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BRUSSESL: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (right), talks to Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on the first day of a European Union (EU) summit at The European Council Building in Brussels yesterday. - AFPn
Germany and France seek EU backing on Putin summit bid
BRUSSESL: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (right), talks to Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on the first day of a European Union (EU) summit at The European Council Building in Brussels yesterday. - AFPMOSCOW/BRUSSELS: President Vladimir Putin backs a proposal from Germany and France for the EU to restart summits with Russia, the Kremlin said yesterday. "We assess the initiative positively," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters....
MIAMI: First responders arrive at a partially collapsed building in Miami Beach, Florida, yesterday. — AFPn
One dead after apartment block collapses in Florida
MIAMI: First responders arrive at a partially collapsed building in Miami Beach, Florida, yesterday. — AFPMIAMI: A 12-storey oceanfront apartment block in Florida partially collapsed early yesterday, killing at least one person and sparking a major emergency response with dozens of rescuers combing the rubble for survivors. Video footage posted online showed a large portion of the building in the town of Surfside -- just north of Miami Beach...
MOSCOW: A woman enters a vaccination point to receive an injection of Russia's Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease in a public services office in Moscow. - AFPn
In Russia, vaccine skeptics rush to buy fake COVID jab certificates
MOSCOW: A woman enters a vaccination point to receive an injection of Russia's Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine against the coronavirus disease in a public services office in Moscow. - AFPMOSCOW: Watching as Russia's drive to vaccinate its citizens against coronavirus stumbled earlier this year, Sergei had a hunch that authorities would eventually make inoculations mandatory. But the 30-something in the southern Krasnodar region had no plans of...
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani talks with journalists after a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul in this March 1, 2020 file photo.- AFPn
Ghani visits US as Taleban make huge advances across Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani talks with journalists after a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul in this March 1, 2020 file photo.- AFPKABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani began a visit to Washington yesterday at a time the Taleban are making huge advances across the country. There are fears that already-demoralized Afghan security forces will be swiftly overrun when the remaining American troops withdraw. And peace talks...
HONG KONG: Apple Daily journalists hold freshly-printed copies of the newspaper's last edition while acknowledging supporters gathered outside their office in Hong Kong early yesterday.-AFPn
Hong Kongers snap up final edition of Apple Daily tabloid
HONG KONG: Apple Daily journalists hold freshly-printed copies of the newspaper's last edition while acknowledging supporters gathered outside their office in Hong Kong early yesterday. - AFPHONG KONG: Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid said it was a "victim of tyranny" in a defiant final edition yesterday after it was forced to close under a new national security law, ending a 26-year run of taking on China's authoritarian leaders....
MUNICH: Germany's forward Kai Havertz (left) celebrates with Germany's defender Mats Hummels (right) after scoring their first goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F football match between Germany and Hungary at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday. - AFPn
England showdown with Germany tops last-16 billing at Euro 2020
MUNICH: Germany's forward Kai Havertz (left) celebrates with Germany's defender Mats Hummels (right) after scoring their first goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F football match between Germany and Hungary at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday. - AFPPARIS: A showdown between old rivals England and Germany at Wembley is the standout tie going into the last 16 of Euro 2020 after Joachim Loew's side scraped through on a dramatic final...
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UEFA says scrapping away goals rule in all club competitions
LAUSANNE: UEFA said yesterday it will scrap the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season in favor of extra time and a penalty shootout. Introduced in 1965, the rule was used to determine the winner of a two-legged knockout tie in cases where the two teams had scored the same number of goals on aggregate over the two matches.From the 2021-2022 season, if the two teams score the same number of goals over the two legs, the...
MILWAUKEE: Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks high fives teammates Danilo Gallinari #8 and John Collins #20 during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on Wednesday at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - AFPn
Young scores 48 to power Hawks over Bucks in NBA playoffs
MILWAUKEE: Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks high fives teammates Danilo Gallinari #8 and John Collins #20 during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on Wednesday at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - AFPWASHINGTON: Atlanta's Trae Young scored a career playoff high 48 points and the Hawks edged host Milwaukee 116-113 in Wednesday's opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Young, who also...
LE CASTELLET: Winner Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after crossing the finish line during the French Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul-Ricard in Le Castellet, southern France, on June 20, 2021. - AFPn
Verstappen ready to pounce as cracks widen in Mercedes armor
LE CASTELLET: Winner Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after crossing the finish line during the French Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul-Ricard in Le Castellet, southern France, on June 20, 2021. - AFPSPIELBERG: Max Verstappen will seek to extend his lead over Lewis Hamilton in the world championship at Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix as the cracks in Mercedes' armory widen. The 23-year-old Dutchman heads the defending...
SOUTHAMPTON: New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson (center) lifts the winner's Mace as New Zealand players celebrate victory on the final day of the ICC World Test Championship Final between New Zealand and India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southwest England on Wednesday. -- AFPnn
New Zealand beat India in World Test final
SOUTHAMPTON: New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson (center) lifts the winner's Mace as New Zealand players celebrate victory on the final day of the ICC World Test Championship Final between New Zealand and India at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southwest England on Wednesday. - AFPSOUTHAMPTON: New Zealand enjoyed the greatest triumph in their cricket history as they beat India by eight wickets in the inaugural World Test Championship final at...
SAINT PETERSBURG: Poland's midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak (left) fights for the ball with Sweden's forward Marcus Berg during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group E match at Saint Petersburg Stadium yesterday. - AFP n
5-star Spain book Croatia showdown
SAINT PETERSBURG: Poland's midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak (left) fights for the ball with Sweden's forward Marcus Berg during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group E match at Saint Petersburg Stadium yesterday. - AFPSEVILLE/SAINT PETERSBURG: Spain finally have lift off at Euro 2020 after a 5-0 hammering of Slovakia yesterday sent them through as runners-up in Group E, with Croatia their opponents in the last 16 on Monday. Luis Enrique described his team as a...
KUWAIT: This April 18, 2021 file photo shows people lined up outside the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref to receive their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Unvaccinated worry, weigh options as new restrictions begin in Kuwait
KUWAIT: This April 18, 2021 file photo shows people lined up outside the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref to receive their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Reem Al-GharaballyKUWAIT: Starting Sunday, June 27, only vaccinated citizens and residents will be allowed to visit shopping malls, salons and barbershops, gyms, restaurants and other locations, the Kuwait Cabinet has decreed. The news has caused anxiety for...
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
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