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NEW YORK: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters yesterday. - AFP
Iran rules out talks; US ramps up sanctions
NEW YORK: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters yesterday. - AFP UNITED NATIONS: Iran's president yesterday closed the door on meeting Donald Trump despite last-minute European efforts to ease tensions as the United States again ramped up punishing sanctions. French President Emmanuel Macron had shuttled between his US and Iranian counterparts over two days at the United Nations,...
The decision to honor Narendra Modi provoked several withering op-eds and the ire of three Nobel prize winners, citing rising attacks against minorities under his tenure (AFP )
Toilet row: Modi ignores protests to collect award
The decision to honor Narendra Modi provoked several withering op-eds and the ire of three Nobel prize winners, citing rising attacks against minorities under his tenure (AFP ) NEW YORK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday brushed aside an outcry from human rights activists to receive an award from the Gates Foundation in New York for his efforts to end open defecation. The decision to honor the Indian leader provoked several...
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Salah, Egypt fall out again after vote in FIFA awards goes astray
CAIRO: Egypt's football association has asked FIFA for clarification after its vote for national icon Mohamed Salah was dropped from the final tally for the world's best player award. The results are based on the votes of national coaches, team captains and members of the press in selecting their top three players of the year. When FIFA released its results, Egypt was curiously absent from the final vote count. In comments online blame was aimed...
WUHAN: Ashleigh Barty of Australia hits a return against Sofia Kenin of the US during their third round women’s singles match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan yesterday. —AFP
Barty downs Kenin to reach Wuhan quarters
Kyrgios blames 'clicking shoulder' for first-round exitWUHAN: World number one Ash Barty fended off a late comeback attempt by American Sofia Kenin to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals yesterdqay, while second seed Karolina Pliskova was knocked out in straight sets by Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska. After cruising through the first set without any trouble, Barty fought back from a break down in the next, saving two set points to overcome...
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Messi injured but Barca seal much-needed win over Villarreal
Barcelona visit Getafe in La Liga on SaturdayMADRID: Lionel Messi endured yet more injury frustration on Tuesday after going off at half-time against Villarreal but Barcelona gave their coach Ernesto Valverde some much-needed relief with a comfortable 2-1 victory. Messi received treatment in the first half for what looked like a problem with his left thigh and was then unable to continue after the interval, replaced by Ousmane Dembele. His...
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Pakistan quake death toll hits 38
Rescuers scramble to reach survivors JATLAN: Rescuers battled along badly damaged roads and combed through toppled buildings yesterday to reach victims of an earthquake that killed at least 38 people and injured hundreds more in northeast Pakistan. Authorities were still assessing the quake's impact in villages around the city of Mirpur in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, but in some the immediate damage was evident. After a night of heavy rain...
MAGDEBURG: A disused east German ‘Plattenbau’ concrete panel building with broken windows is seen in Magdeburg. — AFP
30 years after the fall of Berlin Wall, East Germans feel inferior
Easterners still feel like second-class citizensBERLIN: A majority of Germans in the former communist East feel like second-class citizens almost three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall even though they are catching up economically with western regions, a government report showed yesterday. As Germany gears up for a year of celebrations to mark the demise of the Wall, the Cold War's most potent symbol, in November 1989 and German...
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Burnt, stabbed and beaten police detail Papua deaths
Most of the 33 people killed in riots died of stab woundsJAYAPURA: Most of the 33 people killed in riots that paralyzed Indonesia's restive Papua region this week died of stab wounds, blunt force trauma or burns, police said yesterday, after one of the deadliest eruptions of violence in years. Thousands fled to shelters following the outburst of bloodshed that saw civilians burned alive in buildings set ablaze by protesters on Monday, and clashes...
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Brexit chaos deepens; British PM faces hostile parliament
Johnson cuts short New York visit after shock rulingLONDON: A defiant Boris Johnson faces parliament yesterday after a Supreme Court ruling that he had unlawfully shut it down, with opponents seeking new ways to block him from taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct 31 without a deal. After three years of Brexit crisis and Johnson's tumultuous two-month premiership, it remains unclear when, if or on what terms the United Kingdom will...
In this file photo taken on October 18, 2013 London Mayor Boris Johnson gestures after getting out of a doube-decker bus during his visit in Hong Kong on October 18, 2013. Wrightbus, the manufacturers of London’s iconic red “double decker” buses, entered administration yesterday, a spokesman for the company confirmed. —AFP
London red bus maker enters administration
1,200 staff to lose jobs; Deloitte exploring options for businessBELFAST: Wrightbus, maker of London's red double-deckers and one of Northern Ireland's largest manufacturers, was placed into administration yesterday with almost all of its 1,250 staff losing their jobs, administrators Deloitte said. Trade union Unite called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who as mayor of London bought a fleet of 600 so-called "Boris Buses" from Wrightbus...
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Burgan Bank wins excellence award in recruitment of national labor
Bank honored at the meeting of the Ministers of Social Affairs in GCC The award was received on behalf of Burgan Bank by Maali Al-Rushaid, Head of Human Resources and Development at Burgan Bank in the Oman capital KUWAIT: Burgan Bank, the progressive financial powerhouse in Kuwait and the region, announced its latest award from the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States. Burgan Bank was nominated for achieving one of the highest...
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Pregnant models show they have stomach for Paris catwalk
Spring summer fashion is about the race-often in vain-to get a flat tummy. But that was not the case on the Paris fashion week catwalk Tuesday, where two pregnant models walked the runways. The French designer Marine Serre sent her mum-to-be out cradling her tummy in the drizzle at her outdoor show, while the Chinese brand Dawei had another heavily-pregnant model in a vertically striped sweater dress to accentuate her bump. While Serre's choice...
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
Amir’s visit to UK boosts ties
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
Amir’s visit to UK... a significant milestone in Kuwaiti British relations
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Maha Al-Sager performs, representing Kuwait during a gymnastics competition.
Against the odds: From Kuwait to rhythmic resilience