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NEW YORK: India’s Prime Minister Narendra (right) and SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk meet in New York. – AFP

Musk, Modi discuss investment in India

NEW DELHI: Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday he discussed potential "significant investments" in India after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States. Musk, one of the world's richest men, said that Modi was "pushing us to make significant investments in India, which is something that we intend to do, and are trying to figure out the right timing".New Delhi has rolled out the red carpet for top global investors...

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June 30: Deadline to deposit, qualify for AlDanah prize

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank has announced that the last chance to deposit and qualify for the AlDanah Millionaire prize of KD 100,000 is June 30, 2023 – noting that the winner will be announced on October 12, 2023, in the presence of representatives from both the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Ernst & Young. As part of its continuous efforts to reward customers for their savings, and to encourage a culture of saving in society, Gulf Bank will...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (center) is seen with UNHCR team members.

Kuwait, UNHCR celebrate World Refugee Day

By Ghadeer Ghloum and KUNAKUWAIT: World Refugee Day was marked by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday to affirm Kuwait’s relationship with UNHCR and showcase Kuwait’s part in providing humanitarian aid. The event was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Commissioner Kelly Clements and UNHCR Goodwill...

SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY: Demonstrators clash with infantry police outside the Legislature of Jujuy, where Governor Gerardo Morales promotes a provincial constitutional reform, in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. – AFP

Dozens hurt as protesters, police clash in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES: Dozens of people were injured in northern Argentina on Tuesday as protesters clashed with police in Jujuy province over a proposed ban on certain forms of demonstration. For several hours, hundreds engaged the police in running battles in the streets of the provincial capital San Salvador de Jujuy, burning cars and throwing rocks, according to TV images. Police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. One channel showed a...

NUSA DUA: File photo shows US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) walk to shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. – AFP

China’s foreign ministry slams Biden for equating Xi to 'dictators'

BEIJING: China's foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed comments by US President Joe Biden equating Chinese leader Xi Jinping with "dictators" as an "open political provocation". Speaking at a fundraiser in California on Tuesday, Biden said Xi had been angered over an incident in February when a Chinese balloon -– which Washington says was used for spying -– flew over the United States before being shot down by American military jets. His...

REYKJAVIK: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Iceland's midfielder Arnor Traustason and Iceland's goalkeeper Runar Runarsson vie for the ball during the UEFA Euro 2024 group J qualification football match between Iceland and Portugal on June 20, 2023. - AFP

Ronaldo marks 200th cap in style

PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 200th international appearance with the winner as Portugal beat Iceland 1-0 in Euro 2024 qualifying on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland netted twice for Norway. Elsewhere, Belgium brushed aside the Thibaut Courtois captaincy row by seeing off Estonia thanks to a Romelu Lukaku double in Tallinn and Moldova came from two goals down to stun Poland. Portugal appeared to be heading towards a drab goalless draw in...

GELSENKIRCHEN: (Left to right) Germany’s defender Malick Thiaw, Germany’s midfielder Emre Can, Colombia’s defender Yerry Mina, Colombia’s forward Rafael Santos Borre and Germany’s defender Marius Wolf vie for the ball during the international friendly football match between Germany and Colombia on June 20, 2023. – AFP

Colombia’s Diaz and Cuadrado deepen German coach’s woes

GELSENKIRCHEN: Second-half goals from Luis Diaz and Juan Cuadrado took Colombia to a 2-0 friendly win over Germany on Tuesday, deepening home coach Hansi Flick's woes a year out from Euro 2024. Liverpool forward Diaz leapt high to head in a looping Cuadrado cross before the Juventus wing-back scored a late penalty after Germany captain Joshua Kimmich handballed in the box a minute after coming off the bench. It was Colombia's first win over...

BIRMINGHAM: Australia’s Pat Cummins gets hit by a ball, thrown towards the stumps by England’s captain Ben Stokes (unseen), as he ran to his crease on day five of the first Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham.- AFP

Cummins leads Australia to thrilling win in Ashes opener

BIRMINGHAM: Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a dramatic two-wicket win over England in the first Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. The Ashes holders were 209-7, still 72 runs shy of a victory target of 281, when fast bowler Cummins came in to bat after first-innings century-maker Usman Khawaja fell for a painstaking 65. And after Alex Carey was out to leave Australia 227-8, the tourists still required another 54 more runs. But Cummins...

KRAKOW: Kasra Mehdipournejad, flagbearer of the EOC Refugee Team poses as he arrives in Krakow, for the Opening Ceremony of the European Games Krakow-Malopolska 2023. - AFP

Iranian flies flag for refugees at European Games

PARIS: Kasra Mehdipournejad has seen neither his Iranian parents nor siblings for six years since they advised him to remain in Germany - on Wednesday the taekwondo specialist will make them proud as the flag bearer for the Refugee Team at the European Games. Mehdipournejad thinks it could be a dream debut for him as gold is not out of the question in the -80 kilogram title at the Games in Poland when the action begins on Thursday. The...

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Summer Karting Championship

KUWAIT: The Summer Karting Championship for boys and girls will be held on Saturday at Kuwait Karting Tracks at Kuwait Complex with the participation of 100 competitors. Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Karting Club Dr Hamid Busheri thanked the organizing committees for their efforts in creating suitable grounds for competitors to be able to perform. Busheri said the board is working according to a plan so that the championships can be of higher...

This photograph taken on June 20, 2023 shows the exterior of the new building of the Istanbul Modern Art Museum looking towards the Galata tower, in Istanbul, on June 20, 2023. - AFP photos

Istanbul’s ancient shoreline gets ultramodern museum

Istanbul’s museum of modern art moved Tuesday into a futuristic building overlooking the Bosphorus Strait designed by the Italian-born architect of London’s Shard skyscraper and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. The museum’s return to its old but reinvented location marks the latest attempt by Turkey’s cultural capital to infuse its iconic waterfront—lined with graceful imperial palaces and mosques—with a more futuristic feel. Established...

Turkish-born French designer Burc Akyol sews in his studio in Paris on June 19, 2023. - AFP

Hot new fashion talent Akyol makes ‘magic with little’

While the fashion world braced for the celeb juggernaut of Pharrell Williams’s first show in Paris on Tuesday, a young designer was making his own modest splash with a debut below his own home. Burc Akyol might not yet have the means to shut down the oldest bridge in Paris like Williams was doing for his Louis Vuitton show, but for fashionistas in the know, he is just as exciting a proposition. The 34-year-old’s first show as part of the...

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Meteorologist forecasts hot, dusty weather

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Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Meshaan is pictured during a meeting in the presence of a number of representatives of the concerned authorities. - KUNA

New airport project to support Kuwait’s economic growth

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Watercolor painting depicting Edaida.

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Ministers address traffic congestion

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts