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SEOUL: Supporters of Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea’s Democratic Party, cheer during his final election campaign event ahead of the upcoming June 3 presidential election.- AFP

S Korea voters weigh political divide in partisan heartlands

DAEGU: The top contenders in South Korea’s presidential vote Tuesday have framed their campaigns as an existential fight for the country’s soul, and whoever wins will have to unite a sharply-polarized society. The election was triggered by ex-le...

MAKKAH: Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Makkah on June 1, 2025 ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. - AFP

‘All I think about is Gaza’: War weighs heavy on hajj pilgrims

MAKKAH: Away from home in Gaza, Palestinian pilgrim Mohammed Shehade said the rare chance he was given to perform hajj is overshadowed by fears for his family trapped in the war-battered territory. The 38-year-old engineer had been granted a permit ...

DHAKA: Chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Mohammad Tajul Islam (center) speaks during a press conference in Dhaka on June 1, 2025, after the start of the trial against Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. - AFP

Bangladesh former PM accused of ‘systematic attack’ in crackdown

DHAKA: Fugitive former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina orchestrated a “systematic attack” that amounted to crimes against humanity in her attempt to crush the uprising that toppled her government, Bangladeshi prosecutors said at the open...

GAZA: This picture taken from the grounds of the Ahli Arab Hospital, also known as the Maamadani (Baptist) Hospital shows a cloud of smoke erupting following Zionist bombardment on a building in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City on May 31, 2025. – AFP

Conditions in Gaza ‘catastrophic’

UNITED NATIONS: The situation in Gaza is the worst since the war between Zionists and Hamas militants began 19-months ago, the United Nations said, despite a resumption of limited aid deliveries in the Palestinian enclave where famine looms. Under g...

JOINT BASE ANDREWS: US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on May 30, 2025. – AFP

Chinese students face anxious wait for visas under Trump’s crackdown

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Kuwait implements mandatory exit permit for expatriate workers

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TUNIS: Tunisians gather at a meeting point in Tunis on June 9, 2025, ahead of the departure of a land convoy named “Steadfastness” to break the siege on Gaza. - AFP

Activists launch land convoy from Maghreb states to break Gaza siege

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Unpaid bills? Kuwait can suspend your electricity, water, and more starting September

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KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force teams respond to a fire in Shuwaikh Industrial area. — KUNA photos

7 fire teams control basement fire in Shuwaikh Industrial area

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An image grab from footage released by Freedom Flotilla Coalition on June 9, 2025 shows activists on board the Gaza-bound aid boat Madleen, with their hands in the air, as they are being intercepted by the Israeli forces in international waters before reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory. - AFP

Israeli forces seize Gaza aid boat, kidnap activists on board