in seven years

AL-KHIYAM, Lebanon: A picture shows the vehicles of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), patrolling in Sahl Al-Khiyam (Khiyam plain) near the border with Zionist entity. - AFPJERUSALEM: The Zionist air force said it carried out air strikes on neighboring Lebanon for the first time in seven years yesterday, following a second day of rocket fire across the border. Lebanon condemned the strikes as an "escalation" that could mark a...

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Mexico sues US gunmakers over rising arms-trafficking

MEXICO: In this file photo, a man holds a sign reading "No weapons" during the march for peace and against violence in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. - AFPMEXICO CITY: Mexico said it filed a lawsuit against major US gunmakers in a Boston court on Wednesday over illegal cross-border arms flows that it blamed for fueling rampant drug-related violence. The Latin American nation, which has long faced pressure from the United States to curb...

KOURKOULI, Greece: Residents react as they watch smoke rising from a hill by the village of Kourkouli, North Evia, yesterday as Greek firefighters battled to bring under control two major fires raging near Olympia and on the island of Evia as the country swelters in a record-breaking heatwave. - AFPnn

Turkey, Greece reel from raging wildfires during record heatwave

KOURKOULI, Greece: Residents react as they watch smoke rising from a hill by the village of Kourkouli, North Evia, yesterday as Greek firefighters battled to bring under control two major fires raging near Olympia and on the island of Evia as the country swelters in a record-breaking heatwave. - AFPOREN: Turkish coastguards evacuated hundreds of villagers from a burning power plant yesterday and Greek firefighters battled a major blaze near the...

NECOCLI, Colombia: Stranded migrants from Venezuela camp on the beach in Necocli, Colombia. Thousands of migrants go through Necocli's small pier in their weeks-long journey from South America to the US. - AFPn

Stranded migrants low on money in tiny Colombian coastal town

NECOCLI, Colombia: Stranded migrants from Venezuela camp on the beach in Necocli, Colombia. Thousands of migrants go through Necocli's small pier in their weeks-long journey from South America to the US. - AFPNECOCLI, Colombia: Every year, thousands of migrants descend on the little coastal town of Necocli in northern Colombia, most with dreams of one day reaching the United States. That influx dried up in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions and...

CHICAGO: Travelers arrive at the international terminal of the O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois. The US, which closed its borders to most foreign travelers as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, plans to allow fully vaccinated visitors to enter the country, a White House official said Wednesday. - AFPn

COVID cases top 200 million worldwide as pandemic surges

CHICAGO: Travelers arrive at the international terminal of the O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois. The US, which closed its borders to most foreign travelers as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, plans to allow fully vaccinated visitors to enter the country, a White House official said Wednesday. - AFPPARIS: The number of COVID-19 infections recorded worldwide passed 200 million yesterday, an AFP count showed, as the pandemic surges around the...

COCHIN: In this file photo, Indian naval officers stand guard during the launch of the indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at the Cochin Shipyard in Kochi. - AFPn

India flexes muscles with new aircraft carrier and task force

COCHIN: In this file photo, Indian naval officers stand guard during the launch of the indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at the Cochin Shipyard in Kochi. - AFPNEW DELHI: India is flexing its maritime muscles to counter growing Chinese influence, conducting sea trials on its first indigenous aircraft carrier and dispatching a task force for joint exercises with the United States and other allies. The INS Vikrant, which began trials...

MELBOURNE, Australia: A woman walks along a street in downtown Melbourne yesterday as authorities there announced a sixth lockdown for the city in efforts to bring the Delta outbreak to heel. - AFPn

Australia expands lockdowns as virus fight falters in cities

MELBOURNE, Australia: A woman walks along a street in downtown Melbourne yesterday as authorities there announced a sixth lockdown for the city in efforts to bring the Delta outbreak to heel. - AFPSYDNEY: Almost two-thirds of Australia's 25 million people were in lockdown yesterday, as the country's faltering bid to bring a virulent Delta outbreak to heel prompted a new wave of restrictions. The country's two largest cities received a double...

TOKYO: Jamaica's Hansle Parchment (left) crosses the finish line to win ahead of second-placed USA's Grant Holloway (right) and third-placed Jamaica's Ronald Levy (center) in the men's 110m hurdles final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn

USA stars fail to earn stripes in more athletics woe

TOKYO: Jamaica's Hansle Parchment (left) crosses the finish line to win ahead of second-placed USA's Grant Holloway (right) and third-placed Jamaica's Ronald Levy (center) in the men's 110m hurdles final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: The United States underwhelming athletics campaign suffered further blows yesterday with favorite Grant Holloway beaten in the 110 meters hurdles and...

SAITAMA: USA's Kevin Wayne Durant (center) runs with the ball past Australia's Chris Goulding (left) and Nic Kay in the men's semi-final basketball match between Australia and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama yesterday. – AFPn

Durant-led USA to face France in Olympic basketball final

SAITAMA: USA's Kevin Wayne Durant (center) runs with the ball past Australia's Chris Goulding (left) and Nic Kay in the men's semi-final basketball match between Australia and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama yesterday. – AFPSAITAMA: Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Devin Booker added 20 to power three-time defending champions United States past Australia 97-78 yesterday and into an Olympic men's...

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