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DHAKA, Bangladesh: Police charge baton on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activities as they gathered in front of the party's central office in Dhaka, ahead of a BNP rally called in an effort to force Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign. – AFP

Bangladesh main opposition party mounts huge protest, MPs quit

DHAKA: Nearly 100,000 supporters of Bangladesh's main opposition party descended on Dhaka Saturday to protest against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demand new elections. "Sheikh Hasina is a vote thief," they chanted at the Golapbagh sports ground where the rally was held as the crowd spilled into surrounding streets.All seven opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) MPs announced their resignations from parliament at...

LINCOLN, UK: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (center) talks with Britain's Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston (left) and RAF Coningsby Station Commander Billy Cooper, as they pass Typhoon fighter jets, during his visit to Royal Air Force RAF Coningsby, near Lincoln, eastern England, on December 9, 2022, following the announcement that Britain will work to develop next-generation fighter jets with Italy and Japan. – AFP

Japan, UK, Italy to develop next-generation fighter jet

LONDON: Britain, Italy and Japan said Friday they will jointly develop a future fighter jet in a project that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said would guarantee national security and safeguard thousands of jobs. The three nations held out the prospect of cooperation with European and US allies, which are developing their own "sixth-generation" planes, vowing to maintain "interoperability" among all the allies against threats from the likes of...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has welcomed China's relaxation of its hardline zero-COVID policy. -AFP

Global economic chiefs laud China's zero-COVID reversal

HUANGSHAN, China: Global economic leaders on Friday hailed China's move away from its hardline zero-COVID policy, with the IMF chief saying the "decisive actions" would help revive growth both in the country and globally. The relaxation would help to shore up a world economy struggling with the impact of the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the head of the World Trade Organization said after a conference in the eastern Chinese city of...

KUWAIT: A helicopter flies over Kuwait City. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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PHILADELPHIA: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers is guarded by Tobias Harris #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on December 09, 2022.- AFP

Sixers hold off Lakers as Bucks trounce Mavericks

WASHINGTON: James Harden seized command of a roller-coaster NBA contest in overtime to lift Philadelphia past the Los Angeles Lakers 133-122 on Friday after nearly squandering a 19-point lead. Joel Embiid scored 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, De'Anthony Melton added a career-high 33 points with seven steals and Harden scored nine of his 28 points in overtime to spark the host 76ers to victory. Philadelphia seized a 102-84 edge early in the...

Mohammad Al-Mailam poses for a group photo with the riders.

Kuwait Riding Club rider secures title

KUWAIT: Kuwait Riding Club rider Rakan Al-Hasawi won the title of AlSaqb Equestrian Club Show Jumping tournament that was held at Massila Equestrian Club. He completed the course of the 135 cm height in 63.18 cm without faults - beating Italian Antonio Morozo, Fawaz Al-Subaie, Shaker Al-Kazimi, Latifah Alhajiri, Nick Chaning and Misk Al-Marshoud.Chairman of Massila Club Bader Al-Mailam and Chairman of AlSaqb Club Mohammad Al-Mailam awarded the...

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Special Olympics Men's Basketball Tournament

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Special Olympics Men's Basketball Tournament was concluded on Thursday. The two-day event was organized by Kuwait Special Olympics in cooperation with Tomooh Sports Club. 60 players from 14 organizations participated. The tournament was carried out with the league system in two categories (16 to 21 years old and 22 and above) at Kuwait Basketball Federation's hall at Sheikh Saad Al-Abdallah Complex.The first group...

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'Little America:' the TV series that questions the American dream

Apple TV + series "Little America" returned to screens for a second season Friday with the aim of challenging the American dream, creator Sian Heder told AFP. From the Song family and their hat store in Detroit to Jibril, a Somali cook in Minneapolis, the dream's ideal-that you can succeed in the United States through hard work and perseverance-is still alive. But the emotional toll of uprooting oneself, financial difficulties, family pressure to...

DEAUVILLE, France: This file photo taken on September 13, 2019 shows US actress Kristen Stewart unveiling her dedicated beach locker room on the Promenade des Planches during the 45th Deauville US Film Festival in Deauville, western France. — AFP

Kristen Stewart named youngest-ever Berlin film fest jury chief

US actor Kristen Stewart will in February head up the jury at Berlin's international film festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase of the year, organizers said Friday. The Berlinale, as the event is known, told AFP that Stewart, 32, would be the youngest person in its 73-year history to lead the panel selecting the winners of the Golden and Silver Bear top prizes.Festival chiefs Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian called the star of...

BRATISLAVA: Ukrainian graphic designer Mykola Kovalenko poses during a photo session in front of his posters in downtown Bratislava, Slovakia on November 29, 2022. The award-winning artist, who has lived in Slovakia since 2015, said he initially wanted to take up arms against Russia. - AFP

'My Kalashnikov is my pen': Ukraine artist wages war on Putin

Every day Russia wages war on Ukraine, Mykola Kovalenko makes an anti-war poster. The Ukrainian graphic artist has stuck to the pledge since Russian troops invaded in February. Kovalenko uses simple shapes to create posters that pack a punch. The 49-year-old, who has lived in Slovakia since 2015, said he initially wanted to take up arms against Russia. "Then I realised that I can be more useful doing what I am good at. My Kalashnikov is my pen,"...

PARIS: In this file photo taken on March 5, 2022 French fashion designer Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski acknowledges the audience at the end of the Hermes Fall-Winter 2022-2023 collection fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris.- AFP

The hot trend is low-profile fashion designers

The days of gigantic personalities like John Galliano, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Karl Lagerfeld stomping their way around the fashion world are over. Today's stars might still be extraordinary individuals, but it is discretion that sells. The recent difficulties at Balenciaga-over ads with suggestions of child abuse and its ties to rapper Kanye West-have highlighted the risks of having a provocative figurehead.Creative director Demna (who has...

RIYADH: This handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (center right) meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (center left), as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) looks on, in the capital Riyadh, on December 8, 2022. - AFP

Xi meets Saudi leaders; $30 billion deals signed

RIYADH: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince met on Thursday on an Arab outreach visit that has earned a rebuke from Washington, reaching deals in areas including energy and infrastructure. Agreements worth about $30 billion were being signed on Thursday, Saudi state media said, as China seeks to shore up its COVID-hit economy and as the Saudis, long-term US allies, push to diversify their economic and political...

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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot

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VIENNA: Representatives of OPEC member countries attend a press conference after the 45th Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee and the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting in Vienna, Austria in this file photo. – AFP

OPEC+ faces moment of truth on planned output increase