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BAGHDAD: Evacuees from Sudan wait upon arrival at Baghdad International Airport. Among the 165 evacuees are 'dozens of Syrians and Sudanese' nationals, the Iraqi foreign ministry said. Sudan's warring generals on June 18 agreed to a new 72-hour ceasefire according to US and Saudi mediators. – AFP

Sudan truce holds on second day as donors set to meet in Geneva

KHARTOUM: An international donors' conference is set to begin in Geneva for Sudan, where a ceasefire was holding but the UN says the humanitarian situation is worsening after two months of war. The conference comes mid-way through a three-day ceasefire which appeared to have brought calm to the capital Khartoum, after the failure of earlier truces to ensure secure aid corridors. Several Khartoum residents told AFP they heard no air strikes,...

BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang shake hands at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin. - AFP

Chinese premier in Germany as Western mistrust mounts

BERLIN: Germany’s president Monday urged Beijing and Washington to boost dialogue, as he hosted Premier Li Qiang at a time when China’s policies on Russia, trade and human rights are receiving an increasingly hostile reception in the West. Li, who was named China’s prime minister in March, is on a two-nation visit which will also take him to France for a climate financing summit hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. German President...

LAS VEGAS: Team USA celebrates a 2-0 win against Canada during the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final at Allegiant Stadium on June 18, 2023.- AFP

US clinch Nations League title

LAS VEGAS: Folarin Balogun scored his first goal for the United States as they clinched the CONCACAF Nations League with a 2-0 win over Canada at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. Arsenal striker Balogun, making just his second appearance since switching his national team allegiance from England, grabbed the second goal for the US after Chris Richards had headed them in front in the 12th minute. The US have won both of the Nations League tournaments...

ROTTERDAM: Spain’s players celebrate with Spain’s head coach Luis de la Fuente (left) on the podium after winning the penalty shootouts and the UEFA Nations League final football match between Croatia and Spain at the De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam on June 18, 2023. – AFP

Spain’s triumph calms fears on Fuente project

ROTTERDAM: Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has quelled the doubts around him by leading his country to Nations League glory and ending a decade-long trophy drought. La Roja needed penalties to see off Croatia and triumph in Rotterdam, but doing so helped ease tensions following their Euro 2024 qualifying defeat by Scotland in March. De la Fuente’s appointment by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to replace Luis Enrique raised eyebrows—the...

SACHSENRING: Ducati Pramac Racing Team's Spanish rider Jorge Martin (R) celebrates after winning the Sprint race with second placed Ducati Lenovo Team's Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia during the MotoGP German motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sachsenring racing circuit in Hohenstein-Ernstthal. - AFP

Martin holds off Bagnaia to win German MotoGP

SACHSENRING: Jorge Martin edged world champion Francesco Bagnaia after a cut-and-thrust battle over the last 10 laps to win Sunday's German MotoGP, to trim the Italian's lead in the standings. It was Martin's second Grand Prix victory. His last was in the Styria Grand Prix in Austria in 2021. "Emotional moment after almost two years fighting for it, finally it arrived," said. Martin in the winner's enclosure. "It was a tough, tough race. Peco...

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Kuwaiti costumes showcased at the Special Olympics

KUWAIT: The Olympic Stadium in the German capital Berlin witnessed the opening ceremony of the 16th Special Olympics World Games "Berlin 2023", which will end on the 25th of June, with the participation of seven thousand players - representing more than 170 countries competing in 26 sports, including 27 athletes from Kuwait participating in 10 sports.The games were declared open by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the presence of...

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Assembly of ‘Salwa’ renews confidence in Board of Directors

KUWAIT: The General Assembly of Salwa Al Sabah Sports Club on Sunday approved the financial and administrative reports for fiscal year ending 2022-2023 during the assembly’s meeting at the club’s premises in the presence of a large number of members of the general assembly members. The meeting was chaired by the Chairwoman of Salwa Al-Sabah club, Sheikha Naima Al-Ahmed, and in the presence of Deputy Chairwoman Nayla Al Ali, secretary Engineer...

MPONDWE: Mourners gather for funeral of Florence Masika and Zakayo Masereka during their burial rituals in Mpondwe. Grieving families prepared to bury their dead in western Uganda on Sunday while others desperately searched for loved ones still missing after militants killed dozens of students in a school attack. – AFP

Armed group blamed in Uganda attack ‘funded by Islamic State’

KINSHASA: A notorious armed group suspected of massacring at least 41 people at a Ugandan school has received funds from the so-called Islamic State (IS), according to a UN report seen by AFP on Monday. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), accused of the attack last Friday in the western Ugandan town of Mpondwe, has been blamed for thousands of civilian deaths in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. In a report due to be published this week,...

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From coronation to EU’s poorest nation: Bulgarian maestro on tour

On the same evening as Vasko Vassilev led the orchestra at King Charles III’s coronation, the virtuoso violinist jumped on a plane to tour the EU’s poorest nation — his native Bulgaria. A far cry from the splendor of Westminster Abbey, the stage in the northwestern Bulgarian town of Montana was dilapidated and poorly lit. But the audience was captivated. “For me it was very important to perform in these towns, where there aren’t many...

(L-R) Actors Devdatta Nage, Sunny Singh, Prabhas and Kriti Sanon attend the trailer launch of their upcoming mythological movie 'Adipurush' in Mumbai on May 9, 2023. - AFP

Nepal capital bans Indian films in protest against Hindu movie

The mayor of Nepal's capital launched a ban Monday on the screening of hugely popular Indian films after a movie inspired by the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana sparked controversy. Critics have taken issue with lines of dialogue in the film "Adipurush", which was released globally in Hindi and four other Indian languages on Friday. The inspiration for the movie, the Ramayana, centers on King Rama's attempt to save his kidnapped wife Sita. Sita was...

Head Chef Zaf Hussain creates a balti dish in the kitchen of his restaurant 'Shababs' in the 'Balti Triangle' area of Birmingham, central England on June 7, 2023. - AFP photos

UK balti restaurants keep calm and curry on

They gave their name to an area of Britain's second city but Birmingham's celebrated balti restaurants are facing a battle to survive. The balti – a curry of spices, coriander, onions, tomatoes and green peppers with meat or fish – was created by Pakistani migrants in the mid-1970s to feed hungry customers from nearby pubs. But after the heyday of the one-pot dish in the 1990s, when more than 30 restaurants could be found in the so-called...

Models presents a creation for Prada Men's Spring - Summer 2024 fashion show as part of the Fashion Week in Milan, on June 18, 2023. - AFP photos

Prada-Simons duo provide elegance, comfort at Milan show for men

Iconic designer Miuccia Prada teamed up with Raf Simons in Milan on Sunday to present their new men's collection, combining elegance and comfort with an aim to "free" men's bodies. It was one of the most highly anticipated collections on the third day of Fashion Week, which focuses on the spring-summer 2024 period. Their show took place in the austere surroundings of the Prada Foundation, setting the scene for a sober but refined men's wardrobe....

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