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CALIFORNIA: This image shows US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining a suspect during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles, California. —AFP

US agents conduct first Trump-era raids

Tearing families apart isn't what this country stands for CALIFORNIA: This image shows US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detaining a suspect during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles, California. —AFPWASHINGTON: US authorities arrested hundreds of undocumented migrants this week in the first large-scale raids under President Donald Trump, triggering panic in immigrant communities nationwide. The federal Immigration and...

SANTO DOMINGO: This screen grab shows digitized version of Dominican Republic’s El Nacional print edition. —AP

Dominican paper apologizes for using Baldwin photo for Trump

SANTO DOMINGO: This screen grab shows digitized version of Dominican Republic’s El Nacional print edition. —APSANTO DOMINGO: Alec Baldwin does a pretty convincing Donald Trump impersonation - just ask a newspaper in the Dominican Republic. El Nacional published an apology on Saturday after mistakenly running a photo of the actor doing his impression of the US president on "Saturday Night Live" instead of Trump himself. Accompanying an...

OBERSAXEN: People count the votes in Obersaxen, Switzerland, yesterday. —AP

Swiss back new citizenship rules in defeat for rightwing

Easy measures for immigrants to become citizens OBERSAXEN: People count the votes in Obersaxen, Switzerland, yesterday. —APGENEVA: Swiss voters yesterday approved a measure to make it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, crushing rightwing nationalists who had stoked fears about granting nationality to more Muslims. The "Yes" camp met the two criteria for a win by securing a majority of total votes and a majority of...

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Grenade explosion kills two children in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Two children were killed and another critically wounded in a grenade explosion in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, officials said. The children of a shepherd family were playing in a mountainous village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they found the hand grenade and accidentally set it off, local government official Zariful Maani said. The two brothers aged nine and 10 died, while their seven-year-old female cousin is in a critical...

SURIGAO CITY: In this photo, Malacanang Palace, police officers walk past a damaged building, two days after it was rocked by a powerful earthquake late Friday in Surigao del Norte province in southern Philippines yesterday. —AP

Aftershocks rock Philippine quake city survivors

SURIGAO CITY: In this photo, Malacanang Palace, police officers walk past a damaged building, two days after it was rocked by a powerful earthquake late Friday in Surigao del Norte province in southern Philippines yesterday. —APSURIGAO CITY: Thousands of residents of a quake-hit city in the southern Philippines sought refuge on the streets as aftershocks hit the region yesterday, two days after a quake killed six. The 6.5-magnitude quake...

BURNLEY: Chelsea's Pedro, centre, scores his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor stadium in Burnley, England, yesterday. - AP

Burnley's Brady checks Chelsea charge

BURNLEY: Chelsea's Pedro, centre, scores his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor stadium in Burnley, England, yesterday. - APBURNLEY: Home debutant Robbie Brady scored a memorable free-kick to earn Burnley a 1-1 draw yesterday that prevented Chelsea moving 12 points clear at the Premier League summit. Brady cancelled out an early strike from Pedro and while the point stretched...

NEW YORK: Derek Brunson (R) of United States lands a punch against Anderson Silva (L) of Brazil in their middleweight bout during UFC 208 at the Barclays Center on Saturday in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. - AFP

'Spider' Silva tops Brunson by unanimous decision at UFC 208

NEW YORK: Derek Brunson (R) of United States lands a punch against Anderson Silva (L) of Brazil in their middleweight bout during UFC 208 at the Barclays Center on Saturday in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. - AFPNEW YORK: "The Spider's" career still has legs. Anderson Silva had one more big win left in the MMA octagon, an effective performance to beat Derek Brunson in the co-main event of UFC 208 on Saturday night.Silva had the...

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Teenager Sabalenka puts Belarus into Fed semis

Belarus Aryna SabalenkaMINSK: The 18-year-old Aryna Sabalenka put Belarus into the Fed Cup semi-finals yesterday with a straight-sets win over Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands in the World Group opening round tie. Sabalenka, who is 142 in the world, won 7- 6 (7/5), 6-4 her first ever meeting with Krajicek, 28, to give the hosts Belarus an unassailable 3-1 advantage. “It’s unbelievable! It’s an incredible feeling,” Sabalenka said....

HYDERABAD: India’s wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, left, and Lokesh Rahul, center, react after Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah, right, plays a shot during the fourth day of the cricket Test match in Hyderabad, India, yesterday. —AP

Bangladesh battle for survival in India Test

HYDERABAD: India’s wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, left, and Lokesh Rahul, center, react after Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah, right, plays a shot during the fourth day of the cricket Test match in Hyderabad, India, yesterday. —APHYDERABAD: Bangladesh reached 103-3 in 35 overs at stumps on day four of the one-off Test against India in Hyderabad yesterday. The tourists, chasing an improbable 459-run target, need another 356 runs for victory....

KAMCO sponsors ‘Maker Fair’ Exhibition

.KAMCO Investment Company announced its sponsorship of the “Maker fair” exhibition which opened on Thursday 9th February and continued till the 11th at Mishrif fair grounds. The event was held under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and in the presence of Commerce and Industry Minister, Youth Minister Khalid Al-Roudhan, as part of the company strategy to support small and medium projects, as well as...

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Boursa Kuwait concludes consultation on trading rules IPTM2

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait concluded its market-wide public consultation on the trading rules (IPTM2) draft which was posted on the company's website. The consultation ran from end of January until 9 February 2017. Boursa Kuwait launched the consultation exercise to collate all input received from stakeholders in order to incorporate it into the final version of the trading rules (IPTM2). This transparent approach allows stakeholders to engage...

NBK Most Valuable Banking Brand in Kuwait with a value of US$1.59bn

NBK Most Valuable Banking Brand in KuwaitKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was recognized for the 3rd time in a row as the most valuable banking brand in Kuwait in 2017 according to Brand Finance, the renowned brand valuation agency. NBK ranks among the Top Tier of the Most 500 Valuable Banking Brands in the world. According to Brand Finance, NBK's Brand value reached USD 1.59 billion, up 15% year-on-year. Also, NBK's brand rating is ranked...

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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP

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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers