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LVIV, Ukraine: People and servicemen attend funerals of Oleh Yaschyshyn, Sergiy Melnyk and Rostyslav Romanchuk, Ukrainian servicemen killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at Lychakiv cemetery in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv yesterday.-AFPnn

Russia rallies militias ahead of Ukraine urban assaults

PARIS: A Russian call for fighters from Syria and Chechnya to join its war in Ukraine is motivated by plans to take major cities with urban warfare tactics which will require overwhelmingly superior attacking numbers, Western observers say. After three weeks of fighting, all of the 150,000 Russian soldiers initially deployed at the Ukrainian border are now inside the country, experts say. "The Russians have no more reserves in the zone," a...

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Swiss neutrality under fire over Ukraine war

BERN: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed Switzerland to shed taboos, with calls for rearmament and unprecedented sanctions putting its deeply engrained neutrality to the test of a war in Europe. Critics in Switzerland have warned that government moves could "torpedo" one of the wealthy Alpine nation's key principles, dictating no involvement in conflicts between other states. After Russian troops entered Ukraine on February 24, Bern cited...

LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) welcomes Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (left) at 10 Downing Street yesterday. The UK yesterday added 350 more Russians to its sanctions list, hiked tariffs on a swathe of imports in retaliation for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. – AFPn

UK slaps sanctions on 350 more Russians, hikes import tariffs

LONDON: The UK yesterday added 350 more Russians to its sanctions list, hiked tariffs on a swathe of imports from vodka to steel, and banned exports of luxury goods in retaliation for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the asset freeze and travel ban now extended to 51 oligarchs and their families, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin's "political allies and propagandists"."Working closely with our allies, we...

HONG KONG: People stand in front of a display showing the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong yesterday.—AFPnn

Oil prices plunge on China lockdowns, stocks waver

LONDON: Oil prices plunged yesterday major crude consumer and global economic engine China placed nearly 30 million people under COVID lockdown. Hong Kong, Chinese mainland and European markets slumped, but Wall Street opened higher, with investors tracking the resurgence of the coronavirus in China, the war in Ukraine and a key US Federal Reserve policy meeting.Crude futures slumped under $100 per barrel just a week after benchmark contract...

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Turkmenistan strongman's son wins presidential vote

ASHGABAT: The son of Turkmenistan's autocrat leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, decisively won the presidential election, officials said yesterday, paving the way for hereditary succession in one of the world's most tightly controlled countries. Serdar Berdymukhamedov, 40, won the ballot held last Saturday with 73 percent of the vote, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said in a statement on its website. Nine candidates stood in the poll in...

SHENYANG, China: This photo taken on Monday shows a resident undergoing a nucleic acid test for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province. –AFPn

Hazmat suits and panic buying: Pandemic images return to China

SHANGHAI: A Shanghai pedestrian swarmed by hazmat-clad health officials, police tape wrapped around entire blocks, and panic buying at a Shenzhen shopping centre: China is returning to virus controls many hoped it had long left behind. The country is facing its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the first wave of the pandemic emerged in Wuhan in late 2019.While the daily caseload is comparatively small, around 5,300 were recorded yesterday, the...

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UK unemployment falls below pre-pandemic level

LONDON: Britain's unemployment rate has fallen below its pre-pandemic level, data showed yesterday, but wages are eroding at the fastest pace in eight years as inflation soars. The UK unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in the three months to the end of January from 4.1 percent in the final quarter of last year, "returning to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels", the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Welcoming news that the number of...

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Russia limits grains exports to ex-Soviet states

MOSCOW: Russia has introduced restrictions on the export of grains, of which it is a major supplier, to four former Soviet countries to secure domestic supplies and avoid a spike in prices. "Russia is introducing a temporary ban on the exportation of grains to the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union," the government's press service said in a statement late on Monday. The EEU is a Moscow-led trade club of ex-Soviet republics, which includes...

LONDON: Crystal Palace's Danish defender Joachim Andersen (right) controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City on March 14, 2022. - AFPn

City's title bid hit by Palace stalemate

LONDON: Pep Guardiola refused to panic after Manchester City wasted a host of chances in a damaging 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday that severely dented their bid to retain the Premier League title. Guardiola's side had 18 shots and 74 percent of the possession, but left Selhurst Park ruing a series of misses on a significant night in the title race.Bernardo Silva and Aymeric Laporte were guilty of the most glaring miscues, with Palace...

WELLINGTON: Australia's Annabel Sutherland takes a successful catch to dismiss West Indies' Aaliyah Alleyne during the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup match between the West Indies and Australia yesterday.- AFPn

Australia crush West Indies at World Cup

WELLINGTON: Australia routed the West Indies by seven wickets in Wellington yesterday to maintain their perfect record at the Women's Cricket World Cup. The tournament's red-hot favourites produced another ruthless display to race to a 4-0 winning record at the one-day showcase, highlighted by an unbeaten 83 from Rachael Haynes. The win puts the six-time champions at the top of the standings with a healthy run rate, virtually guaranteeing a...

PALMA: Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Spanish League football match between RCD Mallorca and Real Madrid CF on March 14, 2022. - AFPn

Benzema breaks French record but limps off ahead of Clasico

PALMA: Karim Benzema became the highest French goalscorer in history on Monday after his double gave Real Madrid a 3-0 win over Mallorca, sending them 10 points clear at the top of La Liga. But the Frenchman had to go off late on with what looked like an injury in his lower left leg, giving Madrid a serious headache before Sunday's Clasico against Barcelona.Vinicius Junior, who opened the scoring, and Rodrygo also suffered problems in the second...

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Zain supports jet ski World champion Al Abdulrazzaq

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, proudly sponsors Kuwaiti champion and Jet Ski world No 1 Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq. The company's support extends throughout the upcoming season that features local, regional, and international competitions. Zain is thrilled to continue its support of Al Abdulrazzaq, whom the company sponsored throughout his professional career for the past 14 years.During this time, Al Abdulrazzaq has...

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

Alain Delon: Women he loved and left

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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait

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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP

Hezbollah reveals its military muscle

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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA

Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey

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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.

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