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TIRANA: Roma's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa Conference League final against Feyenoord at the Air Albania Stadium on May 25, 2022. - AFP
Roma win Conference League title
TIRANA: Nicolo Zaniolo won Roma their first ever major European trophy on Wednesday with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Feyenoord in the inaugural Europa Conference League final. Italy international Zaniolo struck with a well-taken finish in the 32nd minute to earn Roma their first trophy of any kind since 2008 and cap a successful first season for coach Jose Mourinho in Rome.Mourinho was moved to tears by his fifth continental cup as a coach,...
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp drinks from a mug with the words 'The Normal One' written on it during a press conference at their training ground on May 25, 2022. - AFP
'One in a million' Klopp makes Liverpool European giant again
LIVERPOOL: "We are not here by any kind of magic," said Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool's third appearance in a Champions League final in five years. "We deserve this." Real Madrid stand in the Reds' way at the Stade de France on Saturday, just as they did four years ago in the first of Liverpool's European Cup finals under their German guru.The 3-1 defeat that night in Kyiv as a result of two goalkeeping errors from Loris Karius, having lost star man...
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Kuwait continues to top medal table at Gulf Games
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The third Gulf Games being held in Kuwait until May 31 enters its 12th day as Kuwait continues to top the medals table. The volleyball competition will conclude on Friday, with tennis to start. Padel matches will resume, while the women's 3x3 basketball will start on Saturday.The volleyball finals will conclude on Friday at Sheikh Saad Al-Abdallah Complex with UAE vs Qatar at 3:00 pm, followed by Saudi Arabia vs Oman....
Ukrainian singer Olya Polyakova performs on stage for a few hundred fans at the Regent Theatre in Arlington.—AFP
Olya Polyakova fundraises for Ukraine with US tour
Her draped gown colored in the image of Ukraine's flag, artist Olya Polyakova is touring the United States to raise funds for her country's war against Russia. At Massachusetts' Regent Theatre on Tuesday, Polyakova had the crowd on its feet, with many of her fans-some drove hundreds of miles for the connection to home-waving flags, singing along and embracing her as she greeted them offstage. About an hour into soundcheck, one young woman, Renata...
In this file photo TV host Ellen DeGeneres holds her awards for Outstanding Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host during the 34th annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy awards held the Kodak theatre in Hollywood.—AFP photos
Ellen DeGeneres ends pioneering talk show under cloud
For nearly two decades, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" have beamed into homes across America, busting stereotypes and charming daytime TV audiences with a feel-good blend of quirky comedy and celebrity cameos. But after more than 3,000 episodes, a talk show that came to rival even Oprah Winfrey's in terms of its cultural impact departs Thursday under a cloud, after allegations of a toxic workplace at stark odds with its "be kind" mantra."When we...
In this file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches a military ceremony to mark her official birthday at Windsor Castle in Windsor. – AFP photos
Sunset or new dawn for the British monarchy after Elizabeth II?
British republicans are hoping that Elizabeth II will be the last queen, but experts say the monarchy seems set to survive, as long as it moves with the times. "We're not expecting the monarchy to be abolished whilst the queen is on the throne," said Graham Smith, head of the Republic movement that wants the UK to have an elected, non-partisan president as head of state. But he told AFP: "This is the last monarch who is going to have anything...
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Veteran royal photographer: 45 years snapping the queen
The Sun newspaper's Arthur Edwards, 81, has been photographing Queen Elizabeth II for 45 years, and describes her as an enduring source of inspiration. But ahead of the 96-year-old monarch's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the veteran royal snapper told AFP the royal family faces a "difficult transition".What kind of person is the queen?"She was always the same every visit you went on, nothing changed, she went slow, at her own pace. She never,...
TOPSHOT - A girl cries, comforted by two adults, outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center where grief counseling will be offered in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. - A teenage gunman killed 18 young children in a shooting at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, in the deadliest US school shooting in years.nThe attack in Uvalde, Texas -- a small community about an hour from the Mexican border -- is the latest in a spree of deadly shootings in America, where horror at the cycle of gun violence has failed to spur action to end it. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP)
'Nightmare' as gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers in US
UVALDE, Texas: A tight-knit Latino community in Texas was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into an elementary school and killed 19 small children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in America. Details of the atrocity, the victims and the 18-year-old suspect - who was killed by police - emerged as America grappled with its deadliest school shooting since the Sandy Hook tragedy in Connecticut...
SWABI, Pakistan: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, along with supporters, takes part in a protest rally on May 25, 2022. - AFP
Ousted Khan marches on Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday led a convoy of thousands of supporters towards the capital Islamabad in a show of force the new government has attempted to shut down, with clashes breaking out between police and protesters. Since being removed from power through a no-confidence vote last month, the cricket star turned politician has heaped pressure on the country's fragile new coalition rulers by staging mass...
JERUSALEM: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is pictured in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque during his visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on May 25, 2022. - AFP
Turkey: Zionist ties to help Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Turkey’s diplomatic thaw with the Zionist entity will help the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday during the first trip to the Zionist entity by Ankara’s top diplomat in 15 years. Cavusoglu, who met Palestinian officials in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, was in Jerusalem as Turkey and the Zionist entity seek to mend ties which began to fray following a Zionist military operation in the Gaza Strip...
Daria Nevskaya, a partner at Russian law firm poses for a picture in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on May 24, 2022. - As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, more and more Russian professionals are moving to Dubai, the business-friendly Gulf emirate that offers an escape from the impact of Western sanctions. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Seeking new start, Russians move to Dubai
DUBAI: As the Ukraine war drags on, more and more Russian professionals are moving to Dubai, the business-friendly Gulf emirate that offers an escape from the impact of Western sanctions. Entrepreneurs, lawyers and art dealers are among those flocking to the financial hub in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, which frustrated Washington and other Western allies by refusing to join a UN Security Council vote condemning Russia's war.The UAE, which...
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Amir returns home from private leave
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived home on Wednesday evening after spending a private leave overseas. He was welcomed at the airport by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. – Amiri Diwan
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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP
Palestinian fighters claim Tel Aviv bombing, threaten more attacks
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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.
New deportation center opens