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KUWAIT: 1957 — The Popular Theatrical Troupe kicked off its first season with two plays, “Matar Saif” and “Ummak Teraz Awal.”1961 — The first British Ambassador to Kuwait, John Richmond, presented his credentials to the Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.1961 — Authorities divided Kuwait into 10 constituencies where citizens could vote for two parliamentary hopefuls in each one. Accordingly, the Constituent Assembly was established with 20 members.1992 — State of Kuwait agreed to join the 1987 Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances.1996 — Voters headed to polling stations to elect 50 MPs out of the 230 competing hopefuls for seats…

Ryan O’HanlonOct 7, 2025, 03:25 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Nothing about Liverpool’s 2025-26 season has made much sense.Two weeks ago, the Reds were perfect atop the Premier League table, already odds-on favorites to win the league before the calendar even flipped to October. They had a five-point lead over second place — something that had only ever happened one other time in league history that early into the season.And yet, no one really felt that great about it. They’d won four of the…

Graham HunterOct 7, 2025, 03:24 AM ETCloseGraham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team.If, during the international break, you happen to be sharing a drink with a Barcelona fan who tries to tell you that their 4-1 mauling at Sevilla would have been different if Robert Lewandowski hadn’t fluffed a penalty and Roony Bardghji hadn’t missed a sitter at 2-1, then smile benignly at them, pay for their beverage and make sure they get home safely.They are in denial. Big time. Fear is gnawing at their footballing soul like…

Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi is on the radar of Barcelona ahead of next season, while Bayern Munich are plotting to usurp Liverpool in the race to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Guardiola warns Rodri could take time to regain best level- Busquets plans coaching career, after a sabbatical- Bournemouth’s Kluivert hails ‘world class’ SemenyoBorussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi has had a fine start to the season. (Photo by ANP via Getty Images)TRENDING RUMORS- Barcelona are…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip.But they can help us understand how thoroughly the conflict has upended the lives of 2.1 million Palestinians living in the territory and decimated the territory’s 365 square kilometers (140 square miles).Out of every 10 people, one has been killed or injured in an Israeli strike. Nine are displaced. At least three have not eaten for days. Out of every 100 children, four have lost either one or both parents. Out of every 10 buildings that stood in Gaza prewar, eight are either…

Two years after Hamas’ attack ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, the militant group is weakened but not defeated, Israel has clobbered its enemies across the region but failed to achieve its main goals, and no one knows how it all will end.The Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the deadliest on Israeli soil, sparked one of the most devastating military campaigns since World War II, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinians dead, flattening vast areas of the blockaded territory and triggering a famine in parts.It sent ripples across the region, bringing Israel into combat with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, militant groups in…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A cautious calm set in Tuesday morning in neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters.The violence came as tensions grow between the central government in Damascus and Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria.Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces targeted checkpoints of the Internal Security Forces on Monday evening, killing one and injuring four.SDF forces fired into residential neighborhoods in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo “with mortar shells and heavy machine guns” and there were civilian casualties, but…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Deloitte Australia will partially refund the 440,000 Australian dollars ($290,000) paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors, including a fabricated quote from a federal court judgment and references to nonexistent academic research papers.The financial services firm’s report to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations was originally published on the department’s website in July. A revised version was published Friday after Chris Rudge, a Sydney University researcher of health and welfare law, said he alerted the media that the report was “full of fabricated references.”Deloitte had reviewed the…

Israelis gathered Tuesday to honor those killed as the country marks two years since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, while indirect peace discussions with Hamas unfold in Egypt. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip carry posters with portraits of their loved ones during a protest demanding their immediate release and calling for a ceasefire, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, on the second anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the ongoing…

China’s revelation of a J-16’s near-miss with foreign stealth jets has highlighted the intensifying race for air dominance in the Pacific—one defined less by combat encounters than by who can field, fund and sustain the future of airpower. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China has revealed a previously undisclosed aerial confrontation in 2024 involving a domestically produced J-16 fighter jet and two unidentified foreign stealth aircraft near its coastal waters, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The incident, recounted by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pilot Li Chao of the Western Theatre Command, happened during a routine…