MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Cape Verde’s remarkable FIFA World Cup debut came to a heartbreaking end on Friday, but the tournament’s smallest nation departed the global stage with admiration after pushing defending champions Argentina to extra time before falling 3-2 in the Round of 32. The Blue Sharks, playing in their first-ever World Cup, stunned the football world by advancing from a group featuring Spain and Uruguay before coming within minutes of one of the greatest upsets in tournament history against Lionel Messi’s Argentina. Veteran goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, was once again the hero for Cape Verde, producing a string of…
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With the summer holiday travel season underway, demand for emergency travel documents is on the rise among Indian residents in the UAE. More than 200 people availed various services on the first day of the special two-day consular outreach camp organised by the Indian Association Sharjah (IAS) in association with the Consulate General of India in Dubai on Saturday. According to a spokesperson for the Indian Association Sharjah, many residents visited the camp for services such as consular attestation, affidavits, passport verification, certificate verification and emergency travel documents. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp…
KYIV — Ukraine claimed on Saturday that its strikes on Russian energy infrastructure have disabled 42.74% of Russia’s oil refining capacity as of early July. Ukraine’s General Staff said on Telegram that its forces had struck eight Russian oil refineries over the past month. It said more than 60 storage tanks had been destroyed or critically damaged, including 58% used for oil products and 42% for crude oil. The military estimated the industry’s losses at $13.5 billion since August 2025. “The consequences for the aggressor are a fuel crisis and reduced production,” the General Staff said, claiming that repair work…
TEHRAN — Four months after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the US-Israeli attack on the country in February, he is being memorialized in a weeklong funeral ceremony stretching across five cities in two countries, with millions of mourners expected to attend. In the small hours of Friday police roadblocks, stalls, posters and army vans were starting to appear across Tehran as millions of Iranians prepared to attend the long-delayed ceremony. The funeral is intended to be an epic display of personal mourning, national power, resilience and social cohesion. Small groups of mourners carrying…
Most people know exactly how old they are. But doctors say there is another age worth paying attention to, your biological age. Unlike the number on your identity card, this number reflects how well your heart, muscles, metabolism and other vital systems are ageing. The topic has gained fresh attention after Dubai announced the establishment of the Dubai Longevity Authority, an initiative aimed at positioning the emirate as a global hub for healthy ageing and preventive healthcare. “Chronological age is simply the number of years we have lived. Biological age reflects how old our body truly feels and functions,” said…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, 4th July, 2026 (WAM) — Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, received Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, during an official visit by a UAE delegation comprising senior government officials and business leaders aimed at strengthening trade and investment cooperation between the two friendly countries. The meeting was attended by Omar Shehadeh, Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Caribbean and Pacific States. During the meeting, held at the Presidential Headquarters in Georgetown, Al Zeyoudi conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al…
Precast concrete operations for the first phase of Dubai Loop are underway, with the tunnel set to weigh 100 million pounds (45,359,237kg), according to The Boring Company (TBC). The first phase will utilise 25,000 segments, each weighing 4,000 pounds, the company added. Dubai has become the second city to introduce this landmark transport project, which features a network of one-directional underground tunnels, and is designed to deliver fast, seamless travel from first mile to last mile. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Popularly known as Teslas in tunnels, it was first implemented in…
MONACO — The key suspect in a parcel bomb attack that wounded a Ukrainian multi-millionaire and two others on Monday in Monaco is a Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man, local authorities say. Monaco’s prosecutor’s office said an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, named as 39-year-old Anastasiia Berezovska, who they say is a foreign national and no longer in Monaco. An Interpol red notice was also being issued, they added. Berezovska last resided in Germany and has a tattoo, possibly of a snake, running down her right arm from her shoulder to elbow. After the…
QUETTA — Forty people were killed and 8 others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a ravine in south-western Pakistan. The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range, on the border between Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, at about 08:00 local time (03:00 GMT) on Friday, Sanaullah Sherani, the head of Zhob district’s emergency center, told the AFP news agency on Friday. “The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet (21 to 24 meters) into the ravine,” Sherani added. A government official at Zhob Hospital told BBC News that…
BEIJING, 4th July, 2026 (WAM) — China will lower retail gasoline and diesel ceiling prices from Saturday, marking the third straight cut and the biggest reduction in nearly six years, Xinhua News Agency reported. The prices of gasoline and diesel will be cut by 950 yuan (about US$139) and 915 yuan per tonne, respectively, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). This adjustment comes after international crude prices fell from recent highs amid easing tensions in the Middle East and a gradual recovery in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, said Tian Lei, head of the economy center…