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Russia thwarts Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and Crimea
MOSCOW: Russia said on Sunday it had downed Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and the Crimea peninsula, in attacks that damaged two office towers in the capital and briefly shut an international airport. One drone targeting Moscow was shot down on the city's outskirts and two others were "suppressed by electronic warfare" and smashed into an office complex early on Sunday, the Russian defense ministry said, adding that there were no injuries....
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Coups in Africa's troubled Sahel hampering anti-jihadist efforts
PARIS: The coup in Niger, the third in as many years to topple an elected leader in Africa's troubled Sahel, threatens to further hamper efforts against jihadist groups in the region, analysts say. Niger's neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have each undergone a military coup since 2020, fuelled by anger at the failure to quash long-running insurgencies by jihadists linked to the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda. In Niger, which faces a two-pronged...
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Colombia stun Germany; New Zealand out in tears
SYDNEY: Colombia scored a 97th-minute winner to stun Germany 2-1 on a night of Women's World Cup drama Sunday which also saw Norway and Switzerland into the last 16 but co-hosts New Zealand dumped out in tears. Germany smashed Morocco 6-0 in their opener to underline why they were among the pre-tournament favorites, along with Spain and England, to snatch away the United States' crown. But they came crashing back down to earth at the hands of a...
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Crawford punishes Spence
LOS ANGELES: Terence Crawford punished Errol Spence on the way to a ninth-round technical knockout to claim the undisputed welterweight world title in Las Vegas on Saturday. Unbeaten Crawford had knocked down Spence three times and had his previously unbeaten foe staggering under a hail of blows when referee Harvey Dock called a halt at 2:32 in the ninth. Crawford added Spence's World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and International...
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Barcelona overpower Real Madrid 3-0 in Texas 'Clasico'
ARLINGTON: Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 in a fiercely contested friendly match on Saturday with an early strike from Ousmane Dembele and late goals from Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres. The result was harsh on Carlo Ancelotti's team, who struck the woodwork five times and created plenty of opportunities. But Spanish champions Barcelona's more clinical finishing proved to be the difference. A packed AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL'S Dallas Cowboys,...
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Global oil demand growth likely to drop in 2023: IEA
PARIS: Global oil demand is expected to climb by 2.2 mb/d in 2023 to reach 102.1 mb/d, a new record, International Energy Agency has in a recent report. However, persistent macroeconomic headwinds, apparent in a deepening manufacturing slump, have led the agency to revise its 2023 growth estimate lower for the first time this year, by 220 kb/d. Buoyed by surging petrochemical use, China will account for 70 percent of global gains, while OECD...
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US, EU central banks hike rates as markets see looming pause
KUWAIT: In the US, the manufacturing sector grew rapidly, with the latest flash manufacturing PMI coming at 49.0 from 46.3 previously, and beating the expected figure of 46.1. Services, on the other hand, slowed down reaching a figure of 52.4 from 54.4 previously. The slowdown in the services sector is seen as a sign of relief for the Fed, who are anxious to see activity cool to lower inflation.Federal funds rateThe Federal Reserve delivered a...
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2CV classic car meet gets show on the road
Around 5,000 Citroen 2CVs from across the globe are tootling into the Swiss countryside this week for a mass gathering celebrating the instantly recognizable French classic car. The 24th World Meeting of 2CV Friends, in Delemont in the Jura region, has brought 2CVs of all shapes, sizes and colors to northwest Switzerland. The 2CV—which stands for “deux chevaux”, meaning “two horsepower”—was launched in 1948 as French carmaker...
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Twitter, now known as X, reinstates Kanye’s account
X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, has reinstated rapper and designer Kanye West around eight months after his account was suspended, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Last fall, West posted an image that appeared to show a swastika interlaced with a Star of David, and tycoon Elon Musk suspended the artist from the platform, which he had bought weeks earlier.Musk at the time labeled West’s post as an...
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‘Miracle in the Andes’ crash survivor dies half century later
Uruguayan Jose Luis Inciarte, one of 16 survivors of a 1972 Andean plane crash immortalized in the film “Alive,” died in his home city of Montevideo Thursday aged 75, a friend told AFP. Inciarte, known fondly as “Coche,” was part of an amateur Uruguayan rugby team flying to play a match in Chile, accompanied by family members, when their plane crashed on October 13, 1972.Thirty-three of the 45 on board survived the initial impact, but...
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AU, EU keep up pressure on Niger coup leaders
NIAMEY: The African Union demanded Niger’s military “return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority” within 15 days as the EU intensified pressure on the coup leaders Saturday by suspending security cooperation with the strife-hit country. General Abdourahamane Tiani, head of the Presidential Guard since 2011, appeared on state television on Friday to declare himself the troubled West African country’s new leader. His...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties