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BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping walks past delegates including China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe (L) after the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023.- AFP

China increases military spending in face of 'escalating' threats

BEIJING: China said Sunday its military spending would rise at the fastest pace in four years, warning of "escalating" threats from abroad at a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament that will hand Xi Jinping a third term as president.The increase in the world's second-largest defence budget came as Beijing announced an economic growth goal of around five percent for this year-one of its lowest in decades. The country's planned budgets for the...

TEHRAN: A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (C) meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi (L) in Tehran. - AFP

Iran agrees to reconnect nuclear cameras, ramp up inspections: IAEA

VIENNA: Iran has agreed to reconnect surveillance cameras at several nuclear sites and increase the pace of inspections, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday. UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi hailed "a marked improvement" in his discussions with the Iranian government.Grossi has been in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials following the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level....

KHARKIV: A Ukrainian tank drives through a village in Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – AFP

Ukraine battles to hold Bakhmut

KYIV: Kyiv said Sunday it was holding off attacks from Russian troops still attempting to surround Bakhmut, a now-destroyed eastern Ukrainian city that Moscow has been trying to capture for months. Ukraine has vowed to defend “fortress Bakhmut” but it has faced Russian troops determined to take the city that has turned into a political prize as the battle drags on.The Ukrainian general staff said “more than 130 enemy attacks” had been...

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Youssef Chebbi's 'Ashkal' wins pan-African film award

Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award Saturday at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal". Tunis-born Chebbi, whose film centres on the investigation into the killing of a caretaker on a construction site at Carthage on the outskirts of his hometown, did not attend the ceremony in Burkina Faso, presided over by military leader Ibrahim Traore.Kenyan director Angela...

View of Gerald Clarke and Mara Gladstone’s piece Immersion during the media preview day of the Desert X exhibit, in the Coachella Valley near Desert Hot Springs, California.— AFP photos

Tyre Nichols' photos honored at California desert art fest

Out in the California desert, nestled between billboards advertising hairline restoration and varicose vein removal, six hauntingly beautiful images of steel bridges and sunsets loom incongruously over the dusty highway.They are photographs taken by Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old amateur photographer who in January became the latest high-profile Black victim of US police brutality during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. The billboards have been...

Chinese tattoo artist Song Jiayin sketching a tattoo on the leg of her client Liao Jingyi at her studio in Beijing.

Chinese tattoo artist tells women's stories through ink

For over two years, Chinese tattoo artist Song Jiayin has interviewed her female clients and posted the results online , recording the memories, hopes and fears of hundreds of women in ink and video. Her designs-from a sunset to a delicately stylized uterus and images of beloved pets-are as varied as the women's motivations for getting them etched on their bodies.In a country where spaces for female self-expression have shrunk in recent years,...

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Amir heads to Italy on private visit

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Saturday headed to Italy for a private visit. HH the Amir was seen off at the airport by HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and senior state officials. - KUNA

DOHA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 5th Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) on March 4, 2023. – AFP

UN slams rich states' treatment of poor nations

DOHA: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world's rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with "predatory" interest rates and crippling fuel prices. Speaking in the Qatari capital, Doha, Guterres told leaders of more than 40 of the most deprived states that wealthy nations should provide $500 billion a year to help others "trapped in vicious cycles" that block efforts to boost economies and vital...

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Lebanon paralysis grows as security chief bows out

BEIRUT: The head of one of Lebanon's top security agencies retired Friday without a replacement, a casualty of the political and institutional paralysis which is stoking fears of a broader breakdown. "The country is in a state of almost total disintegration," said analyst Karim Bitar. "We are seeing the collapse of all state institutions that were still holding up."Lebanon is navigating a devastating economic crisis that has plunged more than 80...

PAMPLONA, Philippines: Policemen man a checkpoint between the border of Tanjay City and Pamplona town in the province of Negros Oriental on Mar 4, 2023. – AFP

Governor, five others shot dead in Philippines

MANILA: A provincial governor in the central Philippines and five other people were shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday, his widow said, in the latest attack against local officials. Police said six suspects carrying rifles and dressed in uniforms similar to those worn by the armed services entered the governor's home in Pamplona town and opened fire. Roel Degamo, governor of Negros Oriental province, and five others were killed in the...

LONDON: Arsenal's Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey (center) heads the ball during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth on March 4, 2023. - AFP

Arsenal maintain 5-point lead

LONDON: Arsenal recovered from conceding the second fastest goal in Premier League history as Reiss Nelson's stoppage-time strike gave the Premier League leaders a thrilling 3-2 win over Bournemouth after title rivals Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday. Mikel Arteta's side were trailing by two goals with just over half an hour left.But the Gunners showed they can cope with the pressure of the title race with a remarkable comeback that...

JAKARTA: A boy stands in the remains of a burnt house in a residential area in Plumpang, north Jakarta on March 4, 2023. - AFP photos

Indonesians search charred homes after deadly blaze

JAKARTA: Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes Saturday as Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina apologized for a fire at a Jakarta fuel storage depot it said killed at least 18 people, including two children.Dozens were also injured and police said three people were still missing after Friday night's blaze at Pertamina's Plumpang depot in north Jakarta. Officials called on Saturday for an audit of "all fuel facilities...

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