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Khan brands Modi 'cowardly', vows to raise Kashmir at UN
Islamabad will respond to any hostility, Pakistan warnsMUZAFFARABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan branded his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi "cowardly" on Friday and promised to raise New Delhi's decision to strip Indian Kashmir of its autonomy at next week's UN General Assembly session. Khan, speaking to a crowd of around three thousand supporters at a rally in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, warned that Modi's move on August 5 would...
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Spanish PM visits flood-hit areas as death toll hits six
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday visited the country's flood-stricken southeastern regions as the death toll rose to six and train and air services were disrupted for a third day. Since Wednesday, areas here suffered some of the heaviest daily rainfall on record, causing chaos on the roads, cutting public transport and prompting rivers to burst their banks. Flash floods swept away cars and swamped homes in the regions of...
ALEPPO: Syrian Turkish-backed fighters from Al-Mutasim Brigade react after finishing their training at a camp near the town of Marea in Syria’s northern Aleppo district. —AFP
Regime, Russian fire kills six in northwest Syria despite truce
UN setting up group to investigate hospital bombingsBEIRUT: Regime and Russian fire has killed at least six civilians in northwestern Syria's Idlib province, a war monitor said yesterday, two weeks after Moscow declared a ceasefire in the jihadist-dominated region. The truce, which brought a halt to four months of devastating bombardment on Idlib province by the government and its ally Russia, had largely held apart from sporadic artillery fire...
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Divided Zimbabwe bids farewell to Mugabe
Jeered over attacks, South Africa's president apologizesHARARE: Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral yesterday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil. Mugabe, who died in Singapore aged 95, left Zimbabwe deeply divided over his legacy with the southern African country still struggling with high inflation and shortages of...
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London Fashion Week opens under Brexit cloud
London Fashion Week got under way on Friday, launching spring/summer 2020 collections under a Brexit cloud and in the face of opposition from environmental activists. The collections on show are set to come out after Brexit-a divorce bitterly opposed by the UK fashion industry. A survey by the Fashion Roundtable consultancy found 96 percent of British fashion sector professionals backed Britain staying in the European Union in the 2016...
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Australia's Ashes hopes fade as England dominate
LONDON: Ben Stokes and Joe Denly batted England into a potentially match-winning position in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval yesterday as Australia's hopes of a series win faded. At tea the home side -- desperate to finish their World Cup-winning season on a high by levelling the series at 2-2 -- were 193-2, leading by 262 runs. England captain Joe Root will be wary of declaring too soon though as India last year made 345 batting...
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Global economy is 'far from recession: IMF
WASHINGTON: Trade tensions are weighing on growth across the world, but the International Monetary Fund is "far" from forecasting a global recession, an IMF official told Reuters on Friday, as the fund prepares to release a new economic outlook next month. The IMF on Thursday said tariffs imposed or threatened by the United States and China could shave 0.8 percent off global economic output in 2020 and trigger losses in future years. BARI: This...
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Gloves come off as ECB stimulus draws flak
EU finance ministers push for simpler fiscal rules HELSINKI: Participants pose for a family photo during the informal meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin) and Eurogroup in Helsinki, Finland, on Friday. — AFP BERLIN/HELSINKI: Central bank chiefs of Germany and the Netherlands hit out on Friday at ECB chief Mario Draghi for unleashing a huge stimulus package aimed at propping up the flagging eurozone economy, calling...
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Senegalese striker Sadio Mane (2L) scores the team's first goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Newcastle at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. - AFP
Liverpool stretch Premier League lead
Rashford penalty gives United edge over Leicester as Chelsea, Tottenham hit formLONDON: Liverpool recovered from a shock Newcastle opener to open up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at Anfield, as Tottenham and Chelsea bounced back to form with big wins yesterday. Tammy Abraham's sensational form continued as the English forward scored a hat-trick as Chelsea romped to a 5-2 win at Wolves. Spurs were 4-0 up by...
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Kuwaiti experts caution e-cigs unsafe alternative to smoking
KUWAIT: Electronic cigarettes were used as a rather safe substitute to regular cigarettes - however, their danger rose to the surface with the US announcing six e-cigarette-related deaths recently. An e-cigarette is a handheld battery-powered vaporizer that simulates smoking through providing some of the behavioral aspects of smoking, without burning tobacco. Controversy over the safety of these vapes is still going on, as it is believed they...
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Kuwait sacks football coach
KUWAIT: Kuwait Football Association have sacked the national team's head coach Romeo Jozak and his coaching staff, just over a year after his appointment. The decision to terminate the Croat's contract was taken as per the recommendations of the football body's technical committee, read a statement on Wednesday. It comes after the national side suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Australia in the qualifiers for the World Cup and Asian Cup. - KUNA
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Authorities arrest man who stole military vehicle
https://youtu.be/XesDJ0yICUo KUWAIT: The interior ministry's PR and security media department yesterday announced that joint efforts by the Kuwaiti army and Mubarak Al-Kabeer detectives led to the arrest of a 22-year-old Kuwaiti who had stolen a military vehicle belonging to the army and destroyed a number of other vehicles in his attempt to escape. Notably, a video was posted on social media showing the suspect stealing the vehicle and driving...
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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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Amir departs to the UK at personal invitation of King Charles III