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Kuwait 's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on Thursday the Iranian attacks targeting its territories with missiles and drones, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of the country 's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. In a press release, carried by KUNA,

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WASHINGTON: The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll, the longtime advice columnist who has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store 30 years ago, lied during the course of civil litigation against the Republican president, acco

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PARIS: Formidable title favorite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round. Sinner struggled with the heat and wasted a chance to serve for the match in a 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 loss to 56th-ranked opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo on Thursday. Sinner was on a 30-match winning strea

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NEW YORK: Yoselin Sanchez has been in chronic pain since she was born with cervical scoliosis. While little eases the discomfort, she’s found ways to distract herself from hurting. She practices yoga. She performs free flow dance. And while she works, she frequently listens to house music tuned to

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Temu was hit with a 200 million euro ($232 million) fine after an investigation by European Union regulators found the Chinese online retailer didn 't do enough to protect consumers from illegal products. The 27-nation EU 's fine follows preliminary findings last year that Temu was exposing consume

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ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms terrorist drone and missile attacks by Iran targeting the State of Kuwait. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that these terrorist attacks constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of Kuwa

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The Champions League, the most important continental trophy in European club soccer, is the prize at stake in the final at Budapest on Saturday. For Paris Saint-Germain and Luis Enrique, it doesn 't end there. On the line against Arsenal for the defending champion and its serial-winning Spanish coa

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WASHINGTON:  A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is letting some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus, what’s called a "functional cure,” researchers reported Thursday. In two international studies, about 1 in 5 patients given the experimental drug saw the

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The British government ‌will ​oppose any attempt from Indian billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal to increase his stake in telecoms group BT, citing the need to maintain ⁠sovereign control over "critical national infrastructure", the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the

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NEW CHANDIGARH: Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach James Franklin ​hailed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a generational talent on Wednesday ‌after the ​Rajasthan Royals teenager smashed 97 off 29 balls to power his side to victory in their Indian Premier League eliminator. The 15-year-old also broke Chri

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WASHINGTON: In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections. The World Meteorological Organization also for

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PARIS: For nearly two centuries after France abolished slavery, the colonial-era law that classified humans as property remained quietly in place. On Thursday, lawmakers will finally move to eliminate it. The bill, expected to be adopted by the National Assembly, will repeal Code Noir, or Black Cod

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MELBOURNE, Australia: An Australian woman was charged Thursday with travelling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group, police said. The 34-year-old woman was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Lebanon with another woman, Australia Federal Police De

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NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump ​on Wednesday refiled a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion in damages against the ‌Wall Street Journal ​over its reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after a judge threw out an earlier version over legal deficiencies. The lawsuit is one of sever

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WORLD CAPITALS: Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent on Thursday. Brent crude futures rose $3.51, or 3.72 percent, to $97.8 a barrel by 0344 GMT, while the more active August contract gained $3.35 or ​3.63 percent, to $95.6. The July contract is set to expire on Friday. The ​US West Texas Intermed