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ALLENTOWN: US President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania. - AFP

Peace offering? Donald Trump’s Nobel obsession

WASHINGTON: A craving for international prestige, a decade-long Obama rivalry and perhaps a dash of provocation: a mercurial melange of factors is at play in Donald Trump’s obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize. “It’s well past time that Presid...

LOS ANGELES: Law enforcement officers, including members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Response Team and Homeland Security agents, arrest a demonstrator outside the Federal Building as protests continue in response to federal immigration operations in Los Angeles.-- AFP

Trump’s crackdown leaves migrants in Los Angeles on brink of homelessness

BUENA PARK, US: When her husband was arrested in an immigration raid near Los Angeles last month, Martha was abruptly separated from the father of her two daughters. But she also lost the salary that allowed her to keep a roof over their heads. “H...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour carrying the Crew-11 mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 1, 2025. -- AFP

SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with Int’l Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL: An international team of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). “Docking confirmed!”, SpaceX posted on social media, along with a video showing the...

This combination of pictures created on August 01, 2025 shows (left to right) then Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and US President Donald Trump. -- AFP

Trump deploys two nuclear submarines closer to Russia

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine and tariffs. Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the dep...

WASHINGTON, DC: Former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil walks to a meeting in the US Capitol Visitor Center on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. -- AFP

Academics: Columbia University’s deal with Trump sets dangerous precedent

WASHINGTON: Columbia University’s $200 million agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration marks the end of a months-long showdown, but academics warn it is just the first round of a government “assault” on higher education. Acade...

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35 years on, Kuwait’s ministers recall Iraqi invasion as test of unity, resolve

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BEIJING: Ambassador Jasem Al-Najem is seen with a delegation from Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works during their visit to China. — KUNA

Kuwait, China push ahead on North Kabd Wastewater Plant

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KUWAIT: A tank drives past burning oil wells set on fire by Iraqi forces as they fled Kuwait after its liberation. — KUNA

‘This country is a gift’: Kuwaitis share stories of resisting Iraq’s invasion

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GAZA: A military aircraft drops humanitarian aid over Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on August 3, 2025. Aid agencies have warned that Gaza’s population is facing a catastrophic famine, triggered by Zionist restrictions on aid. – AFP

Kuwait launches urgent relief campaign for Gaza