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TIJUANA: An asylum seeker reacts while waiting for news on her CBP One appointments with US authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port on Jan 20, 2025. - AFP

‘Please let us in’: Crackdown leaves migrants in tears

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico: Margelis Tinoco broke down in tears after her asylum appointment was canceled as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown announced by US President Donald Trump on his first day in office. “I don’t know what will become of...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan 20, 2025. - AFP

From the border to ‘woke’, Trump signs raft of orders

WASHINGTON: On the first day of his new term, President Donald Trump signed orders ranging from climate to immigration, along with sweeping pardons for nearly all of those charged with storming the capital on Jan 6, 2021. Some of his orders delivere...

CUCUTA: Displaced people from recent clashes between rival left-wing guerrillas, arrive at General Santander Stadium in Cucuta, Norte de Santander province, Colombia on January 20, 2025. Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared a "state of emergency" in response to bloody guerrilla violence that has killed more than 100 people and displaced 11,000 in just a few days. -- AFP

Colombia declares ‘war’ as guerrilla violence kills 100

Fighting has displaced almost 20,000 people TIBU: Colombia vowed “war” against left-wing guerrillas Monday, declaring a state of emergency and deploying thousands of soldiers to contain violence that killed at least 100 people and threatens to s...

WASHINGTON: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan 20, 2025. - AFP

Tech billionaires take center stage at inauguration

WASHINGTON: US tech multibillionaires — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos — were given prime positions at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence in the White Hous...

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda on Jan 20, 2025. - AFP

TRUMP BACK IN CHARGE

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump pronounced the start of a “golden age” in the United States after taking the oath for a historic second term as president on Monday, using his inaugural speech to lash out at what he described as a “broken” society t...

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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on Monday Oil Minister Tareq Al-Roumi, Chief Executive Officer Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah and the CEO of Kuwait Oil Company Ahmad Jaber Al-Eidan. – KUNA

KUWAIT MAKES HUGE HYDROCARBONS FIND

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Vehicles move along a highway next to others in the opposite direction waiting in heavy traffic congestion in Kuwait City on September 17, 2024 on the first day of school after summer holidays. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Amendments to Kuwait’s traffic law spark debate

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Kuwait discovers commercial quantities of hydrocarbon materials at offshore field

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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda on Jan 20, 2025. - AFP

TRUMP BACK IN CHARGE

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KOLKATA: People shout slogans during a protest on Jan 20, 2025, as the prime accused is sentenced by the court in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. - AFP

Kolkata rapist killer sentenced to life