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KUWAIT: 1962 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah decrees forming Kuwait Public Transport Company (KPTC), with a KD one million (USD 3.2 million) capital.1991 — Kuwait and the United States of America sign a 10-year defense treaty stipulating the defense of Kuwait against external aggression, promotion of peace and stability in the Gulf states.1994 — Kuwait signs the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) for maximum safety at nuclear reactors.2000 — The Kuwaiti shooter Fehaid Al-Daihani wins the first Olympic medal for Kuwait, ranking third in the double trap competition of the 27th Olympic tournament held in Sidney, Australia.2001 –…

The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates again, which is good news for farmers and other business borrowers, but it remains unclear how fast and how far the Fed will move from here. At its mid-September meeting, the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee opted for a quarter-point cut. That brought its benchmark federal fund rate to a range of 4% to 4.25%. With the job market showing signs of weakening lately, the cut was widely expected. Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled it in a speech last month. Eleven of the 12 voting FOMC members voted for the cut, with the…

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Hong Kong overnight so experts could defuse a large U.S.-made bomb left over from World War II that was discovered at a construction site.Police said the bomb was 1.5 meters (nearly 5 feet) in length and weighed about 1,000 pounds (450 kilograms). It was discovered by construction workers in Quarry Bay, a bustling residential and business district on the west side of Hong Kong island. “We have confirmed this object to be a bomb dating back to World War II,” said Andy Chan Tin-Chu, a police official,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack targeting regions across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian officials said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said attacks took place across nine regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Kyiv, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv.“The enemy’s target was our infrastructure, residential areas and civilian enterprises,” he said, adding that a missile equipped with cluster munitions struck a multi-story building in the city of Dnipro.“Each such strike is not a military necessity but a deliberate strategy by Russia to intimidate civilians and destroy our infrastructure,”…

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting has long battered Congo’s mineral-rich east, displacing some 7 million people in the conflict that is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Many have lost their limbs.In comes the Shirika la Umoja, an orthopedic center on the front line of the conflict in Goma, which produces prosthetics for the wounded despite an overwhelming surge of casualties.The center, supported by the Red Cross and run by the Catholic church, has treated over 800 amputees since early 2025. It struggles with limited resources as workers craft artificial limbs one by one to help amputees regain their…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In the last two years, defense lawyers have acquired 3,225 pages of WhatsApp messages between two women who were tangential to the Vatican’s “trial of the century,” but were actually intimately aware of the investigation and in some ways involved.Their four years of conversations, from 2020-2024, provide a parallel, behind-the-scenes version of one of the most tumultuous periods in Vatican history, when Pope Francis authorized a trial of 10 people, including a cardinal, into alleged financial misconduct.The chats, written in Italian and translated here by The Associated Press, suggest that these two women helped persuade one…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s “ trial of the century ” had it all: part Dan Brown thriller, part John Grisham legal drama, part low-brow Shakespeare tragicomedy. The financial whodunnit about the Holy See’s bungled 350 million euro investment in a London property was notable for its surreal cast of characters and exposure of Vatican vendettas, espionage and even papal ransom payments to Islamic militants. The appeals trial opening Monday could be just as explosive. WHY THIS MATTERS: The hearings could expose even more unwanted revelations about the Vatican’s inner workings, including details about Pope Francis’ hands-on role in…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…DAILY TELEGRAPH Rafael Benitez has revealed his desire to manage in England againWest Ham’s largest supporters’ group has organised the first of the protests for this Saturday, ahead of the game against Crystal Palace, and believe it could be backed by 3,000 supporters. But it hopes numbers could eventually rise to 20,000 because of the “momentum” growing against David Sullivan and Karren Brady.Tim Lewis’ Arsenal exit is understood to be a shake-up that will result in greater power being concentrated in the hands of co-chairman Josh Kroenke. THE SUN Ryan Giggs has…

Stock Chart IconStock chart iconCMS Energy’s year-to-date stock performance.CMS Energy: “I think it’s fine, it’s good [buy, buy, buy!].”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconRamaco Resources’ year-to-date stock performance.Ramaco Resources: “This stock has gone up so much, please wait for a little bit of a pullback.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconAccenture’s year-to-date stock performance.Accenture: “I don’t think it’s that bad…I’m willing to pull the trigger.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconOkta’s year-to-date stock performance.Okta: “I like Okta…I got to send you over to PANW.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconRocket Companies’ year-to-date stock performance.Jim Cramer’s Guide to InvestingSign up now for the CNBC Investing Club to follow Jim…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday walked investors through next week on Wall Street, telling them to pay attention to new economic data and earnings from Micron and Costco. He also suggested many sectors will continue to rally, even as some investors may be skeptical of recent gains.”One of these days, we will have a top — a genuine peak — but the things that are supposed to signal a top simply haven’t done their job,” Cramer said. “That’s why so many people truly dislike this market, even though it keeps going higher.”On Monday, Cramer suggested Wall Street will learn more…