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KUWAIT: Vehicles drive under an overpass in Kuwait. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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SEVERODONETSK: Anna Poladyuk (R), 66, takes cover from cooking outside at the entrance of the basement of an apartment after she heard the sound of incoming mortar fire, followed by an explosion, in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine. - AFP
Ukraine steelworks defenders surrender
KYIV: Russia said Thursday that 1,730 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered this week at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, showing some emerging on crutches after an all-out battle that has become emblematic of the nearly three-month-old war. The number included 80 who were wounded and taken to a hospital in Russia-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine, the defence ministry in Moscow said.The ministry released a video appearing to show the...
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French MP candidates under fire in post-MeToo era
PARIS: The #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement is finally reshaping France's sexist political culture, with several politicians running for parliament in upcoming elections forced to stand down over alleged violence against women. Several French feminist politicians and journalists launched the "MeToo Politique" movement last November to decry sexism in politics and to demand that men accused of sexual violence be systematically thrown out of...
SEOUL: File picture shows people watching a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul. – AFP
North Korea 'ready for nuclear test' with Biden due in Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea is poised to conduct a nuclear test, Seoul said Thursday, as the United States warned it could come as President Joe Biden visits South Korea this week. The visits to Seoul, followed by Tokyo, are being touted as proof that Washington is seeking to cement its years-long pivot to Asia, where rising Chinese commercial and military power is undercutting decades of US dominance.However, Biden's first trip as president to the region...
KONIGSWINTER, Germany: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is displayed on a screen during a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations (G7) on May 19, 2022 at the Petersberg in Koenigswinter near Bonn.-AFP
G7 finance ministers meet to thrash out Ukraine aid plan
KONIGSWINTER, Germany: G7 partners met in Germany on Thursday hoping to find a solution for Kyiv's budget troubles as the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to roil the global economy. "I'm quite optimistic that we will be able at this G7 meeting to raise funding which allows Ukraine to defend itself over the next months," German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said at the opening of the meeting in Koenigswinter, near Bonn.The...
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Indonesia to lift ban on palm oil exports from Monday
JAKARTA: Indonesia will lift its ban on palm oil exports next week, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, relieving pressure on the global vegetable oil market after prices spiked because of the suspension and the war in Ukraine. The archipelago nation issued the ban last month to secure supplies of the commodity, used in a range of goods from chocolate spreads to cosmetics, in the face of a domestic shortage. "Based on the supply... of cooking...
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New Zealand budget offers cash to tackle rising costs
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Thursday unveiled a big-spending budget including cash handouts to combat the rising cost of living. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she aimed to make the country "ready and secure" to handle the impact of global financial challenges."The budget eases the impact of global inflation on families. While we know the current storm will pass, it's important we do what we can to take the hard edges off it now," Ardern told...
SAN FRANCISCO: Stephen Curry #30 hi-fives Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors during Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals on May 18, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. - AFP
Warriors cruise past Mavs
SAN FRANCISCO: Stephen Curry scored 21 points as the Golden State Warriors bottled up Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks to win their Western Conference Finals series opener 112-87 on Wednesday. Three days after Doncic destroyed the Phoenix Suns with a virtuoso performance, the Slovenian found the going harder against a ruthless Golden State at San Francisco's Chase Center.Dallas had rained in buckets against Phoenix in Arizona on Sunday, but...
BANGKOK: India's Lakshya Sen hits a return against Indonesia's Anthony Sinsuka Ginting during the men's finals of the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament in Bangkok on May 15, 2022. - AFP
'Years of hard work' pays off as India revels in badminton glory
NEW DELHI: India's badminton team hit new heights last week with their maiden Thomas Cup victory in Bangkok, even managing to keep cricket in the shade leaving former players confident the sport can "build on this success". The men's team beat giants of the sport Malaysia, Denmark and then 14-time winners Indonesia to win badminton's equivalent to the Davis Cup in tennis. Team manager Vimal Kumar hailed the victory as the "biggest achievement"...
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti female athletes celebrate at the podium during the 3rd GCC Games.
Kuwait secures medals in athletics, swimming contests at GCC Games
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The 3rd Gulf Games concluded its athletics discipline Thursday with a flurry of activities and heated competition in both men's and women's contests. The women's high jump contest saw Nadia Al-Haqan from Kuwait winning the gold medal with a 1.53 meters, followed by her compatriot Dalal Faraj with 1.50 meters and Saudi Arabia's Raghad Abu Arish with 1.45 meters.The women's 200 meters race had Kuwait's Mudhawi...
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Kuwait disabled table tennis team leaves for Jordan
KUWAIT: Kuwait National Disabled Table Tennis Team left for Jordan Tuesday evening to participate in the 12 "Watani" Paralympic tournament. Ten countries are participating in the tournament including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, India, France, Britain, Cyprus and the host country Jordan.The delegation is headed by Falah Al-Dousary and players Ahed Al-Rashidi, Yaqoob Al-Khalifa, Mohammad Al-Rashidi, Abdallah Hajji and Fahad Al-Ansari. Head...
Algerian singer Soolking performs at the Apollo Theater in New York City.—AFP photos
Algerian rapper Soolking plays Harlem’s Apollo during debut US tour
As his merengue-inflected single “Suavemente” once again topped France’s songs chart, Algerian rapper Soolking was stateside, delighting fans and wooing new followers with his blend of rap and Maghrebian folk music. Already acclaimed in the Francophone world, the Algerian rapper Soolking this year set his sights on North America, where he played historic venues including New York’s Apollo and the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles.“I never...
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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
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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.
New deportation center opens