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An Iraqi student waves the national flag during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the southern city of Basra on January 8, 2020, shouting slogans against turning Iraq into a battleground for the conflict between Iran and the US. - For three months, youth-dominated rallies in the capital and Shiite-majority south have condemned Iraq's ruling class as corrupt, inept and beholden to Iran. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)

Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran de-escalate

BASRA: An Iraqi student waves the national flag during an anti-government demonstrations in the southern city of Basra on January 8, 2020, shouting slogans against turning Iraq into a battleground for the conflict between Iran and the US. - AFP BAGHDAD: Arch-foes Tehran and Washington may be temporarily calling it even after Iranian missiles targeted US forces in Iraq, but analysts predict violent instability will keep blighting Baghdad. "Iraq...

Pope Francis leaves the Sistine Chapel after meeting with diplomats accredited to the Holy See at the end of the traditional exchange of the New Year greetings, at the Vatican on January 9, 2020. (Photo by REMO CASILLI / POOL / AFP)

Pope warns Iran-US tensions risk 'vaster conflict'

VATICAN: Pope Francis leaves the Sistine Chapel after meeting with diplomats accredited to the Holy See at the end of the traditional exchange of the New Year greetings, at the Vatican yesterday. - AFP VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis called for restraint from the United States and Iran yesterday after a military tit-for-tat that he warned could trigger a "vaster conflict" in the Middle East. "Particularly troubling are the signals coming from the...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 08: A protestor wearing a stylized mask of President Donald Trump holds up a sign outside of the White House on January 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. Protesters have gathered to speak out against escalation towards Iran following the country's launch of more than a dozen ballistic missiles against two U.S.military bases in Iraq. Samuel Corum/Getty Images/AFP

Has Trump deterred Iran? Experts not so sure

WASHINGTON: A protestor wearing a stylized mask of President Donald Trump holds up a sign outside of the White House on January 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. - AFP WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that the US strike that killed a top Iranian general had restored credibility to the US threat to Tehran to restrain itself militarily. "I believe that we've restored a level of deterrence with them," he said.But Washington...

Indian government forces stand guard as a foreign delegation, including representatives of the United States but not the European Union, arrives in Srinagar on January 9, 2020. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)

EU spurns 'guided tour' of Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Indian government forces stand guard as a foreign delegation, including representatives of the United States but not the European Union, arrives in Srinagar yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: The European Union refused to take part in a rare diplomatic visit to Indian Kashmir which started yesterday because they will not be allowed to meet detained local politicians, reports said. The two-day foreign diplomatic trip is the first since New...

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Haftar's Sirte seizure major blow to Libya government, analysts say

ROME: This photo taken and handed out on January 8, 2020 by the Palazzo Chigi Press Office shows Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (left) escorting Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar at Palazzo Chigi in downtown Rome upon his arrival for a meeting as part of Europe's accelerating diplomatic efforts to seek ways to ease crisis. - AFP TRIPOLI: Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's capture of the strategic city of Sirte on Monday was a major...

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Australia bushfires flare as heatwave brings renewed misery

COOMA: This handout photo taken on January 7, 2020 and received on January 8 from the Royal Australian Air Force shows smoke and haze over mountains seen from a No 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon aircraft assessing damage in the area from bushfires, in Cooma in New South Wales. - AFP SYDNEY: Bushfires flared in southern Australia yesterday as a heatwave expected to bring renewed misery set in, and officials warned some areas are "just at the...

US President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, January 8, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Trump says Iran 'standing down' after missile strikes

US President Donald Trump speaks about the situation with Iran in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington yesterday. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday said Iran appeared to be "standing down" after missile strikes against Iraqi bases housing US troops that caused no US casualties, indicating there would be no immediate new military response. In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump emphasized that...

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Erdogan, Putin launch pipeline, urge Libya truce

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the inauguration ceremony of a new gas pipeline "TurkStream" yesterday. - AFP ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin called yesterday for a ceasefire in Libya after talks in Istanbul, where they also inaugurated a "historic" gas pipeline. The leaders used a joint statement to call for a truce from...

Rafael Nadal of Spain (L) takes a team selfie after receiving their medals for qualifying for the finals by defeating Japan in the 11th session men's singless and doubles matches on day six of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Perth on January 8, 2020. (Photo by TONY ASHBY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Argentina, Spain into ATP Cup quarters

PERTH: Rafael Nadal of Spain (L) takes a team selfie after receiving their medals for qualifying for the finals by defeating Japan in the 11th session men's singless and doubles matches on day six of the ATP Cup tennis tournament in Perth yesterday. - AFP SYDNEY: World number one Rafael Nadal steered Spain into the ATP Cup quarter-finals yesterday despite an uncharacteristically error-ridden performance, with Argentina also powering through....

In this photo taken on January 7, 2020, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone (C) visits students protesting at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) against a recent attack at JNU on students and teachers in New Delhi. - Protests have been held across India after masked assailants wielding batons and iron rods went on a rampage at a top Delhi university, leaving more than two dozen injured. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Furor after top Bollywood star attends demo

NEW DELHI: In this photo taken on Tuesday, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone (center) visits students protesting at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). - AFP NEW DELHI: One of Bollywood's top stars sparked a social media storm yesterday, attracting admiration and vitriol after showing solidarity with students who were attacked at a Indian university this week. Indian film stars have traditionally shied away from politics, fearing their films...

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Lawmakers in controversy over general amnesty bill

KUWAIT: Lawmakers attend a parliament session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday clashed over the meaning and scope of a draft law calling to pardon former MPs and activists jailed for taking part in protests and for comments on social media deemed offensive. Islamist MP Abdullah Fahhad said that the bill is not against the powers of His Highness the Amir in granting special...

KUWAIT: The Education Ministry’s new headquarters building.

Biometric access control for teachers next year

KUWAIT: The Education Ministry’s new headquarters building. By A SalehKUWAIT: The Ministry of Education will start implementing the fingerprint biometric access control system in public schools at the beginning of the next school year, said official sources, noting that the decision has been made despite objections. The source elaborated that Kuwait Teachers Society is totally against making teachers use the new system in view of their work...

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KOLKATA: Gold jewelry kept on display inside a shop in Kolkata. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23 announced a reduction in custom duty on gold and silver to 6 percent and platinum to 6.4 percent in Budget 2024. -- AFP

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PARIS: Sheikh Mubarak Faisal Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah is seen with Kuwait's delegation to the Paris 2024 Olympics. — KUNA

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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during their meeting at the Kremlin on July 24, 2024. - AFP

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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden speaks during an address to the nation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2024. - AFP

Biden says time to pass torch to ‘younger voices’